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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Zahara is the 3,255th most popular singer (up from 3,315th in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 323rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular South African Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Zahara ranks 3,255 out of 4,381. Before her are Tori Kelly, Marlayne, Amandine Bourgeois, AZ, WC, 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 560. Before her are Freddie Stroma, Olena Pidhrushna, Bojan Šaranov, Nenad Tomović, Yumi Uchiyama, and Kazuchika Okada. After her are Marko Podraščanin, Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Ryan Sweeting, and An Chol-hyok. Among people deceased in 2023, Zahara ranks 588. Before her are Gita Mehta, Gino Mäder, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Rebecca Blank, Elena Pampoulova, and Lieuwe Westra. After her are Bishan Singh Bedi, Satish Kaushik, Amy Fuller, Refaat Alareer, Tim Lobinger, and Raphael Dwamena.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Zahara ranks 313 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), Frantz Kruger (1975), Tony Leon (1956), and Kevin Shirley (1960).

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Among SINGERS In South Africa

Among singers born in South Africa, Zahara ranks 10. Before her are Yolandi Visser (1984), Brenda Fassie (1964), Theuns Jordaan (1971), Letta Mbulu (1942), Miriam Stockley (1962), and ZP Theart (1975). After her are Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), Yvonne Chaka Chaka (1965), Shaun Morgan (1978), and Bok van Blerk (1978).

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