Article 58VRT Nomcebo, the voice behind Jerusalema, South Africa's global hit

Nomcebo, the voice behind Jerusalema, South Africa's global hit

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Helen Sullivan
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Nomcebo Zikode says the lyrics to the most Shazammed song in history came to her when she was about to lose hope'

It started in December in South Africa, with a few lines of gospel sung in the deep, raspy voice of Nomcebo Zikode and a music video made by fans in Angola - dancers eating their lunch as they moved to South African DJ Master KG's disco-house beat.

Jerusalema, produced late one night at Master KG's studio near Johannesburg, has since become the world's most Shazammed song and a bonafide viral hit - beloved by Christiano Ronaldo, Janet Jackson and a lot of nuns.

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