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Born | Nkosazana Nolwazi Kimberly Nzama 6 October 2000 Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Partner | Sir Trill [1] |
Children | 1 |
Awards | African Rising Star [2] |
Nkosazana Nolwazi Kimberly Nzama (born 6 October 2000) professionally known as Nkosazana Daughter, is a South African singer and songwriter. Nzama gained national recognition after she released her 14-track debut album that featured notable artists such as DJ Maphorisa, Makhadzi, Master KG, Kabza de Small, Tyler ICU, Major League DJz, Young Jonn, and Chronical Deep, and others. [3] [4] She collaborated with Master KG and Lowsheen on "Sofa Silahlane", which was released on 12 May 2022. The track hit number 1 on Apple's Local iTunes Charts. [5] [6] In April 2022, the music video of 'Dali Nguwe' featuring Master KG reached 3 million views in three weeks. [7] [8] In June 2023, her debut studio album got released [9] [10] [11] [12] and charted number 34 on Spotify Top albums, [13] and debuted number 3 in South Africa.[ citation needed ] She has performed in Malawi, [14] Zimbabwe, [15] Mozambique, United States and several other countries.
Nzama was born on 6 October 2000 in Durban, South Africa. [16] Nzama gained recognition after releasing singles "Izitha", "Umama Akekho", "Sbindi Uyabulala" and many more. [6] [17] [18] She has been featured in hit songs like "Dali Nguwe", and "Ebusuku". She has collaborated with a number of Amapiano artists [3] including Mpura, Kabza De Small, Heavy K, [19] Master KG and DJ Maphorisa. [5] [6] [11] [20] [21] [3] [15]
Nzama started music at young age and she entered mainstream music industry when she started working with DJ Prince Kaybee and Goldmax from the Distruction Boyz musical duo. [5] [6] [11] [22] After contacting with DJ Maphorisa and the Mpura on Instagram, Nzama's music career began emerging. During a live interview with TshisaLIVE news company, Nzama said that music is one things that drew her crazy. [5] Besides music, she has also collaborated with Luxe Homme, [23] a South African handmade luxury brand company. [24] She shared the collection branded with the initials ND (short for Nkosazana Daughter) on her Instagram page. [24] Towards the end of June 2023, she was announced as Africa Rising recipient by Apple Music. [2] [25] [26]
In December 2022, she travelled to Malawi [14] and shared stage with Malawian prominent musician, Lucius Banda, which took place at Lilongwe Golf Club. [14] Other supporting performing artists were Namadingo, Black Missionaries, Billy Kaunda, and others. [14]
"Makhelwane" with Master KG was released on 17 November 2023 as albums lead single.
In July 2024, Nkosazana Daughter and Master KG announced their collaboration studio album Makhelwane. [27] The album was released on 30 August 2024. [28]
Makhelwane was certified gold in South Africa with over 100 million streams on its first day, became her first album to do so. [28] [29]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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"Ring Ring Ring" (featuring Master KG, Lowsheen) | 2023 | — | RiSA: Gold | Uthingo Le Nkosazana | |||
"Uzongenzani" featuring Scorpion kings | — | ||||||
"Amaphutha" (featuring Master KG, Lowsheen & Murumba Pitch) | — | ||||||
"Moya Ongcwele" (Master KG, Nkosazana Daughter featuring Nobuhle) | 2024 | — | Non-album single | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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ZA | |||||||
"Kuyabanda" (Claudio Wade featuring Nkosazana Daughter) | 2022 | Waves and Wind | |||||
"Emayeda" (Claudio Wade featuring Nkosazana Daughter) | 2023 | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | Makhelwane | Album of the Year | Pending | [32] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Herself | Amapiano Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2024 | "Amaphutha" | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Herself | Best Female MVP | Nominated | [33] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2023 | Herself | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
Nzama once dated musician Sir Trill, who according to ZiMoja. In December 2022, the two were reported welcoming a new baby. [34] [35] [36]
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