Yanga Sobetwa Speaks About Struggling With Depression

Idols SA season 14 winner Yanga Sobetwa has opened up about depression and how she overcame it.

Even our most popular celebrities have slipped into depression time and time again, which can be shocking at times. With the pressures of leading a day-to-day life, it’s sad to see when tough times get the best of them.

Celebrating her birthday, Yanga took to her Instagram account to pen a heartfelt message for herself. As Yanga reflected on her mental health, she said she is grateful to have survived yet another year, considering all the suicidal attempts, depression, and anxiety she has experienced in the past.

“It’s my 22nd birthday! It’s my “YOUNG ADULT ERA” sana. Man looking where I came from I was not supposed to make it. The suicidal attempts, the severe depression, and anxiety, the trauma! Hay truly it’s only by God grace shame,” she wrote.

She further spoke about her upcoming music tour. ” Y’all know I have a recording on the 1 July 2023 so my wish is or y’all to buy your tickets and help me live my purpose ♥️. Link is on my bio,” she wrote.

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At 17, the gospel singer won Idols SA. Her schedule made it difficult for her to juggle work and school after winning the season, hence she took a break from Grade 12.

Taking to social media, she said: “I don’t regret taking a break from doing my matric for this year. The worst part about this story is they called me and the lady I spoke to seemed very understanding and warm at heart, kanti. I never said I did.”

According to her, she said she was going to write her exams in June and December of 2020.

“I tried doing matric full time the first six months this year, my fellow Rhodians are my witnesses. I missed a lot of classes because I was working on my album, I was travelling a lot, therefore I could only manage preparing for exams but assignments and class tests played a huge role but I couldn’t do them. It was a very difficult decision, shame. For me, I felt like I failed whereas I did not. I just needed more time than normal full-time students. That’s why I’ll be writing four subjects in June next year and the other three in December.”

SA Idols winner Yanga Sobetwa opens about suicidal attempts and depression

Singer Yanga Sobetwa recently celebrated her birthday and reflected on her battle with mental health. The Idols SA season 14 took to Instagram to share that she has overcome depression and anxiety.

“It’s my 22nd birthday. It’s my ‘young adult era’ sana. Man, looking where I came from I was not supposed to make it,” Yanga said. The suicidal attempts, the severe depression and anxiety, the trauma. Hayi truly it’s only by God grace shame,” she added. The gospel singer also said that she has an upcoming tour.

“Y’all know I have a recording on July 1 2023 so my wish is for y’all to buy your tickets and help me live my purpose. Yanga won Idols SA in 2018 when she was only 16 years old and in grade 11. In the following year, she slammed reports claiming she regrets taking a break from matric and she was depressed.

Taking to social media, she said: “I don’t regret taking a break from doing my matric for this year. The worst part about this story is they called me and the lady I spoke to seemed very understanding and warm at heart, kanti. I never said I did. She further said that she would write her exams in June and December 2020.

“I tried doing matric full time the first six months this year, my fellow Rhodians are my witnesses. I missed a lot of classes because I was working on my album, I was travelling a lot, therefore I could only manage preparing for exams but assignments and class tests played a huge role but I couldn’t do them. It was a very difficult decision, shame. For me, I felt like I failed whereas I did not. I just needed more time than normal full-time students. That’s why I’ll be writing four subjects in June next year and the other three in December.

SA Idols winners Yanga Sobetwa & Paxton Fielies on their new single

Idols SA winners Yanga Sobetwa (season 14) and Paxton Fielies (season 13) have collaborated on the single Catch Me, bringing Mzansi a double dose of Idols star power, a first in the history of the SA singing competition.

Yanga revealed that when she initially recorded the song for her album Promised Land in 2019, she wasn’t really feeling the song until Paxton came on board.

“It’s pretty interesting actually. Initially, this song was not supposed to be a ‘me and Paxton’ song. It was just supposed to be a ‘me’ song. I recorded the song in the studio. And for me, honestly, it wasn’t my vibe and I was pretty honest to my music team. They suggested we bring Paxton on. And when Paxton came on, it just made sense as our song more than my song,” said Yanga.

Paxton said it was a case of “love at first sight” with the track and she was immediately keen to feature on it.

“I heard the song and instantly fell in love with it, went into studio and recorded my part, and the rest is history!” she said.

The gold-certified singer also gushed about working with Yanga.

“Working with such a powerhouse vocalist was such an honour, she pours her heart and soul into everything she creates and that in itself is inspiring,” Paxton added.

The pair also wanted to send a message of maintaining and nurturing the relationships you have with your loved ones in these unprecedented times.

“The song is about growing in relationship, nurturing relationships that you have, making sure that you’re there for people during their ups and downs, and not being afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve,” said Yanga.

“It’s also about opening yourself up to love and beautiful relationships, and flourishing in them! I hope the fans will feel inspired to do so after listening to this song,” said Paxton.

Idols SA winners Yanga Sobetwa and Paxton Fielies speak on their new single

Idols SA winners Yanga Sobetwa (season 14) and Paxton Fielies (season 13) have collaborated on the single Catch Me, bringing Mzansi a double dose of Idols star power, a first in the history of the SA singing competition.

Yanga revealed that when she initially recorded the song for her album Promised Land in 2019, she wasn’t really feeling the song until Paxton came on board.

“It’s pretty interesting actually. Initially, this song was not supposed to be a ‘me and Paxton’ song. It was just supposed to be a ‘me’ song. I recorded the song in the studio. And for me, honestly, it wasn’t my vibe and I was pretty honest to my music team. They suggested we bring Paxton on. And when Paxton came on, it just made sense as our song more than my song,” said Yanga.

