Lady Zamar
Lady Zamar | |
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| Birth name | Yamikani Janet Banda |
| Born | Tembisa, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Origin | Mamelodi, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
Yamikani Janet Banda, known professionally as Lady Zamar, is a South African singer and songwriter. His brother Ramadumane Katleho helped her to write songs[1] Born in Tembisa, East Rand, Gauteng and raised in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng, she mainly incorporates on house music.[2][3][4]
Career
Lady Zamar initially formed a duo with Junior Taurus, and together they had success with their debut album Cotton Candy. Soon after its release she announced that she was moving to a solo career. Her first solo album, King Zamar, was released in March 2017.[1] in February 2018 the album was certified gold.[5][6]
In 2017 Lady Zamar won the Song of the Year Award at the DStv Mzansi Viewers Choice Awards for her song Charlotte, produced by Prince Kaybee.[1] At the 2018 South African Music Awards she won the award for Best Dance Album.[7]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| ZA | ||||
| Cotton Candy (with Junior Taurus) |
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| King Zamar |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
- ^ a b c "Lady Zamar, the rising star | IOL Entertainment". Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ THAKURDIN, KARISHMA (10 September 2018). "Twitter zones in on Lady Zamar's Idols SA outfit. Again!". TimesLive. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ LUVHENGO, PHATHU (2018-09-12). "Lady Zamar's music heritage". DESTINY Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ Pitjeng, Refilwe. "Huawei Joburg Day: Lady Zamar urges fans to come prepared to sing along". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "Lady Zamar Certified Gold with Debut Album King Zamar! | Yule Dark". Yule Dark. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "Lady Zamar's album goes gold | Bona Magazine". www.bona.co.za. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "[WATCH] Lady Zamar on winning Best Dance Album at the 2018 SAMAs". 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
