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Sindisiwe Mabogo
Born
Sindisiwe Mabogo

(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 25)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South African
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Also known asLaSauce
Origin Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels Ambitiouz Entertainment (formerly)
Website iG.com/lasauce

Sindisiwe Mabogo (born 4 August 1998), [1] [2] is a South African singer-songwriter known professionally under the alias of LaSauce. She gained recognition after the release of "Phumelela" by Miss Pru DJ. [3]

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Mabogo grew up in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal where she picked interest in music at an early age and got drawn to hip hop, R&B and jazz.[ citation needed ]

In 2017 when she was 18 years old, she got a recording deal with Ambitiouz Entertainment and released her debut single "I Do" with Amanda Black, [4] [5] [6] which surpassed a million views on YouTube after 13 days of its music video release, [7] [5] and it also served as a lead single to her debut studio album Broken Lipstick. [8] [3]

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryRecipient/Nominated workResultsRef.
2021 South African Music Awards Best R&B/Soul AlbumSindisiweNominated [9] [10]
2018 Record of the Year (fan voted)"I Do"Nominated [11]

Discography

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References

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  2. ↑ Tabalia, Jedidah (27 August 2019). "La sauce biography: age, Amanda Black, songs, album and Instagram". Briefly. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Ntsinde, Mandisa (25 January 2017). "MEET LaSauce Ambitiouz Entertainment newest SEXY member". Zkhiphani. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Mathobela, Phuti. "My relationship with Amanda Black is everything: La Sauce". City Press. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "La Sauce's music video gets a whopping 4-million views". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "In Conversation with Amanda Black: 'I've grown incredibly from the girl who wrote 'Amazulu - OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 "La Sauce raises local R&B bar". SowetanLIVE. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "LaSauce takes it slow on Broken Lipstick". Music In Africa. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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