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South African singer-songwriter
Lwah Ndlunkulu
Birth name
Lwandile Mtshali
Born
Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Genres
Afro-Pop
Occupations
singer
songwriter
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
2021–present
Labels
Nkabi Records
Musical artist
Lwandile Mtshali, professionally known as Lwah Ndlunkulu or Lwah The Ndlunkulu is a South African singer and songwriter. Born and raised Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, having signed a record deal with Nkabi Records released her debut single "Ithuba", which became her first biggest song and certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
Career
Lwandile Mtshali was born and raised Hluhluwe, she relocated to Johannesburg, Gauteng to her mother's house while she was studying Grade 11 in 2020. She got a job at Hillbrow Radio Station as a radio presenter prior working at a club situated at Maboneng. While she was working at the club she met music producer Celza and invited her to visit Nkabi Records prior signing a record deal. Lwah signed a record deal and made her debut on Big Zulu's single "Umuzi eSandton" which appeared on Ichwane Lenyoka. The song reached number 1 in South Africa
. "Home" featuring Sjava was released 2021.
Lwah apperead on a joint album of Nkabi Records Inkabi Nation alongside Xowla, Siya Ntuli, Big Zulu and Mduduzi released 2022.
Lwah gained global prominence after her breakthrough debut single "Ithuba" featuring Siya Ntuli was released August 2022. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
"Ngiyeza" was released on January 20, 2023. It reached number #2, #4, #5, #9 iTune Charts, Shazam, Apple Music and Spotify respectively within the first week of release. It reached Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa.
Lwah leads the nominees with 4 nominations for Song of the Year, Afro Pop Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year at 2023 Basadi in Music Awards.
Ndlunkulu announced her debut studio album Imizwa, on November 13, 2023. The album was released on November 24.
Upon its release it debuted number one on Spotify's Top Albums Charts, and amassed two million streams on Spotify, 10 days after its release.
Singles
As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.