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Shekhinah
Birth nameShekhinah Thandi Donnell[1][2]
Born (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 30)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [3]
OriginDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsSony Music[4]
Websiteshekhinahd.com

Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1994), better known by her stage name Shekhinah, is singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa. Shekhinah was among the Top 32 of MNET's Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011 and among the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012.[5] Her debut album Rose Gold was certified gold by RISA on 24 January 2018.[6][7][8]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
South Africa (EMA)
"Back To The Beach" (with Kyle Deutsch ) 2015 RISA: Gold[9][10][11] Non-album single
"Let You Know" (with Sketchy Bongo ) 2[12] Unmasked
"Suited" 2017 RISA: Platinum[13][14][15] Rose Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected information
Title Album details Certification
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
RISA: Gold

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Prize Work/recipient Result
2016
22nd South African Music Awards Best Collaboration[17][18] Back to the Beach (Shekinah & Kyle Deutsch) Nominated
15th Metro FM Music Awards Best Hit Single[19][20] Back to the Beach (Shekinah & Kyle Deutsch) Nominated
MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 Best Pop & Alternative[21][22] Shekinah & Kyle Deutsch Won

References

  1. ^ "ABOUT - Shekhinah". Shekhinahd. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Shekhinah Thandi Donnell - Bio". Music In Africa. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Local lass will be singing for her life on 'Idols'". News24. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Shekhinah Signs To Sony Music". People magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Shekhinah Donnell rises above the stars : AFDA". www.afda.co.za. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  6. ^ Makhudu, Tshegofatso. "Shekhinah goes gold and platinum". channel24. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Shekhinah's Rose Gold goes gold". BONA Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Shekhinah's Rose Gold Album Attain Gold Status". samusicmag. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ Selekolo, Kabelo. "Shekhinah's Back To The Beach song reaches GOLD status". Events Burg. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ Quma, Babalwa. "Shekhinah feels no pressure from the success of "Back to the Beach"". Live Mag. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Another Kyle and Shekhinah hit on the way". channel24. The Juice. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Entertainment Monitoring Africa :: Local Chart". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Shekhinah's Hit Single 'Suited' Has Been Certified Platinum". okayafrica. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Shekhinah's 'Suited' goes platinum". East Coast Radio. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Shekhinah's #RoseGold album strikes gold". YoMzansi. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Rose Gold by Shekhinah on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  17. ^ "All the nominees for the 2016 Samas". Channel24. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  18. ^ "#SAMA22: nominees announced". IOL. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  19. ^ "15th Metro FM Music Awards nominees (Full list)". Sunday World. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Metro FM Music Awards 2016 Nominations – Full List Announced". Mytvnews. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  21. ^ "All the winners at the 2016 MAMAs". Channel24. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  22. ^ "The Full List of MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 Winners". Okay Africa. Retrieved 5 February 2017.