Margaret Singana - Revision history

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(1938-2000) Singer and actress. Known as "Lady Africa" Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding”from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week. In 1978 [??**] she suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheel-chair. She returned to South Africa in 19** and died a virtual pauper in 2000. ***

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 == Biography ==
 Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 in 1966, she appeared in [[Gibson Kente]]'s musical, ''[[Sikalo]]''.
-Margaret's career was cut short when she suffered a stroke during a performance at the now demolished [[Colosseum Theatre]] in downtown Johannesburg in 1978. She died a virtual pauper in April 2000 at the age of 63, a year after the death of her husband Mongezi Velelo.
+Margaret's career was cut short when she suffered a stroke during a performance at the now demolished [[Colosseum Theatre]] in downtown Johannesburg in 1978.
 == Sources ==

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 == Biography ==
-Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding” from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week.
+Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s.
 Margaret's career was cut short when she suffered a stroke during a performance at the now demolished [[Colosseum Theatre]] in downtown Johannesburg in 1978. She died a virtual pauper in April 2000 at the age of 63, a year after the death of her husband Mongezi Velelo.

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−	'''Margaret M'cingana''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - popularly known as "Lady Africa".	+	'''[[Margaret M'cingana]]''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - popularly known as "Lady Africa".

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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−	'''Margaret M'cingana''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - popularly known as "Lady Africa". Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding”from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week. In 1978 [??] she suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheel-chair. She returned to South Africa in 19 and died a virtual pauper in 2000. ***	+	'''Margaret M'cingana''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - popularly known as "Lady Africa".

		+	== Biography ==
		+	Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding” from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week.
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		+	Margaret's career was cut short when she suffered a stroke during a performance at the now demolished [[Colosseum Theatre]] in downtown Johannesburg in 1978. She died a virtual pauper in April 2000 at the age of 63, a year after the death of her husband Mongezi Velelo.
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	''[[The Star]]'', 26 April 2000.
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		+	''[[Mail & Guardian]]'', 28 April - 4 May 2000.
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−	'''Margaret M'cingana''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - ~~nnown~~ as "Lady Africa". Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding”from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week. In 1978 [??] she suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheel-chair. She returned to South Africa in 19 and died a virtual pauper in 2000. ***	+	'''Margaret M'cingana''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - popularly known as "Lady Africa". Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding”from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week. In 1978 [??] she suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheel-chair. She returned to South Africa in 19 and died a virtual pauper in 2000. ***

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−	(1938-2000) ~~Singer~~ and actress~~. Known~~ as "Lady Africa" Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding”from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week. In 1978 [??] she suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheel-chair. She returned to South Africa in 19 and died a virtual pauper in 2000. ***	+	'''Margaret M'cingana''' (stage name: '''Margaret Singana''') (1938-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singana] was a South African musician, singer and actress - nnown as "Lady Africa". Born in Queenstown, she came to Johannesburg to seek fame in the 1950s. A hugely popular singer from the 1960s till the 1980s, she made her name nationally and internationally as a theatre performer in the smash-hit ''[[Ipi Ntombi]]'' (''[[Ipi Tombi]]''), credited for the world wide hit-song “Mama Thembu’s Wedding”from the show. From there she went on to star in a number of other stage, film and TV shows abroad. During the 1970s judged one of the Artists of the Year by the British magazine Music Week. In 1978 [??] she suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheel-chair. She returned to South Africa in 19 and died a virtual pauper in 2000. ***

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