Shekhinah Biography: Age, Net worth, Songs, Family, Idols

Shekhinah Biography: Age, Net worth, Songs, Family, Idols

From SA idols to making a certified platinum album “RoseGold”, Shekhinah Thandi Donnell is breaking ceilings. Clearly the sky has no limit for her. It would really be a fair assertion to declare that Donnell is one of the unsurpassed renowned voices on radio. The singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa was among the Top 32 of M-Net’s Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011. In 2012, she lands in the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012 and has been killing it since.Shekhinah Biography delves more into her age, net worth, songs and more.

Shekhinah Biography

Background Summary

Full Name: Shekhinah Thandi Donnell

Birthday: 2 October 1994

Current age: 25 years

Record label: Sony Music Entertainment

Genres: Deep House, RnB and Pop

Shekhinah Career

The beginning

The music sensation does not let her past define her. Although she was abandoned at birth and later got adopted by a white family, Shekhinah embraces it all. Her circumstances have a positive impact on her life and career. Her adoptive father, Phil Donnell is attributed to the young lady’s career success. Because Shekhinah has a craze for music, she manages to land an opportunity at the seventh edition of IDOLS while she was still a teenager. She manages to become number thirty-two in the competition. Realising her great potential, she attempts to participate in the eighth edition where she comes sixth.

Stepping into the spotlight

In 2016, Shekhinah drops two single hits which sell so well. The albums are ‘Let you know’ and ‘Back to the Beach.’ That same year, Shekhinah features in two singles; ‘Breathing’ by Jesse Clegg and ‘Your Eyes’ by Black Coffee.

Shekhinah Songs

1. Back to the Beach
2. Never Change
3. Let you know
4.  Your Eyes
5. Suited
6.   Please Mr
7. Deme
8.   Power to She
9. Anyway I Want
10. The Sound
11. Into The Jungle
12. On It Overdose
13. Just Fine
14. Thirsty
15. Rose Gold
16. Let You Know
17. Different

Listen to Suited Remix

Shekhinah Albums

RoseGold (2017)

Shekhinah Awards and Nominations

1. 2016 Metro FM Music Awards, Best Hit Single (Nominated)
2. 2016 South African Music Awards, Best Collaboration (Nominated)
3. 2018 South African Music Awards:

Best pop album (Nominated).

Best Produced Album (Nominated).

Record of the Year (Nominated).

New Comer of the Year (Won).

Album of the Year (Won).

Female Artist of the Year (Won)

       4.2016 MTV Africa Music Awards, Best Pop & Alternative (Won)

       5.2018 MTV European Music Awards, Best African Act,(Nominated) 

        6.2018 All Africa Music Awards:

Album of the Year (Nominated)

Best African Dance & Choreography (Nominated).

Best Artiste/Group In African RnB & Soul (Nominated).

Revelation Of The African Continent (Nominated).

Best Female Artist in Southern Africa (Won).

Songwriter Of The Year (Won).

• 2020 South African Music Awards (Whipped by Tellaman ft Shekhinah), (Nominated).

Watch “Whipped”

Shekhinah Net Worth:

To date, Shekhinah is worth approximately R5 Million. Her income generates from earning royalties, live performances tours and album sales. Her possessions however just like her love life still remain a mystery. Probably she prefers to let that aspect of her life be private.

Shekhinah Surgery

In 2019,  the talented singer started keeping a low profile on social media. Shekhinah later broke her silence when she took to Twitter explaining her disappearance. The songbird explained that she has been having health issues which led to surgery.”Had surgery 3 days ago. All went well, removed nodules and my tonsils as well as fixing my sinus. Doctor has booked me off for 3 months. July is my last month off then I’m back. It’s been frustrating and challenging at the same time. So excited to be back for the summer though,” she tweeted.

Shekhinah Biography: Age, Net worth, Songs, Family, Idols

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