Candace Africa

Description

Candace Africa is a versatile and dynamic performer with extensive experience in the entertainment industry.
- Suitable as a production lead singer in theater productions or cabaret shows.
- A lead vocalist in corporate entertainment bands, and
-Actor and presenter in industrial corporate theater and Internet Radio Podcast
Candace has mastered the art of captivating diverse audiences. Renowned for her professionalism and work ethic, she is one of the most booked female corporate singers in Africa.
Musical Versatility: Candace boasts a repertoire of over 1000 songs across various gen ... res, including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, Latin, reggae, and dance. This wide-ranging musical palette allows her to tailor performances to suit any occasion, ensuring a memorable experience for all attendees.
Unique Vocal Quality: With a powerhouse voice characterized by raspy undertones, Candace’s vocal range and versatility set her apart. Her energetic stage presence transforms any event into a vibrant celebration, making her an ideal choice for parties, corporate functions, and special occasions. Read More

Set-List

Candace Africa Track List
Slow Tracks
1. Make You Feel My Love Adele
2. Someone Like You Adele
3. Back To Black Amy Winehouse
4. Sweetest Love Anita Baker
5. Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
6. If I Ain’t Got You Alicia Keys
7. Fallin Alicia Keys
8. How Come You Don’t Call me- Alicia Keys
9. Never Ever All Saints
10. Back to Black Amy Winehouse
11. Stronger than Me Amy Winehouse
12. Stand By Me Ben E King
13. Another Day In Paradise Brandy and Ray J
14. Almost Doesn’t Count Brandy
15. Ant No Sun Shine Bill Withers
16. Just the Two of Us Bill Withe ... rs
17. Everything I Wanted Billie Eilish
18. Me & Mrs . Jones Billy Paul
19. Let It Be Beatles
20. Guitar Gently Weeping Beatles
21. I Cant Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt
22. Is This Love Bob Marley
23. Stir It up Bob Marley
24. No Woman No Cry Bob Marley
25. Redemption Song Bob Marley
26. Turn Your Lights Down Low -Bob Marley
27. Walking Away Craig David
28. Lady In Red Chris De Burg
29. Mr Frown Candace Africa
30. My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
31. Beautiful Christina Aguilera
32. Easy Commodores
33. Gangsta’s Paradise Coolio
34. Islands In the Stream Dolly Parton
35. Jolene Dolly Parton
36. Hungry eyes Dirty Dancing
37. Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
38. Perfect Ed Sheeran
39. Make Love To You Etta James
40. At last Etta James
41. I Rather Go Blind Etta James
42. Layla Eric Clapton
43. Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton
44. Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest -Elton John
45. Candle In The Wind Elton John
46. Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest -Elton John
47. Out of Reach Gabrielle
48. Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight
49. Careless Whispers George Michaels
50. Brown Skin India Arie
51. Fly Me To The Moon Julie London
52. Gotta Right To be Wrong Joss Stone
53. That’s The Way Love Go’s Janet Jackson
54. All Of Me John Legend
55. Imagine John Lennon
56. Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker
57. Right To Be Wrong Joss Stone
58. Your Beautiful James Blunt
59. Weakness In Me Keisha White
60. Get Lucky (slow) Karen Souza
61. My Aphrodisiac Katie Melua
62. Never Know Kelly Roland
63. Use Somebody (slow) Kings Of Lion
64. How Do I Live Leann Rimes
65. Lion Sleeps Tonight Lion King
66. New York New York Liza Manelli
67. I Try Macy Gray
68. A Man Loves a Woman Michael Bolton
69. Sitting On the Dock Michael Bolton
70. Quondo Quondo Michael B
71. Home Michael Buble
72. Can’t Stop Loving You Michael Jackson
73. Popsicle Toes Michael Franks
74. Sunday Morning Maroon 5
75. My Baby Nina Simone
76. Feeling Good Nina Simone
77. Remind Me Nicleback
78. Torn Natalie Imburglia
79. Don’t Know Why Norah Jones
80. Don’t speak No Doubt
81. Purple rain Prince
82. Why Doves Cry Prince
83. Fever Peggie Lee
84. Flay me To The Moon Peggie Lee
85. I Don’t Wanna Wait Paula Cole
86. Killing Me Softly Roberta Flack
87. Stay Rihanna
88. Love On The Brain Rihanna
89. Just don’t want to be Lonely Regina Belle
90. Your Love Is King Sade
91. Smooth operator Sade
92. King Of Sorrow Sade
93. Kiss From a Rose Seal
94. I Who Have Nothing Shirley Bassie
95. Your Still The One Shania Twain
96. Not The Only One Sam Smith
97. Stay With Me Sam Smith
98. Waterfall TLC
99. Hotel California The Eagles
100. Unbreak my Heart Toni Braxton
101. Spanish Guitar Toni Braxton
102. You Make Me High Toni Braxton
103. Lady Soul Temptations
104. My Girl Temptations
105. Give Me One Reason Tracey Chapman
106. House of the Rising sun The Animals
107. I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
108. My African Dream Vicky Sampson
109. Just A Friend Of Mine Vaya Con Dios
