Shekhinah | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shekhinah Thandi Donnell [1] [2] |
Born | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [3] | 2 October 1994
Origin | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Sony Music [5] |
Website | shekhinahd |
Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1994), known mononymously as Shekhinah, is a South African singer-songwriter, Shekhinah was among the Top 32 of M-Net's Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011 and among the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012. [6]
Her debut album Rose Gold was released in October 2017 and certified platinum by RiSA on 31 August 2018. [7] [8] [9] Rose Gold produced three number-one singles: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different".
Her second album Trouble In Paradise, was released in May 2021.
In 2017, Shekinah released her lead single "Suited", which peaked No. 1 on South Africa Music charts and was certified with diamond plaque by the Recording industry of South Africa (RiSA). [10] In 2018, "Please Mr" and "Different" was released same year, "Please Mr" was certified with gold plaque. [11]
On October 6, 2017, her debut studio album Rose Gold was released in South Africa by Sony Music Entertainment Africa.
On 7 May 2021, her second studio album Trouble In Paradise, was released in South Africa. [12] [13]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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South Africa (EMA) | |||||||||||||
"Back To The Beach" (with Kyle Deutsch ) | 2015 | RiSA: Gold [14] [15] [16] | Non-album single | ||||||||||
"Let You Know" (with Sketchy Bongo ) | 2 [17] | — | Unmasked | ||||||||||
"Suited" | 2017 | 1 | RiSA: Diamond [10] [18] [19] [20] | Rose Gold | |||||||||
"Please Mr" | 2018 | 1 | RiSA: Platinum [21] [11] [22] | ||||||||||
"Different" | 2018 | 1 | RiSA: Gold [21] [11] [22] Fixate Tides | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Certification |
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Rose Gold [23] |
| RISA: Platinum |
Trouble In Paradise [24] | Released: 7 May 2021 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa Formats: CD, Music download |
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Totals [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch) | Best Hit Single [25] [26] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch) | Best Collaboration [27] [28] | Nominated |
2018 | Best Pop Album [29] | Nominated | |
Best Produced Album [30] | Nominated | ||
Record of the Year [30] | Nominated | ||
New Comer of the Year [30] | Won | ||
Album of the Year [31] | Won | ||
Female Artist of the Year [29] | Won | ||
2022 | Trouble in Paradise | Best Pop Album [32] | Pending |
Female Artist of the Year | Pending |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch | Best Pop & Alternative [33] [34] | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Shekhinah | Best African Act | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | |||
Album of the Year [35] | Nominated | ||
Best African Dance & Choreography [35] | Nominated | ||
Best Artiste/Group In African RnB & Soul [35] | Nominated | ||
Revelation Of The African Continent [35] | Nominated | ||
Best Female Artist in Southern Africa [36] | Won | ||
Songwriter Of The Year [36] | Won | ||
2021 | "Fixate" | Best Female Artist in South Africa [37] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2020 | Herself | Best Female Artist [38] | Nominated |
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