Hit-making star Babes Wodumo was on SABC 1 show Tropika Smooth Fan recently, the star was a favourite on the show and had us all falling in love with her again. If you didn’t catch the show, here are a few things we learned about Babes that you may not know.
Photography: Twitter / @BABESWODUMO- While the star goes under the stage name Babes Wodumo, her real name is Bongekile Simelane.
- Her stage name means ‘The Famous Babes’ and came to light after friends and family believed she had the same eyes as a member of the music group The Babes. The star added Wodumo to her stage name after she became famous for excelling at activities like dancing, acting, soccer and athletics.
- Babes is famous for her collaborations with DJ Mampintsha. He is the producer of the star’s smash hit ‘Wololo’ which saw her become the first female to take the Gqom genre mainstream.
- Local media has affectionately named Babes Wodumo South Africa’s National Treasure.
- Babes did a course in social work during her one-year stint at university before her music career kicked off and took all of her time.
- In a bid to get children off the street and onto the stage, Babes started the West Ink Dance Academy – a project she is incredibly passionate about.
- Babes was nominated in the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2017 BET Awards
- Babes starred alongside huge international acts like Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA and more on the official Black Panther soundtrack where she teams up with Zacari on a track titled ‘Redemption’.
- Babes has an incredibly strong social media following. Her Instagram page has over 1.3 million followers while her Twitter account is followed by more than 800 000 people.
- Babes’ latest single ‘Domboroza’ is fast becoming another massive hit for the star. The single features Madanon and BlaQRhythm and is a hit on local radio stations at the moment.
