Christina Aguilera is headline act for SATY Awards

Five-time Grammy Award winner and TV star Christina Aguilera is to be the headline act for the 2nd Annual South African of the Year Awards. The pop star will perform at the event along with fellow US singer Jason Derulo and a host of local artists including AKA, The Soil and ChianoSky.

A judge on the top-rated US reality singing show, The Voice, Aguilera has sold more than 50 million albums since breaking into the entertainment industry as a member of the Disney channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (where she performed alongside fellow 'graduates' Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake).

Christina Aguilera is headline act for SATY Awards

The SATY 2015 Awards take place this year at the Ticketpro Dome (formerly known as the Coca-Cola Dome) in Northgate on 17 October. Hosted by TV news channel ANN7 the Awards both celebrate and honour prominent and unheralded South Africans excelling in various fields, ranging from business, sport, entertainment, civil society, entrepreneurship and politics as well as ordinary South Africans making a difference in the country. The main category is the South African of the Year Award, which is currently held by the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela.

Public vote

In the run up to SATY 2015, ANN7 is screening the show, I am South African, which airs Monday to Saturday at 6pm. With 83 episodes commissioned, it celebrates South Africa's leading artists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, politicians and athletes. It is hosted by model, TV presenter and actor, Masego 'Maps' Maponyane, and can be seen on ANN7.

All those nominated in each category are voted for by the public. For more information, go to follow @SATY_AWARDS on Twitter (#SATY2015) or go to the SATY Awards Facebook page

Tickets for SATY 2015 will soon be available on Ticketpro.