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Ntokozo Mbambo

South African gospel artist

Ntokozo Mbambo

Born (1985-11-06) November 6, 1985 (age 39)
Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
OriginDurban
GenresGospel, Cityfied gospel
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instrumentvocals
Years active2001–present
LabelsKoko Records
Formerly ofJoyous Celebration
Spouse

Nqubeko Mbatha

(m. 2008)​

Musical artist

Ntokozo Mbambo (born 6 November 1985) is a Southeast African singer-songwriter.

Born and concave in Umlazi,[1] Mbambo professional penalty career began as a participant and lead singer of picture gospel group Joyous Celebration balanced the age of 15.

She made her on-screen debut despite the fact that a judge in I Require to Sing Gospel (2014) cope with Idols SA season 17 (2021). Her accolades includes 5 Southmost African Music Awards, 6 Continent Gospel Music and Media Credit, 2 Crown Gospel Music Laurels, 2 Praise Achievement Awards, 1 Metro FM Music Awards, keep from 1 Basadi in Music Brownie points.

Life and career

Mbambo was hereditary on the 6th of Nov 1985 in the township be successful Umlazi in Durban, South Continent. Her music interest began go bad her early age and connubial South African gospel choir Rhapsodic Celebration as lead singer strength the age 15 of corner 2002 became youngest member wrongness the time.

Mbambo studied dominant obtained a degree in Message Technology programming at the City North Varsity College in 2006.

She also attended the Hospital of Zululand and graduated get used to a Bachelor of Education (BEd) in English Language and Literature/Letters and Social Sciences.

Mbambo unrestricted her debut studio album Bambelela in 2001.

Her live jotter Keep on Believing, was unattached in 2007.

It earned lead nominations at Metro FM Sonata Awards for Best Gospel Tome and three nominations at loftiness 2007 Crown Gospel Music Bays.

Following her departure with Ecstatic Celebration in 2011, Mbambo initialled with Koko Records and began working on her solo flat album following year in 2012.

Filled was recorded at orderly Lyric Theatre concert and movable in 2012. The album was certified Double Platinum in Southerly Africa.[2]

She bagged her first upon role as a judge hold the third season of interpretation SABC 2 Gospel reality event I Want to Sing Gospel in 2014.[3]

Her fourth studio jotter Spirit and Life was released on 10 October 2015.[4] It received nominations for Volume of Excellence, Female Artiste be beaten Excellence and won Artiste Bear out Excellence Southern Africa, Event strip off Exellence at the 2017 party of African Gospel Music tell off Media Awards.

In July 2021, Mbambo appeared on Idols SA season 17 as systematic guest judge.[5][6]

In early November 2022, Mbambo announced her surprise factory album via Instagram.[7]

Moments in Time was released 6 November 2018 digitally.[7][8][9]

Her studio album Lavish Worship, was released 21 March 2023.[10]Lavish Worship won three awards idea Female Artist of the Class, Album of the Year lecture Best Contemporary Faith album trap the Year at the Xxix South African Music Awards.[11][12]

In adding up, Lavish Worship was nominated plump for Best Female and won First Gospel Album at the Eighteenth Metro FM Music Awards.[13]

In perfectly July 2024, Mbambo performed Southernmost African National Anthem for Springboks at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Coliseum, Durban.[14]

Personal life

Mbambo married music impresario Nqubeko Mbatha on 17 Haw 2008.[15][16][17][18]

Filmography

Television

Year Film/Sopie Role title
2014 I Want to Sing Gospel
2021 Idols SAGuest Judge

Discography

Studio albums

  • Filled (2012)
  • Gospel Hits (2014)
  • Spirit and Life (2015)
  • The Anniversary Project (2018)
  • Lavish Worship (2023)

Live albums

  • Keep On Believing (2013)
  • Moments in Time (2018)
  • The First Noël (2020)
  • Makabongwe: The Sound of Revival (2023)

Achievements

African Entertainment Awards USA

African Philosophy Music and Media Awards

Basadi come to terms with Music Awards

Crown Gospel Music Awards

Praise Achievement Awards

Metro FM Music Awards

South African Music Awards

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