Palesa Malieloa (b. 1992) is a soprano from South Africa. In her home country she has studied at the NWU School of Music in Potchefstroom under Conroy Cupido and in the class of the Cape Town Opera Studio. She has enjoyed success in national music competitions and won a scholarship to study at the Cologne University of Music, starting in 2017. In 2018 she was awarded third prize at the University of South Africa’s Unisa International Voice Competition, having previously won a national competition.