Kamo WW

Kamo WW
Born
Kamohelo Thabiso Pule

(2002-06-06) June 6, 2002
Pretoria, South Africa
Occupations
  • Influencer
  • singer
  • actor
Years active2021–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
  • Universal Music Group
  • Virgin Active Records

Kamohelo Thabiso Pule (born 6 June 2002), professionally known as Kamo WW, is a South African influencer, singer, television personality and actor. He is best known for his starring role on the YouTube original reality show Birth of Stars. He made his first debut single "Abafana" in 2023 and became the first openly queer amapiano artist.

Life and career

Pule was born in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa and grew up in Springs, South Africa in the East Rand. He had a clear idea of wanting to work in media industry.[1]

Pule made his breakout career moment after his starring role on the YouTube original LGBTQ+ documentary reality show Birth of Stars alongside his friends Coachella Randy and Kagiso Mogola for two seasons before focusing on his music career.[2][3] He collaboration with seval notable brands include Adidas, Converse, Pantene, Dolce & Gabbana, Maybelline, H&M and RICH MNISI.[4][5][6]

Pule refer amapiano, electronic and gqom as his music genres.[7] He made his first debut single "Abafana" featuring Xduppy and more artist in 2023.[8] The same he released his second single "Chommie" featuring Chley.[9] In 2024, he released his debut EP namely Pose with two singles "Shake (A)" and YihYih (Thiba).[10][11][12] By 2025, he is one best of Amapiano artist in South Africa as he released hit maker single "23 (Chipi)".[13] He play the role of Lelz in Netflix South African crime series Bad Influencer.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Pule proudly identify as queer gay and came out to his family when he was a teenager.[17][18]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2022–2023 Birth of Stars Himself Main role
2022 Skeem Saam Himself Recurring role
Instapreneur Himself Guest
2025–present Bad Influencer Lelz Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated works Result Ref.
2022 Feather Awards Socialite of the Year As Kamo WW on Birth of Stars Nominated [19]
Social Media Personality of the Year Won
2024 DSTV Content Creators Awards Storyteller of the Year Nominated [20]
South African Social Media Awards Beauty Influencer of the Year Himself Nominated [21]

References

  1. ^ "KAMO WW's life". ANOTHER ZERO. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  2. ^ Masuku, Ditiro. "Kamo, Kagiso, and Coachella Randy get real with YouTube reality show, Birth of Stars". News24. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  3. ^ "Birth of Stars' Kamo speaks on growing comfortable in his skin and getting a Feather award nod". TimesLIVE. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  4. ^ "Kamo WW carves entrepreneurship niche in social media". SowetanLIVE. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  5. ^ "Content Creator, Kamo_WW Works Hard & Plays Harder With His Latest Single – ICEKREAM". 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  6. ^ "Kamo WW Brands Collaboration". ANOTHER ZERO. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  7. ^ "Kamo WW multi-genre EP pays homage to queer community". SowetanLIVE. Archived from the original on 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  8. ^ "Kamo WW speaks on his budding music career and queer representation". TimesLIVE. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  9. ^ "Kamo WW on mission to conquer the world with music". SowetanLIVE. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  10. ^ Mzandisi, Iviwe. "PODCAST | Pride Pulse: Kamo WW's inspiring journey and the vibrant influence of queer culture". News24. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  11. ^ Mzandisi, Iviwe. "Social media star Kamo WW strikes a pose with debut EP celebrating queer identity". News24. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  12. ^ admin (2024-09-27). "Kamo_WW Releases New Single "Shake(A)" With Music Video". the journalist dj. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  13. ^ "Kamo_ww – monthly listeners and total stream count". www.musicmetricsvault.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  14. ^ Birjalal, Alyssia (2025-10-06). "Zozibini Tunzi makes her series debut in 'Bad Influencer' alongside Cindy Mahlangu". Daily News. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  15. ^ Magagula, Nompumelelo. "Zozibini and Kamohelo Pule make bold acting debuts in Netflix's Bad Influencer". News24. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  16. ^ Nontsele, Chuma. "Kamohelo Pule on how Netflix's Bad Influencer nailed the reality of content creators". News24. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  17. ^ "Birth of Stars' Kamo speaks on growing comfortable in his skin and getting a Feather award nod". TimesLIVE. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  18. ^ Mzandisi, Iviwe. "PODCAST | Pride Pulse: Kamo WW's inspiring journey and the vibrant influence of queer culture". News24. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  19. ^ Zuma, Mbalenhle (2022-11-11). "'Birth of Stars' win big at 2022 Feather awards". Sunday World. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  20. ^ "A list of the 2024 DStv Content Creator Awards winners". www.dstv.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  21. ^ "2024 South African Social Media Awards Announces Nominees". Media Update. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
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