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| S Africa singer dies in car crash | S Africa singer dies in car crash |
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| One of South Africa's most popular singers, Lebo Mathosa, has been killed in a car crash. | |
| Mathosa, 29, died when the driver of her car seemed to lose control on a motorway near Johannesburg. | Mathosa, 29, died when the driver of her car seemed to lose control on a motorway near Johannesburg. |
| She was one of the stars of Kwaito, a South African fusion of hip-hop, funk and traditional rhythms, and also appeared on local television dramas. | She was one of the stars of Kwaito, a South African fusion of hip-hop, funk and traditional rhythms, and also appeared on local television dramas. |
| She was known for her dyed blonde hair and energetic shows, and her album Drama Queen topped the charts in 2004. | She was known for her dyed blonde hair and energetic shows, and her album Drama Queen topped the charts in 2004. |
| A police spokesman said Mathosa's car overturned and hit a tree. | A police spokesman said Mathosa's car overturned and hit a tree. |
| 'Devastated' | |
| She was nominated for the UK's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards earlier this year. | She was nominated for the UK's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards earlier this year. |
| Last year, she performed in front of huge crowds at Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday party. | Last year, she performed in front of huge crowds at Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday party. |
| Her death comes almost two years after the death of South African diva Brenda Fassie. | Her death comes almost two years after the death of South African diva Brenda Fassie. |
| At the time, Mathosa told the Mail & Guardian newspaper: "You can't deny death, you can't fear it. I'm sure God has a better place for us, if you're a believer." | At the time, Mathosa told the Mail & Guardian newspaper: "You can't deny death, you can't fear it. I'm sure God has a better place for us, if you're a believer." |
| She first stared in the 1990s with the group Boom Shaka, before launching her solo career. | She first stared in the 1990s with the group Boom Shaka, before launching her solo career. |
| Leslie Sedibe from Mathosa's record label EMI said staff were "devastated". | |
| "I don't think that there is any artist after Brenda Fassie, who could match her talent and energy on stage," she said. |