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Musician Motswedi Modiba, or MOE., has become the first"black and African" contestant in one of China's biggest singing competitions.Modiba is an R&B singer-songwriter born in Tshwane. South African musician Motswedi Modiba, or MOE., became the first"black and African" contestant to participate in one of China's biggest singing competitions. This is according to the singer'ssinger-songwriter from Tshwane. The artist took to the"I took a huge leap of faith and joined one of China's biggest singing competitions,It is a competition that is loved and watched around Asia," Modiba posted on her TikTok.

"Thank you to my team here in China of over 20 people who work so hard to make sure I succeed. Thank you for helping me iron out my Mandarin chops and giving me so much courage!... Thank you to my team in SA for holding me down and supporting me." Modiba learned Mandarin at a Chinese school in Pretoria and studied the language in China with a scholarship as well, according to

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