South African music fans woke to much excitement on Tuesday as Twitter was buzzing with news that the former hosts of the '90s hit music show, "Studio Mix," are among the six to emcee the South African Music Awards this weekend.
Taking to Twitter to share the news and a throwback image of her and Bob Mabena, Melanie Bala asked fans, "Ya'll ready?"
Fans could not contain their excitement with many reminiscing on the pair's on-screen days and praising Bala's hosting skills. One fan wrote: "Mel you are a good host, I even still remember the yellow dress you wore and the time you introduced yourself as Melanie Bala and the crowd went crazy, you grace."
Mel you are a good host, I even still remember the yellow dress you wore and the time you introduced yourself as Melanie Bala and the crowd went crazy, you grace 🙌😍😍
— Randy (@mirandatshifhiw) May 28, 2019
Bala's big reveal comes after the SAMAs asked fans to guess who would be hosting the annual music awards ceremony on Monday.
As part of the 6 hosts, we're bringing you a funny insurance guy who held it down at #SAMA24 last year and a beautiful actress alongside him... Guess who? 👀 #SAMA25 pic.twitter.com/w6wR6AYAhA
— The SA Music Awards (@TheSAMAs) May 27, 2019
The six hosts were announced on MetroFMs Fresh Breakfast Show on Tuesday, revealing that the SAMAs have adopted a different approach with three sets of hostS representing different musical eras. Bala and Mabena will represent the 1990s, while Thuli Chala and Twasagirl will represent the 2000s, followed by comedian Mpho Modikoane and actress Nomzamo Mbatha who will represent 2010 and beyond.
There you go! @mabena_bob& @MelBala repping the 90s. @KhuliChana& @Twasagirl repping the 00s. @MphoPopps& @NomzamoMbatha repping 2010 onwards...
Ladies your @TheSAMAs hosts for 2019!
Tune in to @Official_SABC1 to see them doing the most at 8pm if you aren’t going. #SAMA25
— Relebogile Mabotja (@RelebogileM) May 28, 2019
The two-day awards ceremony which takes place on 31 May and 1 June at Sun City, North West, will see the heavyweights of the music industry get accolades for their impact in South African Music.