Naledi Aphiwe awarded Appreciation Certificate
TikTok sensation, Naledi Aphiwe was awarded an Appreciation Certificate following Chris Brown sampling her voice in a song.
South African-born singer Naledi Aphiwe Mnyonwane took to her Instagram to reveal that her school, Khethokuhle Secondary School honoured her with an appreciation award after she became an over-night national sensation following a viral TikTok clip of her singing.
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HALALA! NALEDI APHIWE HONOURED WITH AN APPRECIATION AWARD
Aphiwe Naledi Mnyonwane has become the talk on X (formerly known as Twitter) streets after American superstar Chris Brown sampled her voice in his latest song titled Shooter. Netizens were also thrilled to learn that she was paid a whopping R56 000 for her input in the Run It hitmaker’s song, TshisaLIVE reported.
“There are many people who are talented outside and he (Chris Brown) chose a child from a small city like mine. I appreciate him so much. People who didn’t know anything about Naledi Aphiwe today know her. It has changed my home situation. Everything is good now,” she was quoted as saying.
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The rising star has since also been recognised by her high school with a Certificate of Appreciation. Taking to her feed, the talented singer announced the news.
“Your girl got an appreciation certificate at school for being their school icon 🥹👏🏻❤️ This is a big flex man. Thank you so much Khethokuhle ❤️🥹👏🏻🫶,” she wrote on her feed, accompanying photos of her award.
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TAKE A LOOK AT SOME REACTIONS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA USERS BELOW…
“I’m proud of you Naledi 😍😍😍the fact that she’s in school👌👌👌,” @Mercialago3 said.
“Such an amazing journey & life-changing for the young girl 👏,” @ArethaKerileng wrote.
“I pray this doesn’t distract her from her studies. I hope they nurture her as blossoms into becoming a star,” @NjabuB_ replied.
“One thing I hate about music deals is that a person will pay you a once-off fee, then continue eating with the same song for the rest of their lives,” @Jalamba_ commented.
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