She became known in particular through the song "Helele", which was used by RTL (French radio) and the Swiss television in the coverage of the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa, and in Germany as the leading actress in the Hamburg production of the musical The Lion King.

[1][2] Mchunu grew up in a township near the South African city of Durban and attended drama school at the "Committed Artist Academy" in Johannesburg.

In Hamburg, she played the main role of the shaman Rafiki in the musical "The Lion King" for several years.

In June 2022, she returned to the stage performing at the legendary club Anja's in Barmstedt, Germany.

[citation needed] Singing her classic track Helele and Tina Turner songs among other things she received a warm welcome from an international audience.