7 local singers who crossed over to acting

Kelly Khumalo was named Best Newcomer in the Afro Pop music circuit in 2005. She has since released five more albums, and has been racking up music awards. A triple threat in the entertain industry, Kelly has made appearances in the e.tv soapie Rhythm City and the drama, Mzansi Love.

Pam Andrew popped onto our radar when she was part of the winning group in the first season of the reality TV competition, Popstars in 2002. She left the group in 2003 to pursue an acting career. She went on to act in the e.tv soapie Backstage, the SABC1 drama series Tshisa and e.tv's Rhythm City.

Amor's debut album, Wild Cherry Kisses, was released in 1998. It was followed up with Dance in Colours and Young Forever. Her first Afrikaans album, Voluit was released in September, 2006. Amor has hosted numerous variety shows on TV, and even scored the role of Zelda in the SABC 2 soapie, 7de Laan in 2016.

Anga Makubalo, also known by his music stage name NaakMusiQ, has performed alongside Dj Fresh and Euphonik, Lunga The Sid, Lulo Cafe, Mo Flava and others. In 2015 he starred in the e.tv drama series Z'bondiwe as Ntando Mabatha, a young man forced to join a gang in order to save the love of his life from a vicious psychopath.

KB Motsilanyane is an award-winning singer and actress best known for her role as Lucilla on the e.tv soap opera , Rhythm City.

Chris Chameleon was previously the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo! but is currently a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, performing a role on 7de Laan as a musician, and starring in the South African soap opera, Binneland Sub Judice.

Bok van Blerk is a local musician who sings in Afrikaans. He became famous in 2006 for his rendition of De la Rey by Sean Else and Johan Vorster. He played the male lead in the blockbuster film, Platteland in 2011 as well as the male lead in the international feature film, Leading Lady.