The Shell Road to Fame
The Shell Road to Fame was a televised talent search, broadcast by South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in the 1980s and 1990s, sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, commonly known as Shell.
History
The competition travelled thousands of miles each year as the crew toured townships across the country’s length and breadth, visiting 52 different venues and townships auditioning millions of grassroots singers, dancers and musicians. People flocked to the auditions and rags to riches stories followed.
The semi-finals–in Johannesburg, Durban, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth–and the Johannesburg Gala Final, were televised on SABC3.
Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/moment-grace-julie-coghlan-smith-julie-coghlan-communications/
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