Moneoa Moshesh

Moneoa
Born	Moneoa Moshesh (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35) Mthatha, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Other names	Moneoa
Occupations	Singer Songwriter
Years active	2012–present
Television	Full list
Mother	Treaty Ntsoaki Moshesh
Relatives	Nthati Moshesh (Auntie) [1]
Musical career
Also known as	The Rose [2]
Origin	Berea, Gauteng, South Africa
Genres	Afro Soul House Afro-pop Neo-soul Dance/Electronic
Labels	Gallo Record Company Bula Music CCA
Website	instagram.com/moneoa

Moneoa Moshesh-Sowazi (born (1989-11-06)November 6, 1989), is a South African singer-songwriter mononymously known as Moneoa. ^[3] She came to prominence after the release of her singles, "Is'Bhanxa" and "Pretty Disaster", the latter remixed by Da Capo. ^[1]

She has starred in a Johannesburg ghetto film circulating (if not projecting) around the 1958 Sophia Town violence against the law enforcement titled Back of the Moon where she portrays Eve Msomi alongside the award-winning S'Dumo Mtshali. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Discography

List of studio albums

• Coming from Going to (2012) ^[7]
• Ndim Lo (2014) ^[1]
• Ndim Lo (Super Deluxe) (White) (2014)
• Ziphi Inkomo (2018) ^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
N/A	#Karektas (season 1)	Herself	Celebrity Guest	[9]
	10 over 10 (season 2)		Commentator
	Clash of the Choirs South Africa (season 2)		Choirmaster
	Isibaya (season 3)		Actress
	Rhythm City (season 1)	Jesse	Supporting character
	The Bantu Hour (season 1)	Herself	Musical Guest
	The Remix SA (season 1)		Guest Judge
	The Road (season 1)	Ntsiki / Dodo	Actress
	SAMAs	Herself	Performer
	Zaziwa (season 4)		Guest
2013	Zabalza (season 2)		Celebrity

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Back of the Moon	Eve Msomi	Main Character	[4] [10] [5] [11] [6]

Awards and nominations

World Music Awards

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Recipient/Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2014	World Music Awards	World's Best Song	More Than You	Nominated
		World's Best Video		Nominated
		World's Best Act	Herself	Nominated
		World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year		Nominated
		World's Best Female Artist		Nominated

South African Music Awards

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Recipient/Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2015	SAMAs	Female Artist of the Year	Ndim Lo	Nominated
		Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album		Nominated

References

1. Njoki, Eunice (30 November 2020). "Moneoa Moshesh bio: age, family, songs, acting, nominations, awards, profile". Briefly.co.za . Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
2. "The 411 | Here's how Moneoa got the nickname 'The Rose'". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
3. "Moneoa Moshesh". Afternoon Express . 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
4. "Back of the Moon on Showmax". Showmax . Retrieved 17 December 2021.
5. Zietsman, Gabi (30 August 2019). "Back of the Moon". News24 . Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
6. Birjalal, Alyssia (13 September 2019). "'Back of the Moon' has Sophiatown rising in winning style". IOL . Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
7. "Moneoa Coming from Going to". Online Youth Magazine | Zkhiphani.com. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
8. Mnganga, Tholakele (19 October 2018). "Moneoa on hitting rock bottom: 'I was overwhelmed by the spotlight'". Channel24 . Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
9. "Moneoa Moshesh-Sowazi, Television Roles". www.tvsa.co.za. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
10. "Back of the Moon release dates". thebomb.co.za. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
11. "Back of the Moon film details". www.moviesite.co.za. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

• Moneoa on Twitter
• Moneoa at IMDb