Rachel Kolisi Shows Off Singing and Dance Moves in Viral Video’: “Straight Into My Pop-Star Era”

Rachel Kolisi Shows Off Singing and Dance Moves in Viral Video’: “Straight Into My Pop-Star Era”

  • Rachel Kolisi shared a playful selfie-style video on Instagram on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, singing and dancing on a lit-up stage
  • She performed alongside Anica Kiana, the original singer of Falling Forward, captioning the clip with a cheeky pop-star declaration
  • Mzansi fans flooded the comments with warm reactions, saying Rachel has finally "got her groove back
Rachel Kolisi shows off singing and dance moves
Rachel Kolisi danced and sang in a viral clip. Image: rachelkolisi
Source: Instagram

Rachel Kolisi is clearly in her pop-star era, and she is not apologising for it. The South African personality took to Instagram on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, sharing a selfie-style reel that had fans grinning from ear to ear, showing her belting out lyrics into a microphone alongside a very special musical guest.

The clip was filmed indoors on what appeared to be a stage or event space, bathed in vibrant purple, yellow, and green stage lighting. Rachel and her companion took turns singing into the mic while dancing freely around the space, radiating pure, unfiltered joy. She captioned the post:

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"Falling Forward... straight into my pop star era. Someone notify my management. 😂🎤"

Rachel Kolisi and Anica Kiana light up the stage

The person sharing the spotlight with Rachel was none other than Anica Kiana, the original artist behind the song Falling Forward. Having the song's actual creator right there singing alongside her added an extra layer of fun to the already entertaining video. The on-screen caption read "In my pop-star era 😂🎤," and from the energy on display, it is hard to argue otherwise.

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Anica herself jumped into the comments with a playful jab, suggesting Rachel should have been given a different song to sing:

"Should've let you sing Rescue 🙂‍↔️"

Mzansi reacts to Rachel Kolisi's pop-star moment

The warm response from fans was swift and heartfelt. Here is what some of them had to say:

@enhlembali_ said:

"Girls just wanna have fun 🤍🤍🦋😎"

@ginameigosgabriel commented:

"😂😂nothing better than just being free. Lovely seeing you happy, Rachel."

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@wild.schild suggested:

"I think you need to host a dance/karaoke party 😂"

@mihlemarciamaqhasha remarked:

"Rachel got her groove back. 😍😍"

Watch Rachel Kolisi's pop-star moment by clicking the link.

Rachel Kolisi talks reinvention after divorce

In a previous report, Briefly News shared that Rachel Kolisi spoke candidly about rediscovering herself after her high-profile split from Springbok captain Siya Kolisi in October 2024.

She stepped down as CEO of the Kolisi Foundation and launched a new project, Falling Forward, centred on resilience and healing.

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Tayananiswa Zvikaramba (Editor) Tayananiswa Zvikaramba is an entertainment writer at Briefly News. He previously worked as a profiler, sports, human interest, entertainment, and current affairs writer at Pindula (2016-2022) and iHarare (2022-2025). He holds a BA Honours in Archaeology from the University of Zimbabwe (2010-2013), YOAST SEO for Beginners (2023), YOAST Block Editor Training (2023), and YOAST Structured Data for Beginners (2023). Email: tayananiswa.zvikaramba@briefly.co.za