Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born: October 21, 1995
), known professionally as Doja Cat, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer of Jewish American and South African (specifically Zulu) descent. A self taught rapper and singer, she was originally a SoundCloud artist.Content[]
Her first song "So High" was uploaded on her channel in 2014,[1] although it was originally uploaded two years earlier on SoundCloud. Her songs "Go To Town" and "Candy" bolstered her to fame,[2][3] especially after their usage on TikTok, with Candy reaching 1.1M Likes on YouTube and placing #86 on Billboard. On March 30 2018, she released her debut album, named after herself, Amala. She then Released Her Next Album Hot Pink In December 2019 with The Track Say So blowing up on TikTok in January 2020 Which would get a further boost with the music video for the track being released in February 2020 which word make Her A Mainstream Artist in the process, Her fame has led to collaborations with SZA, Ariana Grande, Tyga, Post Malone, Gucci Mane, The Weeknd, Rico Nasty, Lil Nas X, Young Thug, Saweetie, Gunna, and Sia.
Although her channel is dominantly for her music videos, she sometimes posts vlogs.[4]
Personal life[]
She has mentioned that her relationship with her father is strained. Her mother is a painter and her father is a film actor.
Discography[]
- Amala (2018)
- Hot Pink (2019)
- Planet Her (2021)
- Scarlet (2023)
Awards and nominations[]
Doja Cat has won numerous awards, including one Grammy, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, and an iHeartRadio Music Award.
Tours[]
Supporting[]
Trivia[]
- Her family temporarily converted to Hinduism when she was 11.[9]
- She named herself after one of her cats.
- She developed a knack for music by studying piano and dance as a kid and listening to the likes of Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Nicki Minaj and Drake.
- She and Ashnikko wrote the song "Boss Bitch" for the film Birds of Prey.
- Doja Cat was the fourth most-Googled musician of 2020 in the United States.
- She has a rivalry with Lil Nas X although they would end the rivalry as Doja would guest appeared on Nas Song SCOOP from his Debut Album MONTEIRO.
- She is bisexual.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0frFvC76Mao&ab_channel=dojacatVEVO
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiGA_wrNp0&ab_channel=dojacatVEVO
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRHHOttkM1A&ab_channel=dojacatVEVO
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1o_G1h9Trc&ab_channel=dojacatVEVO
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200526000222/https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm_w6FzHgH-/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230623223136/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/doja-cat-ice-spice-doechii-scarlet-tour-dates-1235651310/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200604175847/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/theophilus-london-announces-tour-dates-with-father-and-doja-cat-news.13238.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200812101756/http://www.soulbounce.com/2017/11/la-bouncers-win-tickets-to-see-lizzo-in-concert/
- ↑ https://www.xxlmag.com/doja-cat-rapper-interview/