The Voice UK Sensation Donel Mangena visits Jozi

The Voice UK Sensation Donel Mangena

Donel Mangena, who was raised in Zimbabwe, become became the talk of millions of viewers of The Voice UK, both in the UK and South Africa when it was shown earlier this year.

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Seventeen-year old Donel is set to pay a lightning visit to Johannesburg next week as a guest of ITV Choice, the DStv channel which broadcast The Voice UK 2018, and will show the 2019 series early next year.

In this year’s show, the teen wowed the judges and the Voice audience, scoring a standing ovation after his jaw-dropping rendition of Major Lazer and Justin Bieber’s Cold Water in the blind audition round, singing parts of the song in his native isiNdebele.

Donel, who now lives in Southampton, barely made it through half his song before all four coaches pressed their buzzers and turned their chairs for the young singer. Donel’s 77-year-old grandmother Nita, who looked after him in Bulawayo in his younger years, could hardly contain her excitement and ran onto the stage, stealing the show with her own dance moves.

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Zimbabwe-Raised Teen Donel Mangena is the Talk of The Voice UK

Donel Mangena The Voice UK

Sixteen-year old Donel Mangena, who was raised in Zimbabwe, has become the talk of fans of The Voice UK. The teen wowed UK and South African viewers and scored a standing ovation after his jaw-dropping rendition of Major Lazer and Justin Bieber’s Cold Water in the blind audition round at the start of the series, … Read more