Fate of Siphokazi Stofu of SA’s Got Talent, in your hands

Opera singer Siphokazi Stofu has made it into the grand finale of SA’s Got Talent.

Her fate, now lies in your hands.

She is anxious on just how many votes she will be able to amass before next Sunday.

In the semis, she got two nods from judge DJ Fresh and Shado Twala, to her relief and that of her family.

“I’m nervous, a lot of people don’t follow or listen to opera music. It’s up to the voters. It’s a talent show after all, I hope I can convince the voters that I’m talented and sway them to vote for me,” she said.

Siphokazi is a BTech vocal art performance final year student at the Tshwane University of Technology. She went through a spinal TB.

She joined a music choir after she was unable to do sporting activities at school. That is when she started her singing journey.

“When I registered for music theory I didn’t have a clue what the course entailed. I thought I was going to do choral music.

“To my surprise, I found myself alone in a class with a coach and required to stand there and belt my voice out to the best of my ability. I now love opera. I enjoy singing the music. I sing every moment of my life.

“At home neighbours realise I’m around on vacation when they hear me singing. Many say I’m making noise. It goes to show how much the music is unappreciated,” she said.

Siphokazi’s big challenge is securing a job after her studies.

“In South Africa and Africa there are no jobs or opera music houses for professionals. Unless I do a postgraduate certificate in education and go into teaching or maybe go overseas. I don’t want to be a teacher. I was born to perform..” she adds.