Listen: Sammy Sosa's music career takes off

25 May 2016 - 10:00 By Kyle Zeeman
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TV and radio personality Samantha "Sammy Sosa" Lehoko is ready to extend her talents to the pop charts, when she releases a new collab she has been working on with local muso ScoobyNero.

Just a few months ago, Sammy revealed to Tonight that she was looking to get into the music industry but was shy to announce it as her next career path.

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“I am currently getting into music as a vocalist, I am no songwriter," Sammy revealed. "I am getting into neo-soul but, not I'm saying that I want to become a fully fledged singer.”

Since then, her fans have looked forward to hearing her music.

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And their patience was rewarded this week when Sammy posted a teaser of her upcoming track, entitled Thing Ting.

Give it a listen:

A video posted by Sammy Sosa (@sam_lehoko) on

Talking about the song, Sammy said it was a honour to work with Scooby and thanked him for asking her to work on the track with him.

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"I couldn't have been more honoured. Thank you Scooby for asking me to jump on! You're incredible, talented, funny, musical & super caring. Thanks for always being my homie, showing me love & looking out for me!I can't wait for everyone to hear our song," she wrote.

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