110. Don’t Cry For Louie Vaya Con Dios
111. Colours Of The Wind Vanessa Williams
112. Save The Best For Last Vanessa Williams
Mid Temp Tracks
113. Jailer Asa
114. Rolling in the Deep Adele
115. I Am Superwoman Alicia Keys
116. Underdog Alicia Keys
117. Black Velvet Alannah Myles
118. Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin
119. Respect Aretha Franklin
120. Ironic Alanis Moriset
121. Tide is High Atomic Kitten
122. Eternal Flame Atomic Kitten
123. Whole Again Atomic Kitten
124. Complicated Avril Lavigne
125. Valerie Amy Winehouse
126. Rehab Amy Winehouse
127. Stronger Then Me Amy Winehouse
128. Mustang Sally Blues Brothers
129. Copacabana Barry Manilow
130. Billion Air Bruno Mars
131. Eight Days A Week Beatles
132. Love Me Do Beatles
133. Come Together Beatles
134. Bad Guy Billie Eilish
135. 3 little birds Bob Marley
136. Could You Be Loved Bob Marley
137. I Shot The Sherif Bob Marley
138. Jamming Bob Marley
139. What You Won’t Do Bobby Caldwell
140. Good Vibrations Beach Boys
141. Don’t worry Be Happy Bobby McFerrin
142. Full Moon Brandy
143. Hit Me Baby Britany Spears
144. Baby Boy Beyoncé
145. Texas Hold Them Beyonce
146. Daddy Lessons Beyonce
147. Weekend Special Brenda Fussie
148. Vulindlela Brenda Fussie
149. Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood
150. Shoop Shoop Cher
151. Welcome To Burlesque Cher
152. A New Day Has Come Celine Dion
153. Genie in A Bottle Christina Aguilera
154. Attention Charlie Puth
155. Havana Camila Cabello
156. Substitute Clout
157. Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae
158. Guy What Takes His Time Christina Aguilera
159. Proud Mary CCR
160. Bad Moon CCR
161. Have you seen the rain CCR
162. What Can I Do Corr
163. Bubbly Colbie Caillat
164. Mercy Duffy
165. Jolene Dolly Parton
166. Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You- Engelbert
167. Electric Avenue Eddy Grant
168. Hound Dog Elvis
169. Jail House Blue Elvis
170. Bailamos Enrique Glesique
171. Dreams Fleetwood Mac
172. Turn Your Love Around George Benson
173. Nature Boy George Benson
174. Knocking on heaven’s door Guns N’ Roses
175. Somebody That I use To Gotya ft Kimbra
176. Crazy Gnarls Barkley
177. Country Roads Hermes House Band
178. La La Long Inner Circle
179. Im Yours Jason Mraz
180. Waiting on the World John Mayer
181. If you Had my Love Jennifer Lopez
182. Out Of my Head Kylie Monoge
183. Never To Much Luther Vandross
184. Use Somebody Lady Antebellum
185. Mambo Number 5 Lou Bega
186. Feel Good Lira
187. You and I Lady Gaga
188. This Love Maroon 5
189. Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
190. Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye
191. Bitch Meredith Brooks
192. Heard It Through The Grapevine
193. Searching for The Hero M People
194. Fly Me To The Moon Natalie Cole
195. Say It Right Nelly Furtado
196. I’m Like A Bird Nelly Furtado
197. Broken Strings Nelly Furtado
198. Too Close Next
199. Fire Pointer Sister
200. Cups Pitch Perfect
201. Get Lucky Pharrell Williams
202. Happy Pharrell Williams
203. Sway Pussy Cat Dolls
204. Perhaps Perhaps Pussy Cat Dolls
205. Diamonds and Pearls Prince
206. Crazy little thing called love Queen
207. We Are The Champions Queen
208. I want to brake free Queen
209. Bites The Dust Queen
210. Man Down Rihanna
211. Diamonds Rihanna
212. Love On The Brain Rihanna
213. Take a Bow Rihanna
214. Te Amo Rihanna
215. Big Spender Shirley Bassie
216. Whatever Lola What’s Sarah Vaughan
217. Superstious Stevie Wonder
218. All I Do Stevie Wonder
219. Maria Maria Santana
220. Black Magic Woman Santana
221. Cheap Thrills Sia
222. Legal Alien Sting
223. Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
224. Hold The Line Toto
225. Georgie Porgie Toto
226. Roseanna Toto
227. Africa Toto
228. Simply the Best Tina Turner
229. What’s Love Got To Do with it-Tina Turner
230. I Can’t Feel My Face The Weekend
231. Drops of Jupiter Train
232. I think we're alone Tiffany
233. No Scrubs TLC
234. Free Falling Tom Petty
235. You Remind Me Usher
236. Can’t help fallin UB40
237. Red Red Wine UB40
238. I Got You Babe UB40
239. Don’t Cry For Louie Vaya Con Dios
240. 1000 miles Vanessa Carlton
241. Learn From The Best Whitney Houston
242. Your Love is My Love Whitney Houston
243. Have this Kiss Forever Whitney Houston
244. Heartbreak Hotel Whitney Houston
Fast Tracks
245. Mama Mia Abba
246. Waterloo Abba
247. Gimme Gimme Abba
248. FRENDS Anne-Marie
249. Skater Boi Avril Lavigne
250. Complicated Avril Levigen
251. Wake Me Up Avici
252. Hey Brother Avici
253. Try Again Aaliyah
254. You Shook Me All Night AC.DC
255. Poison Alice Cooper
256. Smooth Criminal Alien Ant Farm
257. Mr Saxobeat Alexandra
258. Staying alive Bee Gees
259. Crazy In Love Beyonce
260. Why Don’t You Love Me Beyonce
261. Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
262. 18 Till I Die Bryan Adams
263. My First My Everything Barry White
