Rebecca Malope
Rebecca Malope | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Batsogile Lovederia Malope |
| Born | 30 June 1968 Nelspruit, South Africa |
| Origin | Lekazi, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Batsogile Lovederia "Rebecca" Malope (born June 30, 1968) is a South African gospel singer. She is known as "The Queen of Gospel". Her music career spans more than three decades. She has sold at least 10 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling gospel artists of all time. Most of the 36 albums she has released have reached multi-platinum status.
She hosted her own syndicated television show, It's Gospel Time, between 2004 and 2019. In 2013 she was one of the judges in Clash of Choirs South Africa.
In 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa honoured her with the Order of Ikhamanga (OIS), for her distinguished contribution to South African music.