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Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995) is one of the most prominent millennial music artists the world has ever seen.
This beautiful American is known in the entertainment industry by her stage name Doja Cat. She is a chart-topping singer, songwriter and rapper.
After signing a joint recording contract with Kemosabe and RCA Records, she began to gain international fame.
The deal was struck after her single “So High” went viral on the internet. Her debut album, “Amala,” was released in 2018 to critical acclaim.
American Musicians
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 Doja Cat: History, Biography, Photos |
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| Name: | Amara Ratna Zandile Dlamini |
| stage name: | Doha Cat |
| parents: | Dumisani Dlamini, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Date of Birth: | October 21, 1995 (28 years old) |
| place of birth: | Tarzana, Los Angeles, California |
| high: | 1 meter 65 centimeters |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| Boyfriend • Husband: | Gianni |
| Profession: | Musician • Actress |
| net worth: | USD 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
early life
Doja Cat comes from an artistic family. Her father is a multi-talented artist. He has worked as an actor, music composer and film producer; while her mother is a painter. She was born on October 21, 1995.
She is originally from Los Angeles, California, where she spent her early life. Her parents are Mr. Dumisani Dlamini and Ms. Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer. She is of South African, Jewish and American descent.
When Doja Cat was a few months old, her mother moved to New York City, where she spent the next five years. Deborah introduced her daughter to the art world by enrolling her in ballet and jazz dance classes when she was five years old. When she grew up, her aunt helped her get enrolled in a performing arts school. The school was designed to train her to become a singer.
When Doja Cat was eleven years old, she moved back to Los Angeles, where her family lived in the suburb of Sherman Oaks. For the next four years, her family practiced Hinduism. She took her dancing talent more seriously and began learning new dance moves. She is a very skilled Yogi and break dancer. She did not have a good relationship with her father when she was growing up. This was because he was not around to take care of her.
educate
Doja Cat completed her elementary education in New York City and attended high school in Los Angeles, California.
However, she dropped out of school at the age of 16. This was because she lost interest in formal education and preferred to pursue a career in the arts.
Profession
Unemployed and anxious about the future, Doja Cat turned to music. She taught herself to sing and rap, and created her own music by downloading instruments from YouTube. After recording a single, she would usually upload it to SoundCloud. Her hard work paid off in 2012. Her song “So High” was discovered by Lukasz Gottwald, and she was offered a record deal by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. She accepted the deal with the promise that ROC Nation would temporarily manage her.
To mark her entry into the industry, “So High” was repackaged and released as her first official single. Doja Cat’s debut EP, Purrr!, was released in August 2014. She was a guest artist on Maco’s song “Monster”. In 2015, she signed to OGG Records, which is owned by OG Maco.
In 2018, Doja’s success skyrocketed as she released two singles, “Roll With Us” and “Go To Town,” within two months of each other. The singles were well received internationally and earned her even more fans. Her debut studio album, “Amala,” was released in March 2018. The album charted in Europe and North America (the United States and Canada). One of the singles from the album, “Candy,” peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 2018, her self-produced music video, “Mooo!”, was released on YouTube. The song was a huge success, garnering millions of views on the video viewing platform. In 2019, she teamed up with Rico Nasty for the single “Tia Tamera.”
In 2019, she re-released her debut album with three new songs. One of them was her hit song “Juicy”. She invited rapper Tyga to remix the song. The song was a huge success, with millions of fans streaming and downloading it. The song was certified platinum in the United States.
A year after her debut album, Doja Cat released her second album, Hot Pink. The album included hit singles such as Bottom Bitch, Say So, Boss Bitch, and Like That. A few months after its release, the album reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2020, she was invited to perform Say So on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In May 2020, she remixed the song with Nicki Minaj. She received two nominations at the 20th BET Awards; the categories were Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Video of the Year.
It was revealed that Doja Cat was the fourth most Googled artist in the United States in 2020. In 2021, she collaborated with rapper Saweetie on the song “Best Friend”. She and Megan Thee Stallion collaborated with Ariana Grande on the remix of the song “34+35”. She appeared on Ozuna’s single “Del Mac” with Sia. The song is one of the tracks from the album “Enoc”. She was a guest artist on the remix of The Weeknd’s song “In Your Eyes”, which was released in May 2020. She collaborated with Lil Wayne on his album “Funeral”. She collaborated with Ariana Grande again on the latter’s 2020 album “Positions”.
She made her debut in the Fox TV series Empire Season 3. She is 1.65 meters tall.
Awards and nominations
- Doja Cat won the Best New Artist award at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.
- She was nominated for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Video of the Year at the 20th BET Awards.
Discography
- Amara
- Her Planet
- Bright Pink
- funeral
- So high
- Snore!
- Juicy
- Roll with us
- Heading to town
Social Media
Doja Cat has over 10.9 million followers on Instagram and over 2.9 million followers on Twitter.
- Instagram – @dojacat
- Twitter – @DojaCat
Personal life
Doja Cat, 25, is bisexual. She lives in the United States and currently resides in the wealthy Beverly Hills community in California. Her home is a mansion that she bought for $2.2 million.
She is a humanitarian who showed her support for an African American woman who was unjustly killed by the police by donating $100,000 to the Justice for Breonna Taylor Fund. The support funds went to her family. She dated indie rock singer Jawny for six months before breaking up.
Since she came into the limelight, she has organized several tours and concerts. These include the Purrr! Tour (2014), the Amala Spring Tour (2017-2018), and the Amala Fall Tour (2018-2019). She had organized a fourth tour, the Hot Pink Tour, but it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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net worth
Doja Cat is one of the highest-paid singers in the United States. Her net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million.
