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Zahara

1987 - 2023

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Bulelwa Mkutukana (9 November 1987 – 11 December 2023), known by her stage name Zahara, was a South African singer, songwriter and guitarist. Her music was classified loosely as "Afro-soul", and she sang in Xhosa, her native language, as well as in English. After signing a record deal with TS Records, Mkutukana's debut album, Loliwe (2011), went double platinum. Her second album, Phendula (2013), produced three chart-topping singles "Phendula", "Impilo", and "Stay". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Zahara is the 3,393rd most popular singer (down from 3,316th in 2024), the 317th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 322nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Zahara ranks 3,393 out of 4,381. Before her are Fanny Lu, Natalia Jiménez, AZ, WC, Robin S., and Glukoza. After her are Ledina Çelo, Iru Khechanovi, Hillary Scott, Afroman, Simone Stelzer, and Kateryna Pavlenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Zahara ranks 573. Before her are Bojan Šaranov, Nenad Tomović, Yumi Uchiyama, Sergei Bubka, Megan Montaner, and Kazuchika Okada. After her are Marko Podraščanin, Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Ryan Sweeting, and Deiveson Figueiredo. Among people deceased in 2023, Zahara ranks 593. Before her are Gino Mäder, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Walewska Oliveira, Rebecca Blank, Elena Pampoulova, and Lieuwe Westra. After her are Bishan Singh Bedi, Satish Kaushik, Amy Fuller, Refaat Alareer, Tim Lobinger, and Adam Rich.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Zahara ranks 317 out of 454. Before her are Joost van der Westhuizen (1971), Zhang Jian (null), Elana Meyer (1966), Doctor Khumalo (1967), Kandyse McClure (1980), and Anneline Kriel (1955). After her are L. J. van Zyl (1985), Piet Norval (1970), Justin Rose (1980), Elias Charalambous (1980), Frantz Kruger (1975), and Tony Leon (1956).

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Among SINGERS In South Africa

Among singers born in South Africa, Zahara ranks 11. Before her are Brenda Fassie (1964), Theuns Jordaan (1971), Letta Mbulu (1942), Miriam Stockley (1962), Watkin Tudor Jones (1974), and ZP Theart (1975). After her are Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), Katia Guerreiro (1976), Yvonne Chaka Chaka (1965), Shaun Morgan (1978), Bok van Blerk (1978), and Tyla (2002).

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