SINGER Maline Aura said music has been part of her life since primary school when she was a member of a school choir.
The 24-year-old, whose real name is Thandolwethu Nkomo, shared with SunBuzz that the late Brenda Fassie and Lebo Mathosa are also the reason she's a musician today.
and they also inspired her through her small screen back at home.
She said: "The likes of Brenda Fassie, Lebo Mathosa,and Beyonce are the reason why I am a singer. Whenever I watched Brenda, Lebo and Beyonce´ on TV, I used to be inspired by how they performed in front of the masses!
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"The passion they put into their performances and the reaction they got from their audiences made me want to do the same."
The singer from Gamalakhe in Port Shepstone said she participated in a school choir when she was young.
"I've been singing ever since I was a child. But what made it official for me was when I auditioned to be in a school choir in grade 3.
"They accepted me and I was in the choir until matric.
"After matric, I went on to study at Howard College and obtained a degree in music and drama Performance.
"In 2016, I recorded my first song and I've never looked back," she said.
She said before she was Maline Aura, she was known as BlvckBird.
"Before I changed my name from BlvckBird to Maline Aura, I was working with TNS on his debut album Madlokovu.
"I then worked with Karyendasoul, Zakes Bantwini and Drega as Maline Aura and this changed my life forever.
"Karyendasoul and I worked on our first song called Amagama, which is doing together on his EP titled Imizamo which for me was a game changer. tremendously well. and has introduced me to great artists like Zakes Bantwini, Sun-EL Musician the list goes on.
"Zakes Bantwini gave me an opportunity to perform with him on big platforms like the Boiler Room, as well as Kunye and Abantu events.
"For that, I'll be eternally grateful," she said.
Maline further mentioned that she would love to work with other various artists such asMsaki, Ami Faku, and Sjava, she also added that she has amazing music coming up and is excited and can't wait for people to hear it.
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"In the coming future I would love to work with Artists like Msaki, Ami Faku, Sjava, Musa Keys, Tiwa Savage, Davido, and Tems honestly the list is endless for me. I'd like to work with these artists not only because of their remarkable talent but also because of their amazing artistry as a whole.
Sharing her future plans, Maline Aura said: "I have amazing new music coming up which I'm so excited for, myMy debut EP, titled Malinè, is coming out soon.
"I've worked with some of my favourite artists such as Karyendasoul, Mnqobi Yazo, Drega, Skills and Skye Wanda.
It's honestly such a beautiful body of work and I can't wait for the public to hear it," she concluded.
