{"id":238952,"date":"2021-11-11T13:08:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=238952"},"modified":"2023-02-08T15:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:44:56","slug":"azana-biography-who-is-the-durban-born-rising-musical-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/azana-biography-who-is-the-durban-born-rising-musical-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Azana Biography: Who Is the Durban-Born Rising Musical Artist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Azana (born 13 September 2000) is a 23 year-old South African singer and songwriter known for &#8220;Your Love&#8221; her Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) double platinum-certified single. Azana&#8217;s unique fusion of neo-soul, afro-pop, and house music sung in either English or Isizulu has made her a household name.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The young, vibrant, and heavily melanated Azana with the voice of a goddess has captured the hearts of millions of South Africans with her music. Even though she came onto the music scene in 2020, there is nothing inexperienced about her music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#f8e0d7;color:#0d0c0a;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content sue-content-wrap\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<h3><strong>Biography and Profile Summary of Azana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full Name: <\/strong>Makhosazana Masongo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nickname:<\/strong> Azana<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date of Birth:<\/strong> 13 September 2000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Azana&#8217;s Age:<\/strong> 23 years old<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place of Birth: <\/strong>Chesterville, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700 !important;\">Ethnicity:\u00a0<\/span>Zulu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nationality: <\/strong>South African<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexual Orientation:<\/strong> Straight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Religion:<\/strong> Christian<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marital Status:<\/strong> Single<\/li>\n<li><strong>Azana&#8217;s Net Worth:<\/strong> $1 million<\/li>\n<li><b>Famous For:<\/b> Her singing career<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instagram: <\/strong>@azanaofficial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Azana Was Born in Chesterville, Durban<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Azana\u2019s real name is Makhosazana Masongo, and she was born in Durban in the year 2000. She grew up with her parents and two brothers in the hilly town of Chesterville, somewhere in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. She has said in a recent interview that her name \u2018Makhosazana\u2019 means \u2018Princess,\u2019 a name her parents lovingly bestowed on her because of her last-born status. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMNH__8HTkg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by IAmQueen (@azanaofficial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Azana was painfully shy as a little child and would sing and dance only when nobody was looking. Her mother discovered her daughter\u2019s talent for singing very early but didn\u2019t want to encourage Azana to pursue a singing career initially. She did this because she wanted to spare her child from being heartbroken in case her career didn\u2019t take off because she knew how tough the music industry could be. This decision did nothing to quench her daughter\u2019s passion for the art. However, as she got older, she began to overcome her shyness to be able to sing in front of large crowds. By the time Azana was done with high school, she had gotten over 12 years\u2019 worth of experience, majorly from singing in choirs.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Azana\u2019s Singing Career Began in Earnest When She Was 15 Years Old<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>They say that every overnight success takes about 10 years or more. This saying is especially true because some folk erroneously assume that fame drops into people\u2019s laps. In Azana\u2019s case, she went through her entire high school education singing and performing. She would perform in church and other gatherings, training herself to overcome her stage fright. She also got immense support from her school teachers and classmates. When she was 15 years old, she began to record songs in a nearby studio in her vicinity. She decided to drop her full name, Makhosazana, and take up the shortened form \u2018Azana,\u2019 which means \u2018Queen\u2019 in Zulu.<\/p>\n<p>Azana would later say that the producers in that studio loved her voice so much that she was allowed to record her songs for free, something almost unheard of in that kind of business. Azana decided to take a leap of faith and decided she would relocate to Johannesburg in hopes of achieving her dream of becoming a famous singer. She applied for Law at the <a href=\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/ufs-admission-status-check-wait-time-and-the-three-types-of-admission-letters\/\">University of the Free State<\/a>, and when she was admitted, she left the village to pursue her dreams. The move was not easy, and her parents were scared because they felt she would be vulnerable in such a large city.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Azana Released Her Debut Single, <em>Your Love<\/em>, in 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When she was in the university, Azana quickly joined a choir (again) and collaborated with like-minded artists who played various musical instruments like the guitar and piano. She considered starting a band at some point, but she couldn\u2019t afford the quality of instruments that she needed. So she abandoned the project and decided to focus on a new strategy to make herself visible. Azana\u2019s next move was to take her music to Instagram. She began singing music covers on her Instagram Live.<\/p>\n<p>According to Azana, Instagram was just perfect because it allowed her to be herself while singing without having to worry too much about being professional. It wasn\u2019t long before she caught the attention of Afro-soul musician, Sino Msolo who encouraged her to reach out to celebrity DJ, Sun-El Musician. Azana decided to take his advice; she made another video and uploaded it to Instagram, but this time, she tagged Sun-El Musician, and he responded. Soon after that, while Azana was visiting a friend in Johannesburg, Sun-El Musician picked her up, and they recorded <em>Uhuru\u2019<\/em>together that night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIYhhjgnRH7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIYhhjgnRH7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIYhhjgnRH7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by IAmQueen (@azanaofficial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The song <em>Uhuru<\/em> was a lamentation about the state of the country, especially the inequality, youth unemployment, and the state of education. After the success of <em>Uhuru<\/em>, Azana was signed to his record label, Big City Dreams, and in June 2020, she dropped her debut solo single, <em>Your Love<\/em>. In July, she immediately followed it up with her critically acclaimed debut album, \u2018Ingoma.\u2019 The album gathered a lot of commercial success, with the track <em>Your Love <\/em>hitting the top spot on South Africa\u2019s Apple Music pop chart. The song also has over 1 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Azana\u2019s music has performed so well that even she is surprised at how quickly things moved. Because of how simple and relatable her songs have been, they have managed to find their way from the streaming platforms onto people\u2019s music collections and into their souls.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Azana\u2019s Songs and Albums<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Even though \u2018<em>Your Love<\/em>\u2019 remains the best performing single from Azana\u2019s debut album, other important songs from that album show how diverse the singer is. The 14-track album opened with a prayer to her African ancestors in a song called <em>Okhokho<\/em>. In this song, she prays for a successful musical journey. The song is also a tribute to her elder brother, who died tragically at a young age. The next song, <em>Egoli,<\/em> talks about her decision to take her destiny into her own hands and travel to Johannesburg, where she knew no one.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QV95uzSoh6Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A third song, <em>Bafazi, <\/em>showcases Azana\u2019s feminist side. The song was a female empowerment anthem calling women to aim for bigger goals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Here is a list of Azana\u2019s songs from her album:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Uthando Lwangempela<\/li>\n<li>Lovers &amp; Best Friends ft. Disciples of House<\/li>\n<li>Ngize Ngifike<\/li>\n<li>Ithemba<\/li>\n<li>Ngixolele<\/li>\n<li>Buyela Ekhaya<\/li>\n<li>Askies<\/li>\n<li>Umaqondana<\/li>\n<li>Goodbye<\/li>\n<li>Sikelela<\/li>\n<li>Salanami<\/li>\n<li>Let U go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 14-track album went number 1 on Apple Music\u2019s local pop chart. Azana was also nominated in the Newcomer of the Year category at the 2021 South African Music Awards and performed some of her hit songs at the pre-recorded ceremony. Since her debut, her songs have performed extremely well on most local charts, including the Apple Music top 100 in eSwatini, South Africa and Botswana. In 2019, Azana was featured by Apple Music as part of the streaming platform\u2019s New Artist Spotlight series for August.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KU1Ne2t540?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azana (born 13 September 2000) is a year-old South African singer and songwriter known for &#8220;Your Love&#8221; her Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) double platinum-certified single. Azana&#8217;s unique fusion of neo-soul, afro-pop, and house music sung in either English or Isizulu has made her a household name. 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