Twitter votes Brenda Fassie South Africa's biggest female artist of all time
"To this day, there has been no artist who has matched Brenda Fassie’s impact."
Many musicians have come and gone, but Mabbrrrrrrrrrr will remain Mzansi’s favourite female artist of all time.
This was revealed on Friday after Twitter user Dr Zickie asked: “When you hear 'South Africa's biggest female artist of all time', who comes to mind first?”
Many South Africans chose Brenda Fassie.
To this day, there has been no artist who has matched Brenda Fassie’s impact. https://t.co/IAelKO2y6L
— Moe Suttle (@moe_suttle) June 18, 2021
No female singer is bigger than Brenda Fassie. In SA and Africa.
— Khanda Limtshel'okwakhe (@FloydMontagna) June 18, 2021
Brenda Fassie is the best selling female artist in history, The two best selling SA albums of all time both belong to her, the biggest SA single of all time belongs to her and she was the best selling black female artist of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. https://t.co/A1nb6cnG3Q
— Sisa (@BaddieTitan) June 18, 2021
Any answer that is not Brenda Fassie is wrong. https://t.co/zER7N61w8N
— THANDO (@Bhut_Thando) June 18, 2021
mentioning or even thinking of anyone other than Brenda Fassie should be a criminal offence https://t.co/YGkYocUMC7
— Mclenna Kholwane (@popo_marc) June 18, 2021
Facts about Brenda Fassie
Brenda Fassie, born 3 November 1964, united Africa with her music.
She was born in Langa, a township near Cape Town.
The ‘Weekend Special’ hit maker started singing from an early age.
According to SA History, she started making money from music at the age of 5.
She was a Tiny Tots band member and at the mere age of 16, Fassie and the band released 'Weekend Special'. The song made her a household name.
From then on she released more hits such as 'Vulindlela' and 'Mama'.
Fassie sadly died on 9 May 2004.
Listen to some of her music below.
Weekend Special
Vulindlela
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Wedding Day
Mama
Nomakanjani
Image courtesy of YouTube screenshot.