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South African Boyband

I've previously featured a couple of African girl groups on the blog, but not a boyband so far. A couple of months or so ago, I did a search online and found some. So today I'm featuring Dey Say, a boyband from South Africa! :)

Dey Sey are the first South African boyband in two decades who have not been formed through a reality show. The group comes from Johannesburg and consists of 4 members aged between 16-21- J, Dre, Chad and Elim.

Dey Say (previously known as CLJ) started out by posting videos on TikTok, their most popular being a cover of Cameroonian American singer Libianca's hit single People, which reached over 1 million views. 

After South African TV presenter Leanne Manas heard their music, she conducted a live on-air search to find them, then invited them on her TV show Morning Live, which kickstarted their career.

Following their appearance, the boys headed to the studio and began recording original music, which blends different genres, such as amapiano and Afropop and R'n'B. They released their debut single Calling For You last October, 9 months after being on the TV show.

Calling For You is a romantic upbeat pop song which also contains rhythmic African music elements. Member Elim has said that the track showcases how far the band has come and shows who they really are. This is an audio. There's no music video as yet, but I'll update this post if they make one. :) 

 



For more on Dey Say visit these links:

DRUM feature:  https://www.snl24.com/drum/celebs/news/rising-stars-meet-south-africas-newest-boyband-dey-say-20250115

Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wearedeysay 

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearedeysay/ 

 

Hope you liked the post! If you know any other African boybands/general groups, please let me know. :)


For more African groups, check out these posts:

International Girl Groups (features Angolan girl group Afrikanas, plus Thai girl group G-TWENTY: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/04/international-girl-groups.html

More International Girl Groups (features South African girl group Chat and Thai girl group Wizzle): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/11/more-international-girl-groups.html

 

 



 




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