Amalarantna Zandile Dlamini (born on October 21, 1995) professionally known as Doja Cat is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer.
She’s a versatile singer with numerous music genres which include Soul, R&B, and Hip hop.
Real Facts About Doja Cat
- Full Name: Amalarantna Zandile Dlamini
- Stage Name: Doja Cat
- Born: October 21, 1995
- Age: 27 years old (2022)
- Place Of Birth: Los Angeles, California
- State Of Origin: California
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Singer, Rapper
- Net Worth: N/A
Early Life & Education
Doja Cat was born on 21st October 1995 in Los Angeles, California, where she was raised.
She hails from an artistic family where her father, Dumisani Dlamini is a Zulu-South actor, composer, and filmmaker while her mother, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer is a Jewish-American painter.
She has South African, Jewish, and American heritage.
Doja Cat completed her elementary school education in New York City and attended middle school in Los Angeles, California.
However, she dropped out of high school when she turned sixteen. This is due to the fact that she had lost interest in formal education and preferred to pursue an artistic career instead.
Career
Doja Cat developed her passion for music with influences from the likes of Busta Rhymes, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Kelis, Nicki Minaj, PartyNextDoor, Erykah Badu, Drake, and so on.
She got signed to RCA records in 2014 with the release of an extended play “Purrr!” which was followed up with a series of singles such as “Go To Town” and “So High”.
Doja Cat came to the limelight in 2018 for her single “Mooo!” as accompanied by a lovely music video.
She came through with her debut studio album “Amala” in 2018 and released lots of exciting singles in 2019 such as “Juicy”, “Tia Tamera” and so on.
She further came to prominence after releasing her single “Say So” on January 28, 2020. The song is one of the records of her “Hot Pink Album”. It became an anthem most especially on Tik Tok.
Discography
- Amala
- Planet Her
- Hot Pink
- Funeral
- So High
- Purrr!
- Juicy
- Roll With Us
- Go Town
Awards and Nominations
- Doja Cat won the award for Push Best New Artist at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.
- She was nominated for the Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Video Of The Year at the 20th BET Awards.