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Nomfundo Moh
South African singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nomfundo Ngcobo (born 18 July 2000), known professionally as Nomfundoh Moh is a South African singer. Born and raised in Ndwendwe, KwaZulu-Natal, her career began at the age of 16 in 2016.[1][2] Moh first gained recognition after releasing "Lilizela" in 2021, which received platinum certification in South Africa.[3]
Having signed a record deal with Universal Music, she rose to prominence with her debut studio album Amagama (2022), reached Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). It was preceded by commercially successful singles "Phakade Lami", "Lilizela", "Umthwalo".
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She studied at Intaphuka Primary School and enrolled at the University of KwaZulu-Natal a Bachelor of Social Worker Degree.[4][5]
Her early musical career began towards the end of 2010, as a feature artist.[6]
2020-2022: Amagama
In September 2020, she began working on her debut studio album.[7] In 2020, she signed a record deal with Universal Music South Africa.[4] In February 2021, her breakthrough single "Lilizela" was released as album's lead single.[8][9] The song was certified Platinum in South Africa.[10]
In June 2021, album's second single "Umthwalo" was released.[11] On October 7, 2021, her third single "Phakade Lami" featuring South African singer Ami Faku and Zimbabwean-born singer Sha Sha was released.[12][13] It debuted at number 1 on Metro FM Top 40 Charts and number 4 on Most Popular Radio Singles.[7][14] In addition, "Phakade Lami" entered Top 10 at number 7 on Local Streaming Charts.[15] The song was certified 6× platinum in South Africa.[16][17][18][5][10]
On January 28, 2022, her debut studio album Amagama was released.[19] The album incorporated elements of Rnb, Traditional pop, and hip hop. Amagama peaked at number 7 on Spotify album's charts. In early March 2022, Moh was featured by Apple Music on Africa Rising programme.[20][21] On April 13, she was named as the ambassador Equal Africa Ambassador by Spotify.[22] In May 2022, she was featured on Shay’na nge White Star campaign, which includes two dates.[23] The first show was held at Johannesburg on 12 May, and last one in Durban on 21 May.[23]
2023-present: Ugcobo, Twenty Four
In March 2023, Moh announced her second studio album Ugcobo and its lead single "Amalobolo" featuring Big Zulu.[24] The song was released on March 10, 2023.[25] "Uthando Lunye" was announced as second single on April 25, 2023 via her Instagram account, released on April 28, 2023. Ugcobo was released on May 26, 2023. It became her first album to amassed 1 million streams less than a week of its release.[26]
Towards the end of May 2024, Nomfundo Moh announced her third studio album Twenty Four.[27]
Albums pre-add were made available on July 5, 2024. The album was released on August 2, 2024.[28]
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Business Ventures
In May 2024, Moh opened her restaurant La Mar in Spruitview Shopping Centre, Ekurhuleni.[29]
Artistry
Moh cites Brenda Fassie, Ami Faku, Simmy, and Amanda Black as her major influences.[2]
Discography
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Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
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Other charted and certified songs
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All Africa Music Awards
Africa Entertainment Awards
Basadi in Music Awards
Gagasi FM Shero Awards
Metro FM Music Awards
South African Music Awards
South African Afro Music Awards
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