Refentse Morake

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Refentse Morake (born 1 August 1997) is an Afrikaans singer who grew up in Vereeniging . He was 17 when he was spotted on the sidewalk of his parents' home in Unitaspark, a suburb of Vereeniging, playing guitar and singing. A lady - Cecilia Marchionna, or Tannie Kleintjie , as she is better known, heard him. She approached him and asked if she could record a video of him and post the video on her Facebook . He agreed and thought the "aunt" probably only had a few Facebook friends, but that was a big underestimation.

The Facebook video soared with 30,000 views on the first day, to 160,000 four days later, and continued to grow. In April 2015, he was performing in Baron van Reede Street in Oudtshoorn, when his favorite singer, Karen Zoid , passed by and gave him R10 in appreciation for his effort. That evening, organizers at the KKNK took Morake behind the scenes of the festival's opening concert, where he met several music stars, including Karen Zoid, and was offered a music contract.

Refentse releases his debut album My Hart Bly in 'n Taal in 2016, and his second album Deur My Venster will be released in 2017.