IN MEMORY OF LEBO MATHOSA
Lebo Mathosa is one of the hottest female singers in South Africa. Her
professional dance act, sexy look and unique sound, which is a fusion of R&B,
African music, dance and funk, has set new standards in the local music
industry.
Lebo shot to fame in 1994 as front vocalist and dancer for the multi-Platinum
success story, Boom Shaka. In 2000 she launched her solo career with her debut
single Intro, a track that features on her debut solo album Dream. Four weeks
after the launch of Dream, the album went Gold and in 2001 Lebo won Best Dance
Album for Dream, Best Dance Single for Intro and Best Female Vocalist at the
coveted South African Music Awards.
In 2001 Lebo performed at the South African edition of the North Sea Jazz
Festival in Cape Town, the Celebrate South Africa concert in London's Trafalgar
Square, on tour in Malaysia and Singapore and for the Malaysian queen. Back home
she performed to over 16 000 people at Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday bash, to
thousands of fans on Youth Day and Heritage Day. In 2002 Lebo performed at an
Aids benefit concert in Botswana and Swaziland, for the showing of The Vagina
Monologues and on tour in the United States.
Most of her performances have been broadcast nationally and internationally. She
has shared the stage with world class musicians and recorded tracks with local
and international artists, including with Keith Sweat on his Africa only album
release. Lebo is known for her acting and singing roles in top South African
television shows Generations, Backstage and Muvhango. She won the 2001 Style
Best Dressed Woman of the Year Award and was nominated by FHM Magazine as one of
Africa's sexiest women. Lebo has been on the cover of almost every local
magazine and is regularly in the society pages of South African newspapers.
In addition to her live performances, she is sought after to perform at
corporate launches and high profile private events. She owns the publishing
rights for all of her albums and her deal with local record company Bula
Records, has her with one album left to produce by the end of 2002.