Yanga (singer) explained

Yanga Sobetwa
Other Names:Yanga
Birth Name:Yanga Sobetwa
Birth Date:2001 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Delft, Cape Town, South Africa
Years Active:2018present
Known For:Winning Idols South Africa
Television:Idols South Africa
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Instruments:Vocals
Label:Gallo Record Company

Yanga Sobetwa (born 25 April 2001),[1] [2] [3] is a South African singer-songwriter mononymously known as Yanga. She rose to fame in 2018 subsequent to winning the 14th season of Idols South Africa.

Her debut studio album Promised Land which peaked at number one on iTunes features her label mate and Idols SA season 13 winner Paxton Fielies,[4] [5] and Amanda Black as well as the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir, it was the first time the winner of the show reached the spot.[6]

The Cape Town singer followed in Fielies' footsteps after winning the event in 2018 as she was nearly the same age as her at the time she won the talent show, Sobetwa had her prize money frozen for a year or so and decided to live off of gig money and sponsors for the time being.[7] [8]

Awards and nominations

In 2022 Sobetwa received an honorary adult friend award at the World's Children's Prize Ceremony.[9] She forms part of the honorary recipient, with the late former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela and others who became ambassadors for children across the globe.[10] [11]

Discography

Filmography

Television

References

  1. Web site: May Sobs on Instagram: "I'm a 21 year old hun♥️!" . 2023-02-23 . Instagram . en . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170733/https://www.instagram.com/p/CcxGZciuQk6/ . live .
  2. Web site: Here's how former Idols SA winner Yanga Sobetwa celebrated her 21st birthday . 2023-02-23 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170738/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-04-30-heres-how-former-idols-sa-winner-yanga-sobetwa-celebrated-her-21st-birthday/ . live .
  3. Web site: 27 August 2018 . Idols SA 2018 Top 16 Contestant: Yanga Sobetwa's Profile and Biography – South African Entertainment . mzansimirror.com . 2023-02-23 . en-US . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170746/https://www.mzansimirror.com/idols-sa-2018-top-16-contestant-yanga-sobetwas-profile-and-biography/ . live .
  4. Web site: Former Idols SA winners Yanga Sobetwa and Paxton Fielies on their fears, life lessons & secret talents . 2023-02-23 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170738/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/2021-05-18-former-idols-sa-winners-yanga-sobetwa-and-paxton-fielies-on-their-fears-life-lessons--secret-talents/ . live .
  5. Web site: Naidoo . Deepika . 'Idols SA' winners Yanga Sobetwa and Paxton chat about their single 'Catch Me' . 2023-02-23 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170735/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2021-05-14-idols-sa-winners-yanga-sobetwa-and-paxton-chat-about-their-single-catch-me/ . live .
  6. Web site: Here's how former Idols SA winner Yanga Sobetwa celebrated her 21st birthday . 2023-02-23 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170738/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-04-30-heres-how-former-idols-sa-winner-yanga-sobetwa-celebrated-her-21st-birthday/ . live .
  7. Web site: Magagula . Nompumelelo . 'I did nothing to deserve to be here': Yanga, SA's teen Idol . 2023-02-23 . City Press . en-US . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223230021/https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/i-did-nothing-to-deserve-to-be-here-yanga-sas-teen-idol-20181119 . live .
  8. Web site: 18 May 2018 . Idols SA Season 14 (2018) – Contestants, Winner, Runner-up, Judges & Presenter . 2023-02-23 . en-US . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223230022/https://www.idolssa.net/idols-sa-season-14/ . live .
  9. News: Petersen . Matthew . Young SA artists back after performing at World Children's Prize ceremony in Sweden . en . 2023-02-24 . 24 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224152036/https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/young-sa-artists-back-after-performing-at-world-childrens-prize-ceremony-in-sweden-4f638cd4-ecbd-4571-ab19-0c5b40c6b763 . live .
  10. Web site: Yanga Sobetwa on meeting Swedish Queen Silvia and advocating for children's rights . 2023-02-24 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA . 24 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224152035/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-05-27-yanga-sobetwa-on-meeting-swedish-queen-silvia-and-advocating-for-childrens-rights/ . live .
  11. Web site: Media – World's Children's Prize . 2023-02-24 . worldschildrensprize.org . 24 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224152051/https://worldschildrensprize.org/media . live .
  12. Web site: 2020 Best R and B/Soul Album Nominee : Yanga Sobetwa – Promised Land . 2023-02-24 . en . 24 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224154140/https://samusicawards.co.za/ak_sama_award/auto-draft-592/ . live .
  13. Web site: Inspired Yanga drops new single . 2023-02-23 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170744/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2019-04-05-inspired-yanga-drops-new-single/ . live .
  14. Web site: 2018-05-18 . Idols SA Season 14 (2018) - Contestants, Winner, Runner-up, Judges & Presenter . 2023-03-09 . en-US . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223230022/https://www.idolssa.net/idols-sa-season-14/ . live .