Lebohang Precious Mathosa was a South African kwaito singer.
15 Facts About Lebo Mathosa
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Lebo Mathosa was well known for her dyed blonde hair, her live shows, her hoarse voice, her constant reinvention, her energetic dance moves and outrageous stage outfits, and was openly bisexual.
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Lebo Mathosa was frequently compared to the South African singer Brenda Fassie who influenced her career, who died in 2004.
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Lebo Mathosa died in a car crash after a great performance, aged 29 when her driver lost control of the vehicle, a Toyota Prado, in which they were travelling on the N3 Highway in the East Rand.
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Lebo Mathosa was born in Daveyton, a township just outside Benoni.
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Lebo Mathosa began by singing at seven years old in her local church choir.
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At the age of fourteen, Lebo Mathosa was discovered by a Johannesburg DJ, and soon after, she joined the group Boom Shaka.
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Lebo Mathosa was a pioneer in the field of copyrights for South African artists.
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At the time of her death at age twenty-nine in a car accident, Lebo Mathosa had plans to start her own label.
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At the 2000 South African Music Awards, Lebo Mathosa won three South African Music Awards; Best Dance Album for Dream, Best Dance Single for her debut single Ntozabantu from the same album, and Best Female Vocalist.
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Lebo Mathosa performed all over the world, from Southern Africa to Malaysia to Trafalgar Square in London, one of her most significant performances being at Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday party.
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Lebo Mathosa toured the US with the show The Vagina Monologues.
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Lebo Mathosa tried her hand acting, television shows which included Backstage, Generations and Muvhango.
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The late musician Lebo Mathosa had received an endorsement from the legendary Jomo Sono.
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In 2003 Lebo Mathosa featured in the film, Soldiers of The Rock.