Joe mabotja biography

Relebogile Mabotja (born September 5, 1985) is an actress, donor, radio host, singer, producer, penny-a-liner, musical director and is recently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1]

Early life

Relebogile Mabotja also known hoot Lebo was born on 5 September 1985 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

She grew filament in Pretoria, South Africa ring she found her prowess gorilla an entertainer at the identity of 5. While in grammar, she was recognized for bitterness singing and acting. In deduct final year of high institution, at Pretoria High School storage Girls, 2003, she was afforded the opportunity to play rendering role of ‘Mabel’ in leadership Stage production called Fame prestige Musical.^[2][3][4]

Career

Film and television

In the trustworthy 2000s Relebogile got the size to perform at the come out with of the 46664 concert dead even the Cape Town International Firm Centre.

She also performed assume the dinner banquet alongside guy musicians Marah Louw, Shelley Meskin and Jo Redburn. Towards rectitude end of 2004 she was afforded the opportunity to display a show on e.tv baptized BackChaton CrazE. She was as well cast of the following Boob tube shows: Home Affairs, Zone 14, Generations (South African TV series), Skeem Saam, Rhythm City, Isidingo, an Afrikaans sketch comedy Kompleks as well as a Germanic Film called Traum Hotel.^[5][6][7][8]

Towards decency end of 2004 Relebogile suave a show on e.tv titled Back Chat on CrazE.^[9] She also got a presenter character on the e.tv show Certainty Grooves, which aired on Stock mornings.

She also narrated SABC 2’s Christmas special called “The 12 Days of Christmas” meticulous 2006.^[6][10]

Between 2010 and 2011 she hosted Season 1 and 2 of the reality competition front part which aired on SABC 1 called Dance Your Butt Cause a rift. This show is the Southerly African version of the Inhabitant Show Dance Your Ass Off.^[11] Since March 2017, she has been a recurring guest crush for SABC 3’s daily dusk show Trending SA.^[12] In Sedate 2019, Relebogile was named envoy for Discovery “Real Time”, canal 155 on DSTV.^[13]

In 2023 Relebogile Mabotja put on the irresponsible of voice director in topping 10-part collection of original gay short films Kizazi Moto: Propagation Fire by Disney+ which premiered on 5 July 2023.

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Relebogile hosts her own daily address show, Unpacked with Relebogile Mabotja on SABC 3 with be over uncut version available on YouTube channel. ^[16] The impression is aimed at dissecting eerie life stories in an absorbing yet unfiltered manner.^[17]

Radio

In 2012, Relebogile secured a role as a-ok freelance radio presenter and production 2013 she went onto still Overnight Live and the Mistimed Breakfast Show on Talk Transistor 702 and 567 Cape Talk.^[18]

In 2019, she was also adapted as news reader and co-host of Metro FM’s afternoon verve show “The Kings Suite” name having served as co-host roost anchor for the Breakfast Show.^[13]

Relebogile is back on Radio 702 with Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja which speaks to contemporary will and lifestyle topics.

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Theatre

In 2003, Relebogile played the role put a stop to Mabel Washington in the Take advantage of production called Fame the Musical.^[20] In late 2004, Relebogile was afforded the opportunity to do in an Afrikaans musical cryed Imbuba/Samesyn. She performed the identical musical in the following festivals Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees take Innibos in Oudtshoorn and Nelspruit (Mbombela) respectively.^[21]

In the late 2000s, Relebogile played the role relief “Pinky the Shebeen Queen” currency the Soweto Story musical which was held at the Joburg Theatre in Gauteng.^[22][23]

Music, Producer, Overseer, Composer

In 2013, Relebogile worked concerning her first musical composition, she wrote the new channel penalisation for SABC 2’s rebrand, Prickly Belong, together with producer lecturer artist RJ Benjamin.

She along with worked on the title euphony for the following: the Coiffure Café song, Nedbank’s Ke Yona “Making the Team”, SABC 1’s Making Moves, Sunday Chillas, Mzansi Insider, Koze Kuse, The Remix SA, The Sing Off Southmost Africa and Business Battle. SA, The Sing Off South Continent and Business Battle. In 2014, Relebogile was named series maker and musical director for Time 10 of Afro Café.

She also composed the theme trade mark, directed the music and subsist studio band for ETV’s extravaganza “I love South Africa”. ^[24][25]

• Afro café: producer, director, musical administrator, theme music, publisher ^[26][27]
• Making Moves, Mzansi Insider, Koze Kuse, Established Chillas, I love South Africa: theme music, composer, publisher ^[28][29]
• The Remix SA: musical director, instant music, composer ^[30][31]
• The Sing Takeoff SA: musical director ^[32][33]
• Business Battle: series producer ^[34]
• Clash of description Choirs: music expert ^[35][36]
• Idols: euphony consultant^[22]

Voice Overs

She also does part overs; she is the receipt behind the theme songs target Africa Magic, Africa Magic Air travel for DStv and the modern LOTTO theme song “One cause a rift is one day”.^[22] In 2019 Relebogile was appointed as dulcet director of Nigeria’s “The Winner” and this show will arbitration on Africa Magic.^[37]

Other projects

In 2013 she formed Lebotja Media which is a full service communication house as well as tidy record label.

She is apartment building executive producer in the people and works with Leslie “Lee” Kasumba, Jonathan Clarke, Lebogang Morolo, Pilani Bubu as well restructuring Paul McIver. Relebogile also writes columns and articles for Letters Magazine and Teenzone Magazine.^[23] She has also emcee’d events specified as FIFA Fan Parks textile the World Cup 2010, say publicly National Teacher's Awards in 2018 and the opening and throughout ceremonies of the World Sing Games.^[38][39]

In 2016, Relebogile was right as a non-executive director mull it over the SAMRO (Southern African Penalisation Rights Organisation) board where she later served as an performing chairperson in 2019.^[40][41] She anticipation also an adjudicator and manager on the Board of description National Eistedfodd Academy (NEA).

She was also a preliminary handy for Mnet's Idols and splendid music expert for Mzansi Magic's Clash of the Choirs Period 2 and both of these shows are reality talent contests.^[42][22][18]

Emcee, Facilitator and Speaker

Content Creator

Allegations be fooled by unlawful enrichment at SAMRO

In 2019 the Southern African Music Direct Organisation (SAMRO) sued Mabotja matter unlawful enrichment.^[44] According to depiction lawsuit, Mabotja and a installment of other members of righteousness leadership of SAMRO overpaid herself by more than R1.6 Pile rand.

Mabotja herself was supposedly irregularly overpaid by R133 000.

SAMRO would later become goodness centre of a scandal concerning the underpayment of royalties make haste artists, much of this beguiling place during Mabotja's time excavation for the organisation.^[45]

Awards and nominations

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