264. Rocking All Over The World-Beatles
265. All the Small Things Blink 182
266. Let’s Get it Started Black Eyed Peas
267. I Gotta Feeling Black Eye Peas
268. Shut Up Black Eye Peas
269. My Humps Black Eye Peas
270. Treasure Bruno Mars
271. Locked Out Of Heaven Bruno Mars
272. Up Town Funk Bruno Mars
273. Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars
274. Daddy Cool Boney M
275. Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Japsen
276. Havana Camila Cabello
277. Brick House Commodores
278. Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows
279. Mr. Jones Counting Crows
280. The Twist Chuck Berry
281. Forget You Ceelo Green
282. One and Only Chesney Hawkes
283. The Shoop Shoop Song Cher
284. Welcome To The Burlesque-Cher
285. Believe Cher
286. Zombie Cranberries
287. Ant Nobody Remix Chaka Kan
288. How Deep is Your Love Calvin Harris
289. Summer Calvin Harris
290. Feel So Close Calvin Harris
291. How Deep Is Your Love Calvin Harris
292. Let’s Go Calvin Harris
293. Hot Stuff Donner Summers
294. Cold Heat Dua Lipa
295. Don’t Start Now Dua Lipa
296. Survivor Destiny’s Child
297. Cake By The Ocean DNCE
298. Pour some sugar on me Def Leppard
299. Rhythm of the night El Debarge
300. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Remix
301. Hope Joanna Eddy Grant
302. Electric Avenue Eddy Grant
303. Bad Habits Ed Sheeran
304. Shiver Ed Sheeran
305. Sweet Dreams Eurythmics
306. Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry
307. Conga Gloria Estefan
308. I Will Survive In Gloria Gaynor
309. Basket Case Green Day
310. 99 Red Balloons Goldfinger
311. On Broadway George Benson
312. Give Me The Night George Benson
313. Budapest George Ezra
314. Faith George Mich
315. As It Was Harry Styles
316. I feel good James Brown
317. Spotlight Jenniffer Hudson
318. Let's get loud Jennifer Lopez
319. Love Don’t Cost A Thing Jennifer Lopez
320. Waiting For Tonight Jennifer Lopez
321. On The Floor Jennifer Lopez
322. Super Star Jamelia
323. Middle Jimmy Eat World
324. I can See Clearly Jimmy Cliff
325. Celebration Kool & The Gang
326. Fresh Kool & The Gang
327. Oh La La La Kool & The Gang
328. Ladies Night Kool & The Gang
329. Get Down On It Kool & The Gang
330. Sex On Fire Kings of Lion
331. Footloose Kenny Loggins
332. Poker Face Lady Gaga
333. Bad Romance Lady Gaga
334. Born this way Lady Gaga
335. Sweet Home Alabama Leonard Skinner
336. All Night Long Lionel Richie
337. Dancing On The Ceiling Lionel Richie
338. I Love Music Lebo Matosa
339. Black or White Michael Jackson
340. Billie Jean Michael Jackson
341. Flowers Miley Cyrus
342. Moving On Up M-People
343. Ndihamba Nawe Mafikizolo
344. Enter Sandman Metallica
345. All About That Bass Megan Trainor
346. Me Too Megan Trainor
347. Made You Look Megan Trainor
348. Papa Don’t Preach Madonna
349. Holiday Madonna
350. One More Night Maroon 5
351. Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5
352. Heavenly Sent Mi Casa
353. These Streets Mi Casa
354. Jika Mi Casa
355. Return Of The Mack Mark Morrison
356. Dance Sum More Mango Groove
357. Special Star Mango Groove
358. Sing It Back Moloko
359. Man Eater Nelly Furtado
360. Pretty fly for a white guy Offspring
361. Get The Party Started Pink
362. Raise your glass Pink
363. Another Brick in The Wall Pink Floyd
364. Happy Pharrell Williams
365. Blurred Lines Pharrell Williams
366. Let’s Go Crazy Prince
367. Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
368. We Will Rock You Queen
369. The Look Roxette
370. Dress For Success Roxette
371. Don't Stop The Music Rihanna
372. Umbrella Rihanna
373. S&M Rihanna
374. La Bamba Ritchie Valens
375. Honey im home Shania Twain
376. Man I Feel Like a Woman Shania Twian
377. Gonna Get Ya Good Shania Twian
378. Don’t Impress Me Much Shania Twain
379. Master Blaster Stevie Wonder
380. Sir Durk Stevie Wonder
381. For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder
382. If You Could Read My Mind Stars On 54
383. Tequila Santana
384. Smooth Santana
385. Murder on the Dancefloor
386. Cheap Thrills Sia
387. The eye of the tiger Survival
388. We built this city Starship
389. I Still Believe Shola Ama
390. Waka waka Shakira
391. Hips Don’t Lie Shakira
392. I’m A Believer Smash Mouth
393. Chasing Cars Snow Patrol
394. Two Princes Spin Doctors
395. Message in a bottle The Police
396. Lady Soul (Remix) Temptations
397. The Devil Went Down To George-
398. Dancing in The Moon Light Top loaders
399. Dance Money Toni and I
400. Sex Bomb Tom Jones
401. I’ll Be There For You The Rembrandts
402. I Wanna Be Like You The Jungle Book
403. Video Killed the Radio Star- The Bungles
404. I Can’t Fell My Face The Weekend
405. Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston
406. How Will I Know Whitney Houston
407. Raining Men Weather Girls
408. Play that funky music Wild Cherry
409. Kryptonite 3 Doors Down
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Biography

