1 00:00:08,404 --> 00:00:10,364 [trills tongue] 2 00:00:10,448 --> 00:00:13,576 [vocal warm-ups] 3 00:00:13,659 --> 00:00:18,205 Every start of the show gives me a different vibe, a different energy. 4 00:00:18,289 --> 00:00:21,042 -Testing, testing, testing, testing. -All good. 5 00:00:21,125 --> 00:00:23,919 [Magudulela] That first call means a lot, 6 00:00:24,003 --> 00:00:27,882 'cause you find the public members screaming. 7 00:00:27,965 --> 00:00:31,260 [audience cheering, applause] 8 00:00:31,343 --> 00:00:35,347 But the minute you start that call, it's like total silencio. And then, boom. 9 00:00:35,431 --> 00:00:36,891 [applauding continues] 10 00:00:36,974 --> 00:00:38,642 I have their eyes on me. 11 00:00:54,992 --> 00:01:01,040 [singing in Zulu] 12 00:01:01,123 --> 00:01:07,171 [background singers singing in Zulu] 13 00:01:07,254 --> 00:01:09,340 [Magudulela] I still get chills when I'm [chuckling] singing. 14 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,218 Especially the first song. 15 00:01:12,551 --> 00:01:15,721 I just don't get over with that first song, "The Circle of Life." 16 00:01:15,805 --> 00:01:18,224 [continues singing in Zulu] 17 00:01:18,808 --> 00:01:22,812 I look at individuals amongst the public. 18 00:01:22,895 --> 00:01:27,233 And the connection I feel with their eyes, even better when they are crying. 19 00:01:27,316 --> 00:01:28,442 I'm like, "Oof." 20 00:01:28,526 --> 00:01:29,485 [chuckles] 21 00:01:29,568 --> 00:01:30,569 "I feel you." 22 00:01:31,529 --> 00:01:34,532 I'm really proud. It's a very special role. 23 00:01:34,615 --> 00:01:38,077 I feel honored that I was trusted. 24 00:01:41,664 --> 00:01:43,833 I actually [chuckling] grew up in South Africa. 25 00:01:44,583 --> 00:01:47,002 I think I was about five. I actually composed a song. 26 00:01:47,586 --> 00:01:49,505 That's how much I knew that I loved singing. 27 00:01:49,588 --> 00:01:53,092 And then, of course, at nine years, that's when I'm like, "I think I love singing." 28 00:01:53,175 --> 00:01:56,762 'Cause I ended up copying my friend who sang better than me at that point. 29 00:01:56,846 --> 00:02:01,183 She can sing, and I can try and sing too. I'm gonna be competitive. 30 00:02:01,267 --> 00:02:04,353 I just sang and sang until I upstaged her. 31 00:02:04,437 --> 00:02:05,521 [laughs] 32 00:02:07,064 --> 00:02:09,984 My first audition was not good. 33 00:02:11,027 --> 00:02:15,114 At that point I just finished my first musical in South Africa. 34 00:02:16,365 --> 00:02:19,952 There was a long queue, and I asked people, "Okay, what is this queue for?" 35 00:02:20,036 --> 00:02:22,705 "It's, like, auditions, Lion King." I'm like, "What is that?" 36 00:02:22,788 --> 00:02:25,249 ["Circle of Life" playing] 37 00:02:25,332 --> 00:02:29,378 I went to the movie store, bought myself that DVD. 38 00:02:31,630 --> 00:02:35,509 I thought, "If I do The Lion King, am I gonna be a cartoon?" [chuckles] 39 00:02:36,802 --> 00:02:40,973 I do have moments where I'm actually meditating. 40 00:02:41,474 --> 00:02:43,559 [chuckles] I close my eyes. 41 00:02:43,642 --> 00:02:44,727 [chuckles] 42 00:02:44,810 --> 00:02:46,562 -Clearing the mind. -You know? 43 00:02:47,104 --> 00:02:49,774 I'm glad and grateful that I've been part of this journey. 44 00:02:50,566 --> 00:02:51,942 ¡Soy listo! 45 00:02:52,026 --> 00:02:56,447 Being around this show teaches me every day to be a better person. 46 00:02:56,530 --> 00:03:02,912 [singing in Zulu] 47 00:03:02,995 --> 00:03:05,289 I mean, all the songs for me are special. 48 00:03:05,373 --> 00:03:06,916 They tell a certain story. 49 00:03:07,541 --> 00:03:12,922 And... for me, "The Circle of Life," I just connect with it. 50 00:03:13,506 --> 00:03:15,633 ♪ It's the circle of life ♪ 51 00:03:15,716 --> 00:03:17,843 It's like, "Wow, we're so connected on this earth." 52 00:03:19,470 --> 00:03:21,389 We need each other. 53 00:03:24,100 --> 00:03:26,102 Ooh... [sighs] It's just too much. It's deep. 54 00:03:26,185 --> 00:03:27,144 [chuckles] 55 00:03:27,228 --> 00:03:30,022 [singing in Spanish] 56 00:03:30,106 --> 00:03:34,193 I just connect with it as when I came on this earth. 57 00:03:34,276 --> 00:03:36,696 How my family was happy. 58 00:03:37,196 --> 00:03:40,199 And what dramas or what problems we've been through. 59 00:03:40,282 --> 00:03:44,328 [continues singing in Spanish] 60 00:03:44,412 --> 00:03:45,871 My parents are no longer there. 61 00:03:47,915 --> 00:03:52,753 I always feel they are still with me when I'm delivering the song. 62 00:03:53,421 --> 00:03:55,548 Because, really, when I talk to that Mufasa, 63 00:03:55,631 --> 00:03:58,801 I'm not talking to Mufasa. I'm talking to my parents. 64 00:03:59,969 --> 00:04:02,096 That's why I'm grateful to be part of this journey 65 00:04:02,179 --> 00:04:04,890 because, really, I've changed so many people's lives. 66 00:04:04,974 --> 00:04:08,728 You know, knowing that there could be people who are coming here sad. 67 00:04:10,980 --> 00:04:12,898 When we perform, then they leave happy. 68 00:04:13,441 --> 00:04:17,611 It's an amazing reaction. I feel like we're giving them a gift. 69 00:04:17,695 --> 00:04:21,824 It just makes me [chuckles] feel blessed. 70 00:04:22,324 --> 00:04:27,329 [singing continues]