{"id":14487,"date":"2024-11-04T15:23:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.news.naijatraffic.ng\/?p=14487"},"modified":"2024-11-04T15:23:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:23:09","slug":"rouge-rapper-biography-age-family-education-and-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naijatraffic.ng\/news\/rouge-rapper-biography-age-family-education-and-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge (rapper) Biography: Age, Family, Education and Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deko Barbara-Jessica Wedi, better known as Rouge, was born on September 13, 1992. she comes from Congo and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Her debut album, &#8216;The New Era Sessions,&#8217; released with a short film, earned her a prestigious South African Film and Television Award for Best Micro Budget Film.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>FACTS ABOUT ROUGE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FULL NAME:<\/strong> Deko Barbara-Jessica Wedi<\/li>\n<li><strong>DATE OF BIRTH:<\/strong> September 13, 1992<\/li>\n<li><strong>PLACE OF BIRTH:<\/strong> Pretoria , Gauteng, South Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>NATIONALITY:<\/strong> Congolese-South African<\/li>\n<li><strong>OCCUPATIONS :<\/strong> Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Author, TV Presenter<\/li>\n<li><strong>LABELS:<\/strong> Sony Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Born to Congolese parents, she discovered her love for songwriting at 12, leading her into acting, public speaking, and poetry.<\/p>\n<p>Pretoria, Gauteng celebrated the birth of Deko Barbara-Jessica Wedi on September 13, 1992.<\/p>\n<p>At 19, encouraged by a friend, she started rapping to her own R&amp;B compositions. She later graduated from the University of Pretoria with a degree in Drama &amp; Film.<\/p>\n<p>Following her first single &#8220;Party,&#8221; Rouge released her second single &#8220;Mi Corazon&#8221; featuring BigStar Johnson in December 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Collaborating with AKA in 2015 for the &#8220;Baddest&#8221; remix with other female rap artists was a career highlight.<\/p>\n<p>The release of &#8220;Mbongo Zaka&#8221; featuring Moozlie in 2016 marked her breakthrough, dominating charts on major South African radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>Recognized as one of the top female rappers in Africa, Rouge appeared on Creative-hiphop&#8217;s list in 2017 alongside artists like Nadia Nakai and Eno Barony.<\/p>\n<p>She mentored on the reality show &#8220;The Coalition&#8221; in 2016 and participated in MTV Base Cyphers the next year.<\/p>\n<p>Her album &#8220;The New Era Sessions&#8221; was released on September 8, 2017, reaching number 2 on the local iTunes charts.<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying short film, featuring talents like Atandwa Kani and Denise Zimba, received critical acclaim and awards like the South African Film and Television Award for Best Micro Budget Film.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing her success, the album yielded multiple hit singles and accolades, including a South African Music Award for Best Music Video.<\/p>\n<p>Rouge expanded her roles by hosting the music show Remix SA on SABC 1 and joining Halls SA&#8217;s competition HallsOMFCC as a decision-maker.<\/p>\n<p>In a significant move, she signed with Sony Music South Africa in March 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>PERSONAL LIFE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2023, Rouge, tied the knot with her partner and manager, MacMillian &#8220;Ginger Mac&#8221; Mabaleka, after a nine-year relationship, sealing their union in marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deko Barbara-Jessica Wedi, better known as Rouge, was born on September 13, 1992. she comes from Congo and South Africa. Her debut album, &#8216;The New Era Sessions,&#8217; released with a short film, earned her a prestigious South African Film and Television Award for Best Micro Budget Film. 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