competition show, Micaela Kleinsmith, a singer-songwriter from Cape Town has been named the next recipient of Apple Music’s Up Next Programme.Having grown up watching singing shows and yearning for her own chance to take the stage, Micaela took a giant leap of faith auditioning for Apple TV+’s latest country music competition.aims to diversify the country music space and give talented artists from across the globe a platform to showcase their talents.
is exemplary of the type of heartfelt music that she makes. Portraying the butterfly as a motif for love and self-actualisation, Micaela uses her voice as the main instrument to convey a multitude of emotion. As the newest Up Next artist to be spotlighted in South Africa, Micaela will be featured across Apple Music’s South African Up Next playlist.
Speaking to Apple Music, Micaela says ‘Going from being a little girl in Cape Town, South Africa, who loved singing with her guitar in her room and dreaming about doing what I love for the rest of the world, to being Apple Music’s Up Next artist is an insane and beautifully blessed path my life and career has taken.’