Costantinos Tsobanoglou, popularly known as Costa Titch, a late South African rapper, was apparently one of the top Google searches in Mzansi in March, with Nhlanhla Lux and Thabo Bester.
Costa Titch died on March 11, 2023, after fainting on stage after a performance at the Nasrec stadium at Ultra Music Festival.
As admirers struggled to make sense of the star’s demise, videos showing him fainting went viral on social media.
Many people turned to search engines to try to discover answers.
Mzansi’s enquiring eyes also turned up controversial politician Nhlanhla Lux and the elusive Thabo Bester.
WHAT MZANSI SEARCHED ON GOOGLE
TimesLive reports that the most searched terms by Mzansi in March were:
- Costa Titch
- International Women’s Day
- National Shutdown
- Thabo Bester
- West Indies vs SA
- Nhlanhla Lux
- Gloria Bosman
- Riana Pretorius
- Katlego Danke
- Terry Pheto
COSTA’S LEGACY LIVES ON
While Costa is no more, his music continues to live on.
Chris Brown was recently recorded dancing to Costa’s Big Flexa.
His death came shortly after AKA, 35, was assassinated in Durban weeks earlier. The musicians had worked on several collaborations before their untimely passing.