Update Feb 3, 2025
Jennifer Hudson ‘validates’ Idols SA alumni Sobetwa
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has just discovered Idols SA winner Yanga Sobetwa’s rendition of her smash hit,”If This Isn’t Love”, on the show, almost seven years later, and she can’t get enough of it.
The 23-year-old musician told Sowetan yesterday she felt validated that her 2018 performance had caught the attention of Hudson – an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner) – and hoped to one day collaborate with her.
On Tuesday, the 43-year-old American singer and actor, who became a household name after being part of American Idol in 2004, took to social media in a now viral post to praise then-16-year-old Sobetwa.
“It feels so humbling. I was actually in disbelief but I’m so encouraged,” Sobetwa said.
“The Bible says that your gift will make way for you and I’m seeing it come to light. The most surprising element about all of this is that I performed it seven years ago but I’m still receiving love – not just from people worldwide but the song’s original singer.
