Shekhinah (singer)

This article is about the South African musician. For other uses, see Shekhinah (disambiguation).

Shekhinah
Background information
Birth nameShekhinah Thandi Donnell[1][2]
Born (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 34)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[3]
OriginDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsSony Music[5]
Websiteshekhinahd.com

Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1990), known mononymously as Shekhinah, is a South African singer-songwriter, Shekhinah was among the Top 32 of M-Net's Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011 and among the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012.[6]

Her debut studio album Rose Gold (2017), became her best-selling album and certified Multi-Platinum by RiSA.[7][8][9] Rose Gold produced three number-one singles: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different".

Her second studio album Trouble In Paradise (2021), which was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

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  2. ^ "Shekhinah Thandi Donnell - Bio". Music In Africa. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Local lass will be singing for her life on 'Idols'". News24. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ "In The Lab: Shekhinah Is Working On A South African R&B Album That Could Change The Game. Author: Sabelo Mkhabela". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Shekhinah Signs To Sony Music". People magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Shekhinah Donnell rises above the stars : AFDA". www.afda.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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  8. ^ "Shekhinah's Rose Gold goes gold". BONA Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Shekhinah's Rose Gold Album Attain Gold Status". samusicmag. Retrieved 26 January 2018.