Queen Darleen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mwanahawa Abdul Juma |
| Also known as | Queen Darleen |
| Born | 4 November 1985 Kigoma, Tanzania |
| Genres | Bongo flava, afro-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | WCB Wasafi |
Mwanahawa Abdul Juma (born 4 November 1985 ) better known by her stage name Queen Darleen is a Tanzanian singer who is signed under WCB Wasafi. [1]
Darleen was born on 4 November 1985 in Kigoma Region as Mwanahawa Abdul Juma, Darleen is a daughter of Abdul Juma Issack (father) [2] and a sister to Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz. [3] [4] [5] Darleen is a Muslim by religion. [6] [7]
Darleen was alleged dating fellow Tanzanian singer Alikiba, a speculation that she and Alikiba publicly denied revealing that they were just friends and business partners. [8] [9]
At the end of 2019, Darleen was married to Isihaka Mtoro as his second wife. [10] [11] [12] [13] Mtoro and Darleen separated in 2022. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Darleen has two children, a son and daughter with Isihaka. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Darleen started her music career in the early 2000s as an independent artist featured in Dully Sykes' songs "Historia Ya Kweli" and "Sharifa" also "Mtoto wa Geti Kali" a song by Inspector Haroun. [25]
Darleen released her first debut song as a professional singer "Wajua" featuring Alikiba [26] in 2006 whom she addressed not to collaborate with, after rumors speculated that the two were in relationship. [27] Many fans criticized her as she collaborated with Alikiba who is a long rival to her brother Diamond Platnumz. [28] [29] She released her first song "Maneno Maneno" in 2011 that won her the first award of her career at the 2012 Tanzania Music Awards for the best Ragga/Dancehall song.
Darleen was signed to WCB Wasafi music label, a label owned by her step brother, Diamond Platnumz in 2017. She released her first song as an official WCB Wasafi artist "Kijuso" [30] on February 17, 2017, featuring Rayvanny. The song was commercially successful. She later released other hits such as "Ntakufilisi", "Touch" and WCB's joint song "Zilipendwa" which was released on August 25, 2017. She is nicknamed "Wasafi's first lady" as she was the first female artist to be signed under WCB Wasafi. [31] [32] [33]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Maneno Maneno ft Dully Sykes | Best Ragga/Dancehall song | Won [34] |
2012
2017
2019
2020
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