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Fans remember Brenda Fassie on her birthday: 'A talent which death failed to take from us'

Brenda Fassie
Brenda Fassie

It’s hard to believe‚ but today would have been Brenda Fassie’s 52nd birthday. The music icon continues to touch so many lives with her music‚ and her fans showed nothing but their love for the late MaBrrr on social media.

The Queen of African Pop passed away on 9 May 2004‚ at the age of 39‚ when her life support machine was turned off.

She had slipped into a coma and a post-mortem later revealed that she had overdosed on cocaine.

Taking to Twitter‚ fans inundated the social media platform with heartfelt messages of love and loss as they celebrated her birthday.

A constant theme for fans has been that MaBrrr will remain forever in the hearts of those who admired her.

Ranala Silver on Twitter

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Brenda Fassie on Twitter

The late singer‚ who topped the trends list‚ also received a special shout out from the Minister of Arts and Culture‚ Nathi Mthethwa.

Min. Nathi Mthethwa on Twitter

Here’s a video of Brenda doing what she did best:

 

 

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