Amanda Black
| Amanda Black | |
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| Birth name | Amanda Benedicta Antony |
| Born |
July 24, 1993 Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Origin | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Genres | Soul, RnB, Afro-soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, recording artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Ambitiouz |
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| Awards won | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amanda Benedicta Antony (born July 24, 1993), popularly known by her stage name Amanda Black, is a South African singer-songwriter and recording artist who achieved recognition in 2016 following the release of her hit single "Amazulu", which was nominated in several music awards. Her debut studio album Amazulu was certified platinum three weeks after its release. She is presently signed to Ambitiouz Entertainment since 2016.
Amanda Benedicta Antony is Xhosa. She was born on July 24, 1993 in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa and grew up in Butterworth, Eastern Cape where she spent most of her early life. The songstress later moved to Port Elizabeth where she completed her high school studies at Kabega Christian School, Port Elizabeth before she proceeded to further her education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University where she studied Music Education.
She started singing at a young age in church and at school until she turned 12 when she began competing in talent hunts which exposed her to stage performance.
She had took part in three editions of the South African Idol but became fans' favorite at the Season 11 of the talent show in which she made it to the top 7. In view of pursuing her music career, she moved to Johannesburg in January 2016 where she was approached by Ambitiouz Entertainment who offered her a recording contract.
On 1 July 2016, she released her first official single titled "Amazulu", a song off her debut studio album Amazulu. The song is credited to have been instrumental in the upward trajectory of her career following its massive reception which saw it gain rotational nationwide airplay and downloaded over 53,000 times. On 11 November 2016, she released her long anticipated debut album Amazulu through Ambitiouz Entertainment to commercial success and positive critical review. Under a month after its release, the album sold over 31,000 copies which led the Recording Industry of South Africa to certify it platinum. It also earned her nominations in 5 categories at the 16th edition of the Metro FM Music Awards, and 5 categories at the 2017 South African Music Awards.
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