Relebogile Mabotja

Early life

Relebogile better known as Lebo was born on 5 September 1985 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. She grew up in Pretoria, South Africa where she found her prowess as an entertainer at the mere age of 5 years. While in school, she got recognition as a young actress and singer. In her final year of high school, she was afforded the opportunity to play a role in the stage production called Fame The Musical.

Career

In the early 2000s Lebo got the opportunity to perform at the opening of the 46664 Concert at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. She also performed at the Dinner Banquet alongside fellow musicians Mara Louw, Shelly Meskin and Jo Redburn. She was also afforded the opportunity to present a show on e.tv called BackChat on Craz-E. She was then cast on the following shows Home Affairs, Zone 14, Generations which all aired on SABC 1 and then she appeared on the SABC 2 show, Kompleks. In late 2004, Lebo was afforded the opportunity to perform in an Afrikaans musical called Imbumba/Samesyn, which was held at the Aardklop festival in Potchefstroom. She performed the same musical in the following festivals Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees and Innibos in Oudtshoorn and Nelspruit respectively. In the late 2000s, Lebo played a role in the Soweto Story musical which was held at the Joburg Theatre in Gauteng. She also got a presenter role on the e.tv show Gospel Grooves, which aired every Sunday morning. Between 2010 – 2011, she hosted the reality competition which aired on SABC 1 called Dance Your Butt Off. This show is the South African version of the American show Dance Your Ass Off. During the year of 2012, Lebo secured a role as a freelance radio presenter on Talk Radio 702. In 2013 she formed Lebotja Media which is a full service media house as well as a Record label. She is an Executive Producer in the company and works with Leslie 'Lee' Kasumba, Jonathan Clarke, Lebogang Morolo, Pilani Bubu as well as Paul Mclver.