Paxton said it was a case of “love at first sight” with the track and she was immediately keen to feature on it.

“I heard the song and instantly fell in love with it, went into studio and recorded my part, and the rest is history!” she said.

The gold-certified singer also gushed about working with Yanga.

“Working with such a powerhouse vocalist was such an honour, she pours her heart and soul into everything she creates and that in itself is inspiring,” Paxton added.

The pair also wanted to send a message of maintaining and nurturing the relationships you have with your loved ones in these unprecedented times.

“The song is about growing in relationship, nurturing relationships that you have, making sure that you’re there for people during their ups and downs and not being afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve,” said Yanga.

“It’s also about opening yourself up to love and beautiful relationships, and flourishing in them! I hope the fans will feel inspired to do so after listening to this song,” said Paxton.

Idols SA 2018 winner Yanga Sobetwa drops out of school again

Idols SA 2018 winner Yanga Sobetwa dreams of becoming a lawyer.

But circumstances seem to block her way and she had to drop out of school again.

Yanga’s school work was first disrupted when she auditioned for Idols in 2018.

Last year, she attended classes for six months as a full-time pupil, but missed a lot of lessons as she was working on her album, Promised Land.

When she thought she would proceed with her studies, Covid-19 emerged.

“I paid for my own fees. But I was not earning anymore due to the pandemic and had to drop out again.

“I was very sad about it. I was supposed to finish my matric,” she said.

But the star from Delft, Cape Town said she won’t give up.

She said the disruptions did not only cost her time, but also cost her money.

“It is important for me to have my matric because I want to study entertainment law. I had high hopes to finish my matric this year and the private college is extremely expensive. School fees were close to R100 000.”

She said she loves music, but she will do everything to write and pass her matric

Idols SA winner Yanga Sobetwa hosting an online concert live on Instagram and Facebook

After a few solicitations from fans, 2018 Idols SA champ Yanga Sobetwa is prepared to give the individuals what they need. She is facilitating an online show live on Instagram and Facebook on Friday night.

The star was assuming control over the live scene before the coronavirus hit the nation in March. She has now changed paths to holding virtual gigs.

The Promised Land Tour online show will air live on her Instagram and Facebook pages from 8pm on Friday night, with the star set to play out some of fan top choices and a few tunes off her most recent collection Promised Land.

“I am doing this live show/unplugged meeting in light of the fact that before Covid-19 I was occupied with a visit, so the pandemic hugy affected the continuation of the visit. I at that point chose to do the unplugged as a continuation of the visit, as it were,” said Yanga.

“It doesn’t require going from territory to area, however it gives individuals a live encounter of Promised Land, which I appreciate as an entertainer.”

During circumstances such as the present where each coin helps, Yanga said she basically needed to offer back to fans and would not be charging for the exhibition.

“By doing this, more individuals will appreciate without the costs it would have cost them in the event that they needed to go to a physical scene. It will be a free show. People should simply have information and follow my internet based life accounts” she included.

Any feelings of dread that Yanga may not sound as great online as she does face to face were settled not long ago when she took to her Instagram Stories page to sing House Of Cards for US star Jojo.

“Perhaps the craziest thing simply occurred and I figured I should impart it to you all, my fam. Ndi the kuye [I said to her] we should do a melody, wavuma u my affection [my love said yes]. Folks, I don’t have the foggiest idea how to manage myself!” an energized Yanga shared.

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One of the craziest things just happened and I thought I should share it with y’all my fam ??????,ndi the kuye we must do a song Wavuma u my love guys I don’t know what to do with myself ??? Song: House of Cards Album:promised land Available in all digital platforms,ITunes,Spotify,deezer,googleplay etc❤️ #ellendegeneres #ellenshow #viralvideos

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Oh, Yanga Sobetwa’s giving us the most beautiful songs from her bathroom.

In her bid to assist encourage South Africans to never lose hope during the Covid-19 pandemic, songstress Yanga Sobetwa sang a song of comfort that urges people to remain strong.

While South Africans attempt to keep positive, many have expressed on social media how being in isolation has dampened their spirits as they wait in anticipation to urge through the lockdown period.

Feeling that a flash of spiritual upliftment would do many of us good, Yanga shared a video where she sang words of encouragement including amazing high notes that left many in their feels.

Cava, I mean … this girl can sing! In May last year, Yanga hosted media at a personal screening of her music video for her hit single Promised Land, and explained why she was changing her musical focus.

“I initially wanted to try to to gospel but I sat down with my team and came up with something that was a replacement sound and this sound includes gospel in terms of writing. I ended up finding something with a gospel element in terms of writing but that was also commercial at an equivalent time,” she explained.

With the lockdown restricting artists to their homes, Yanga told TshisaLIVE she was using this point to teach young girls and boys about the importance of washing their hands during the coronavirus pandemic.

Yanga highlighted how important it had been for children to require the virus seriously.

“Covid-19 affects every living person within the world. It’s only human on behalf of me to require to spread awareness about the way to protect yourself from this disease and getting infected.

“For me, this campaign is vital because I even have a gaggle of sons and daughters who are following me, who are looking up to me. i would like to be a task model who shows young children the way to protect themselves from the virus.

“I believe every child has got to pursue their dreams and goals. If we cannot defeat this pandemic, and if an individual with a platform like me doesn’t encourage my audience to scrub their hands, then we’d have a generation not taking this pandemic seriously.”