Zendaya is the self-titled debut studio album by American actress and singer Zendaya, released on September 17, 2013 by Hollywood Records. After acting in the Disney series Shake It Up, Zendaya signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records, in which she began recording her debut in late 2012. Zendaya served as a co-writer for the album, contributing to a large portion of the songs, for production Zendaya called upon the likes of Mick Schultz, Harmony Samuels, Jonas Jeberg, The Suspex, Jukebox, The Monsters and The Strangerz, Nick Jonas, and more.

"Zendaya" consists of eleven songs, musically the album is a electropop album that incorporates urban pop, R&B and dubstep. Lyrically the album discusses issues of heartbreak and love. Upon the album's release it was met with general positive reviews from music critics, who praised the album's production. Commercially the album fared debuting on the US Billboard 200 at number 51 selling over 7,000 copies in the first week.

The lead single, "Replay", was released on July 16, 2013, and the music video premiered on August 15, 2013 on VEVO and Disney Channel. The single became Zendaya's highest charting song at the time charting within both the top forty of the US and New Zealand. To further promote the album Zendaya performed at a variety of television shows and set out on a North American tour entitled Swag It Out Tour.

After starting her career as an actress, acting in shows including Shake It Up, she began featuring on soundtracks releasing the singles "Watch Me" and "Something To Dance For", Zendaya announced she has signed a record deal. On August 8, 2012, Zendaya announced she had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records, via her official Twitter account she commented on the signing writing; "epic moment in my life...it's official!!! HOLLYWOOD RECORDS!!!", the comment also included pictures of herself with the label executives signing a contract. In May 2013, it was reported Coleman's debut album would be released in the fall of 2013 and the album's lead single would be released in June. On August 13, 2013, Zendaya revealed that her debut album would self-titled, along with unveiling the official artwork for the record.

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