The South African singer, songwriter, and record producer, King Monada became famous after he released his 2016 single Ska Bhora Moreki. King Monada is known for singing in the local dialects of Northern Sotho, Khelobedu language.
He started his career in both music and dancing in 2005 after he dropped out of school in the 8th grade to pursue his music career. He has been given quite a number of awards in his career. Among them are the Limpopo Music Awards for the Song of the year and also Best Male Artist award.
King Monada Biography
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The South African singer’s birth name is Khutso Steven Kgatle. He was born in Ga-Lekhotho on November 25, 1992. He was raised in a town named Tzaneen alongside his four siblings.
King Monada is the middle child of Elvis Kgatla and Thandi Mantla. His older siblings are Michael and Lucky while the names of his two younger ones are not available right now.
The South Africa musician attended the Sebone Primary School and Magoza High School.
King Monada’s Wives
Khelobedu singer is allegedly married to two women: Lerato Ramawela and Cynthia Nthebatse Leon. According to reports, Ramawela is the first wife of the singer. The two met before he became famous in 2016.
There are sources that claim that King Monada introduced Leon to his wife Lerato and later rumors about his polygamy status started circulating. His union with Leon came to the limelight after he shared a selfie with both women in a car and his son with the caption “family”.
According to reports, Cynthia Nthebatse Leon works at the Greater Letaba Municipality in Limpopo. A colleague of hers confirmed she was the singer’s significant order.
The news of the second wife came as a surprise to the media as King Monada was seen sometimes last year flaunting the pictures of his wife Ramawela on his Facebook page after he bought her a grey VW Polo as a gift for being a good wife and mother.
According to rumors King Monada was engaged to the gospel singer Winnie Mashaba.
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His Music Career Began since he was in High School
King Monada started his career as a teenager in high school. After dropping out he did not find it easy because of a lack of funds. After he learned how to speak Khelobedu and it was helpful to his career. It was not easy for him as he was based in the rural Limpopo region.
He started performing in parties and taverns until he met the Open Mic Production producer Molao Rammala. He made his career debut with the song Ska Bora Moreki which gained him massive recognition and airplay in his hometown.
On 9 November 2018, Malwedhe was released and voted No. 2 on Ukhozi FM Song Of The Year. He has produced a total of 9 albums since he started his career.
Here are some of his songs:
- Molamo (2016)
- Noka Yao Goma (2020)
- Wa Ngobatxa
- Chiwana (2019)
- Ex Yaka (2021)
- Ase Moruti (2020)
Here 5 Other Facts about King Monada
1. King Monada is a proud father of three
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The singer is said to be the proud father of three children. His oldest child is Temoso followed by Kgothatso Junior. On January 24th, 2020 he shared on Twitter that his wife Cynthia was delivered of a baby girl.
2. Rumours about the Limpopo star chasing his wife out of his house
According to reports, King Monada allegedly chased his second wife Cynthia Leon. It is said that the second wife of the singer was always nagging him for coming home late. Also, it was reported that she was very disrespectful to his family.
After she left for her parent’s home, she later returned to Monada’s house and parked her stuff. Neither the singer nor his wife has confirmed this story though.
3. King Monada built a 1.5 million house for his two wives
King Monada reportedly blessed his two wives and children with a house that is said to be worth 1.5 million Rands. The mansion is said to be a six-bedroom house.
He revealed that he built the house for his two wives and children because he does not want them to suffer if anything should happen to his career.
4. He has his own record label
King Monada was first signed to Open Mic Production and later King Monada Music which is his own personal music label. His music studio is in his mansion in his hometown in Mokgoloboto.
Some of his songs are also produced by Sony Music Africa.
5. How rich is the South African musician?
The Ga-Lekhotho-born star has not revealed his net worth yet but it is speculated that his net worth is around R39 million as of November 2021.
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The singer spends his money not on himself alone but on his family members as well. Aside from buying a Mercedes C Class series for himself, He has also bought cars for his wives and his mother.
King Monada’s other cars include a BMW M4 Sedan, a Mercedes CLK 350, and a Mercedes C63 AMG.
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