Candace studying Contemporary Music at the National School of the Arts achieving top marks and full National Colors in Practical Music. After Candace finished her studies with a Music Diploma, her 1st music project was performed as an Actor and Presenter in corporate kid’s theatre. As well as recording in Passage One Studio's for a TV Music project where she was asked to sing all the English songs in a Malti language kids TV show on SABC 2 called Rivonigo.
After performing as the lead production singer in various cruise ships, casinos resorts and theatres in South Africa and overseas. Can ... dace decided to grow and developed relationships as a session vocalist in and around Johannesburg working with countless bands and agents developing a reliable professional reputation with other musicians . A fully booked entertainer & entrepreneur Candace has enjoy a colorful career work and refining her craft. Traveling throughout Africa and abroad performing in 5 star resorts, tourist destinations, major sporting events and has personal experience working with the biggest brands in Africa. Read More

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Experience

CRUISE SHIPS
ROLE REIGION
2024 Serena Costa Cruises Lead Production Singer Asia
2023 Adora Mediterranea Cruises Lead Production Singer Asia
2019 Crown Princess Cruises Lounge Dio Singer Cross Atlantic
THEATER & LIVE PERFORMANCES
ROLE VENUE
2 ... 022 Toast Masters African Awards Singer The Venue at Midrand
2021 Heritage Day Weekend Lead Singer Emerald Resort & Casino
2020 Africa Sky Corporate Band Lead Singer Shepstone Gardens Venue
2020 Race To the Majors Golf Event Singer Blair Atholl Golf Estate
2019 Tresor Mozambique Private Event Singer Cardoso Hotel Maputo
2021 Net Bank Golf Challenge Lead Singer Sun City Resort & Casino
2022 Sasol Year End Awards Singer Sasolburg Conference Venue
2019 Rand Club Members Gala Lead Singer Rand Club Johannesburg
2018 Christmas in July Steyn City Lead Singer Steyn Residence Steyn City
2017 A Beautiful Noise Rockwood Production Lead Singer Rockwood Theater Pretoria
2017 Smurfs Christmas Show Lead Eastgate Shopping Center
2016 Save the Rhinos Spar Initiative Lead Gauteng Roadshow
2016 Dove Self Esteem & Confidence Lead Gauteng Roadshow
2015 Cabaret Show Boardwalk Casino Lead Singer Boardwalk Casino
2015 Cabaret Show Flamingo Casino Lead Singer Flamingo Casino
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Previous Clients

