Local rising star Naledi Aphiwe got to meet the man who significantly changed her life, international superstar Chris Brown, at the weekend.
The young musician was a guest at the musician’s day two concert and got a special hug from the musician. Naledi Aphiwe shared a series of pictures of the special moment and let her fans in on what happened.
“He just said he appreciates me 🤭❤️thank you so much, Breezy. I appreciate you too ❤️🥹🐐I had the best birthday ever,” she wrote.
Brown first came across on social media, after a video of her singing went viral. In October 2022, Brown shared a video of Aphiwe singing on his Instagram stories, praising her "incredible" voice.
A year later, Brown featured Naledi Aphiwe on his 11th studio album, "11:11," on a track titled "Shooter", she even earned $3,000 (R56,207) for her part on the song.
Since then, Naledi Aphiwe has released her music, her song “Ngiyabonga” even earned her the SofnFree Afro Pop Artist of the Year award at the 2024 Basadi in Music Awards.
Fans had hoped that Naledi Aphiwe would be the opening act at Brown’s two-day Johannesburg concert but she didn’t, instead top DJs Major League DJz did and they brought along several amapiano acts to join them on stage.
Brown’s concert has been the talk of the town, rightfully after he delivered a world-class performance for all his fans that filled up FNB Stadium. The multi-award-winning musician in an Instagram post, thanked everyone for allowing him to perform for them and promised to come back.
IOL Entertainment