Nelisiwe Sibiya is a singer and actress known playing the role of Dr Mbali on Durban Gen. She has the beauty, the voice and the flair to go with it. As she is becoming a fan favourite, let’s find out what drives her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 29 year old actress and singer have got Mzansi love-struck ever since she started gracing the small screens.
She ought to reel in more viewers just by her unmatched acting dexterities as she takes on her new role in Durban Gen
The voice behind the drama Lockdown’s theme song breaks into the industry after wowing a prominent actor and director.
The actress gets a cameo role on Lockdown after recording her emotional hit song for the series. “I had to come back to Joburg to record a song for the show, but I was so down and out I didn’t want to do it. But my head switched on when I thought about how my mother would have wanted me to.”
As she continues with her singing career, things fall apart, and her contract ends. While watching her world crumbling down around her, she auditions for a role on Durban Gen, and the rest is history.
At just eight years of age, the songstress discovers her singing talent. With the help of her older sister, she perfects her vocals. “She would make me reach those high notes; she was an amazing singer. We took the talent from my mother’s side because everyone could sing there. When my sister passed away, I thought I would never want to sing again because I thought I would die too,” says Nelisiwe.
Getting over her loss, she finally joins the high school choir. “A choir is eventually started because of me at my school. I got choral and classical training, and then I joined a production after school that led me to really know that music was my calling. If not that, then I was going to be a scriptwriter.”
Financial constraints see the actress’ mother failing to send her to University. Living in a shack with her mother, the songstress grinds through singing gigs to save up. But how do they end up in a shack?
“I grew up in an abu$ive environment. My mom and I lived with an aunt and her husband who always reminded us that we didn’t belong.” When the abu$e became $exual, and her sister was a victim, that was their cue to leave