Keabetswe 'KB' Motsilanyane (born 8 April 1979), sometimes known as KB Mamosadi, is a multi-award winning

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

n performing artist, singer, songwriter, producer,

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

, dancer and business woman. Born and raised in Moruleng, North West in South Africa, KB grew up passionate about the music and arts in the province. She joined the legendary South African group, Crowded Crew, who shot to fame in the late 1990's. In 2001, KB joined the e-TV soapie Backstage as herself, which coincided with the release of her debut album, Beautiful Vibrations (2002), which featured the hit song 'O A lla', earning her the name Mamosadi. She is best known for her roles in the popular series ''Backstage'', Mthunzini.com, '' Rhythm City'' and ''

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Personal life

She was born on 8 April 1979 in

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, South Africa She was once married to Terry Pinana before they separated in 2007. She is a mother of one son.

Career

KB has 6 albums to date, which have made her a renowned award-winning South African artist. She is an all round entertainer that has shared arenas with the best of both local and international artists, Eve, Sibongile Khumalo, Busta Rhymes, Beyonce, Prime Circle, Ashanti, Dwele and Brandy. She started her acting career in 1999 with theater plays. She is best known for the show ''Backstage'' where she played the role of 'KayBee'. Post her departure on the show, she then played the role of 'Lucilla Vilakazi' in the popular television series '' Rhythm City''. She became a regular cast in the series until her departure in 2015. In 2017, she joined the South African Afrikaans popular soapie ''

'' and played the role of a feisty lawyer, 'Lesedi'. She also starred in season two of the series ''Thola'' as 'Dibuseng Makwarela'. She has also played a lead in the series ''Mtunzini.com'' for as 'Phaphama Molefe'. KB has earned two nominations for the Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap in 2008 and 2011.

Awards

She has received several musical awards: * 2003 Metro FM Award Best RnB * 2003 Metro FM Awards Best Newcomer * 2003 SAMA Best RNB * 2004 Metro FM Award Best Female Artist * 2004 Metro FM Award Best RnB * 2005 & 2006 Kid's Choice Awards Favourite Female Artist * 2005 Metro FM Award Best Female Artist * 2008 SAMA Best Urban Pop 2008 Metro FM Award Best Styled Artist

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Motsilanyane, Keabetswe Living people South African television actresses 21st-century South African women singers South African film actresses 1979 births People from North West (South African province) 20th-century South African women singers South African rhythm and blues musicians