Batsogile Lovederia "Rebecca" Malope (born 30 June 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.
Early life
Rebecca Malope was born in 1968 in Lekazi near Nelspruit (now Mbombela) in Mpumalanga. In her early age she used a wheelchair after an illness; doctors believed she would be unable to walk on her own. As a child, she and her sisters sang hymns in their local church. Later, as a teen, she joined a gospel group which eventually led her to Johannesburg, where she was brought to the attention of producer Sizwe Zakho.
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