Performance Experience: Since 2010, Candace has been a prominent figure in the corporate entertainment space, delivering unforgettable performances for prestigious brands such as:
Princess Cruises
Costa Cruises
SA Reserve Bank
Barclays Absa Bank
Barloworld Toyota
Sun International Hotels and Casinos
JSE Stock Exchange
To mention a few.

Suitable for

Awards Ceremony Bachelorette / Hen Party Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Grand Opening Party Halloween Party Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event Jewish Wedding New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Nursing / Care Home Event Product Launch / Promotion Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party School Event Session Work Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Virtual Event Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Acting Experience

TV: What drama series or commercials work have you performed and as what role?
FEAT: Macdonell’s (2022) Lead: Mahindra Car tvc (2018) Lead: ABSA Bank tvc (2016), FEAT: SAA tvc (2014), lead: AQuelle tvc(2011), FEAT Garmin Watchers tvc (2011)
Theatre: What Theatre work have you performed and as what role?
Lead: A Beautiful Noise Rockwood Theatre Pretoria (2017), The Smurf Christmas Show (Roll) Candace Host of the Smarf Character (2016), Lead: Cabaret Show for the Boardwalk Casino (2015), Cabaret Show for Flamingo Casino (2015), Lead: Cabaret Show For Windmill Casino (2014).
Educat ... ional Theatre: What Roadshow work have you performed and as what role?
Lead: Pick n Pay Rhino Conservation Roadshow (2017), Lead: Dove Self Esteem and Body Confidence Road Show (2016), Lead: Dischem Menstruation and Body Changers Roadshow (2015), Lead Host: Khumbra Movie Theatre Roadshow (2013) Lead: Dettol Hand Hygiene Roadshow Johannesburg (2012) Lead: Dettol Hand Hygiene Roadshow Durban (2011)
Presenter & Host: Have you presented or Hosted TV or Radio Shows?
Host: Bangers and Mash Up –Podcast- Flatline Radio (2019 -2022), Presenter: Hip Hop 411 YouTube- (2016)
COMMERCIALS ROLE
2022 McDonald’s Featured Regional
2018 Mahindra Cars Lead Worldwide
2020 Standard Bank Featured Regional
FILM / TV & RADIO
2022 Bangers & Mash Up Flatline Radio Show Host Kunda Mtonga
DIRECTOR
2021 021 Speed Pilot Project Lead Jerome Pikwane
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Physical Characteristics

Meet the Act

Down to earth easy to work with, passionate and engaging. Having fallen in-love with music from a very young age Candace has diligently pursued a very successful career in the entertainment space. Wearing many hats from singer, actor, radio host, model, actress and DJ. Candace Africa’s adaptability, hard work and enthusiasm has made her a quick pick for clients.
Candace’s tenacity and passion for her industry has led to many accomplishments like independently releasing her own music in 2017 available to download or stream on all major platforms just google or search Candace Africa.
... Candace also starting her own Live Music Agency called Africa Reign Bookings in 2017 & In 2019 collaborated with friends to start a online podcast call Bangers n Mash Ups a Dance Chart Show on ‘Flatline’ Radio, witch Candace’s host & produces.
From Production Singing, Artist, Musician, Model /Actress, content creator, Host and many more things choose me Candace Africa for your next project.
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Additional Information

Vocal Range: A 2 - F5, Belt to D5
TRAINNING
National School of the Arts - Diploma in Contemporary Music Studies 2010
MAPPP Seta Certificate - Music Diploma
Full Colours - Contemporary Music
Platinum Certificate - Music Performance, Music Business & Ensemble
Additional Training
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) -Certificate of Proficiency - Basic Training VI/1 and Seamans Book
Vocal Training - Marly Kelly 2023 - 2024
Woman in Music: Artist Development Program 2022
Joburg Civic Theater Acting Workshop 2021
Vaccination : COVID-19, MMR, TB, Yellow Fever & Vari ... cella
STCW : Certificate of Proficiency & Seamans Book Read More