Kabelo Mabalane (born 15 December 1976),also Known as Kabelo or Bouga Luv, this South African actor and singer specializes in kwaito music. He belongs to the kwaito group TKZee. He has performed as the opening act for concerts by artists like Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Ja Rule, and Rihanna. [1][2] He shares ownership of South African independent record label Faith Records. In 2014, he has also served as a judge on SA’s Got Talent for the previous two seasons.
Kabelo Mabalane Age
He was born on 15 December 1976 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Kabelo is 46 years old as of 2022 and celebrates his birthday on December 15th every year.
Kabelo Mabalane Career
For his second studio album Rebel with a Cause, released in 2003, Kabelo won a South African Music Award. The 2004 Kora Award for Best Southern African Male Artist went to Kabelo Mabalane. In 2005, Kabelo and Reebok agreed to collaborate on the Bouga Luv sneaker. From 2006 to 2008, Mabalane ran the Comrades Marathon three times.
In 2008, he completed the race in just under ten hours. He was also featured on the cover of the August 2008 issue of Runner’s World. At the 2010 Fifa World Cup Opening Ceremony, Tokollo Tshabalala and Zwai Bala from the groups TKZEE and Kabelo both gave performances. Kabelo participated actively in athletics his entire high school career.
He began training for the 93 km Comrades Marathon in 2005. Kabelo has participated in and finished five of the events since 2006. Kabelo was selected to be an Olympic Ambassador in 2008 by the South African Sports Confederation Olympic Committee (SASCOC).
The SABC2 channel in South Africa announced in April 2010 that Kabelo would host a new multi-sport and lifestyle talk program that would air on Fridays at 21:30. On September 6, 2010, Kabelo received two honors at the 30th SAB Sports Journalist of the Year Awards: Best Newcomer Overall and Best Newcomer Television Presenter.
Solo albums
- 2000: Everybody Watching
- 2002: Rebel With A Cause
- 2003: And the Beat Goes On
- 2004: Bouga Luv Album
- 2006: Exodus
- 2007: I’m A King
- 2011: Immortal – Vol. 1
- 2012: Immortal – Vol. 2
- 2015: Immortal – Vol 3
Albums with TKZee
- 1996: Take It Eazy
- 1997: Phalafala
- 1998: Shibobo
- 1998: Halloween
- 1999: Guz 2001 (TKZee family)
- 2001: Trinity
- 2005: Guz hits
- 2009: Coming Home’
Kabelo Mabalane Net Worth
Kabelo has an estimated net worth of $2 million which he has earned from his career.
Kabelo Mabalane Wife
Kabelo married South African actress, Gail Nkoane, in a private ceremony on 9 February 2013. The couple have two children together; a daughter, Zoe Leano Mabalane, was born on 28 March 2015 and a son named Khumo born on 31 Jan 2018.
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