Qwabe Twins | |
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Also known as | Q Twins |
Born | 1997 (age 25–26) |
Origin | KwaZulu-Natal |
Genres | Afro Pop |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | Afrotaiment |
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Qwabe Twins is a South African Afro-pop duo formed in KwaZulu-Natal consisting of identical twins Virginia and Viggy Qwabe. [1] They were contestant on season 15 of the Idols South Africa .
Q Twins signed a record deal with Afrotaiment Records, released their debut studio album The Gift of Love (2020).
Their second studio album Words of Hope (2022), debuted number 3 in South Africa.
In 2019, Qwabe Twins competed on season 15 of Idols South Africa . Virginia Qwabe performed "Khona" by Mafikizolo featuring Uhuru on the Top 5 and was eliminated. Soon after her sister elimination Viggy withdrew. [2]
Shortly after their exit on Idols South Africa, [3] [4] they signed a record deal with Afrotaiment Records [5] and released their breakthrough hit single "Hamba" featuring DJ Tira on November 29, 2019. [6] The song music video amassed 5 Million views on YouTube [7] and scooped award at the 2021 Afrotaiment awards. [8] Q Twins was nominated for Newest Find at the 2020 KZN Entertainment Awards. [9] [10] In September 18, their single "Show Me" featuring Jaziel Brothers was released. [11] On September 25, 2020, their debut studio album The Gift of Love was released in South Africa. [12] [6] At the 15th ceremony of South African Traditional Music Awards, they were nominated for Best Traditional House Music Song and won two awards Female Artist/Group (The Gift of Love ) [13] and Best Traditional Collaboration Song. [14]
In October 2021, their single "Ziyakhala" featuring Kabza De Small was released. [15] [16]
Their second studio album Words of Hope was released on November 17, 2021. It reached number 3 on iTunes Top Albums.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | "Sobonana" | Duo/Collaboration of the Year | Won | [17] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Newest Find | Nominated | [9] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | The Gift of Love | Best Female Artist/Group | Won | [18] |
"Laba Abantu" | Best Traditional Collaboration Song | Won | ||
"Umuhle" | Nominated |
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