Elaine Biography: Age, Elements, Law Degree, Boyfriend, SAMAs nomination, Songs
With all the bubble gum music in the industry, the 21-year-old punches above her weight serving us vibes that immerses the soul to a world that cannot be seen and can only be felt. Clarity is clear to see and her unmatched flair speaks for itself. Her celestial voice attracts a huge following and the million dollar question is: How does she juggle this and a gruelling Law degree? Since you are already mesmerised let Elaine biography (Age, Elements, Law Degree, Boyfriend) unveil what drives her.
Elaine Biography
Profile Summary
Current age as of 2020: 21 years
Full Name: Ndivhuwo Elaine Mukheli
Birthday: 2 April 1999
Birth Place: Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Tribe: Venda
Profession: Singer and Songwriter
Education and Qualifications: Law Student (University of Witwatersrand)
What ignites Elaine’s love for music?
At the age of 20, Elaine becomes the first independent female to top the charts on African Apple Music. She clearly isn’t just a pretty face but she has the brains and the flair to go with it. Elaine’s stardom lies in her name which loosely translates to “shining star”. The songstress’ passion ignites at a tender age of 6.
Speaking on her childhood introduction to music, she has this to say, “I remember the owner of the pre-school came to me and gave me a solo. This solo was ‘Silent Night’ and girl, that’s when my career took off. This was my time to shine, and I think from the moment I sang that solo, I knew that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
How does she step into the spotlight?
Knowing the clout her voice possesses, Elaine keeps her team small. As a young adult from “Generation Z”, she understands the influence the internet has and so she self-releases the first project. Her debut EP Elements drops in September 2019, reaching number 1 on both the national iTunes and Apple Music album chart. To everyone’s disbelief, Elements is certified Platinum by RISA a year after its primary release. Furthermore, it gets a nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album at the 26th South African Music Awards. It’s only her first project and already Elaine is the most streamed female artist from South Africa on Spotify .
5 interesting things about Elaine
- The songstress starts singing at the age of six and participates in the school choir and various talent competitions as a youngster.
- Elaine’s name loosely translates to shining star.
- In 2014 she scoops a gold medal at the 8th World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia.
- Elaine starts songwriting at high school
- Elaine is pursuing a law degree at the University of Witwatersrand and is part of the university’s Golden Key Honour Society.
Who is Elaine’s boyfriend (The One)?
Her song “You’re the one” has singles falling in love with the boyfriend/girlfriend they don’t have. We might as well go straight for the jugular and ask who this “one” is. Unfortunately we will never know as Elaine believes publicising her love life may jinx it. Some may flaunt their “boos” but she doesn’t have the knack for it. Well, it’s always different strokes for different folks. She however admits her boyfriend is her muse and she clearly is head over heels for the mystery beau.
What is Elaine’s Elements all about?
No lies are told in Elaine’s EP. The whole narrative of the project is clarity. Regarding Elements, the songstress has this to say. ”It actually took me over a year to complete the entire project. Making music was, at the time, something very foreign to me. And so I had to learn a lot about myself and how I prefer things done, the type of people I prefer working with. Another challenge is finding a producer that truly understands RnB, and embraces my sound because several people try to change and ‘tweak it’, she says.
“Elements is about love. All types of love. All the different elements and emotions that it comes with. I wanted to highlight the fact that love comes in all forms, and there’s no formula to it. It’s not all roses. It gets tough sometimes. And not all types of love are romantic. Love is universal,” she adds.
Who is behind Elaine’s beautiful sonic sound?
The songstress jumps the gun a couple of times and despite all that, she begins working on Elements with producers Clarity and Elyzée. Her manager, Joshua Molotsi who is the fourth and most imperceptible team member, is a final year student at the Academy of Sound Engineering.
Mukheli’s Singles
Listen to Slip Away
- “Slip Away” is uploaded onto SoundCloud February 2019, before officially self-releasing it in April 2019.
- Elaine’s follow-up single, “I Just Wanna Know” is released in August 2019
Elements EP
The singer’s debut EP, Elements is released on 29 September 2019. The 7 track EP has the following songs:
- Say It
- When We’re Alone
- I/You
- You’re the One
- Changes
- I Just Wanna Know
- Risky
Elaine’s Milestones
- “Elements” is successful on streaming charts, helping Elaine clock one million streams within two weeks of its primary release.
- She is labelled as Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight when Elements tops the album chart in South Africa.
- In February 2020, all seven songs from Elements concurrently land in the top 10 of the national Apple Music R&B/Soul songs chart.
- The EP, progenies the single “You’re The One”, which also tops both iTunes and Apple Music single charts.
- The single bags Elaine both her radio debut and first number one on the Metro FM Top 40.
- It also keeps atop for several weeks on the 947 Top 40, and KFM Top 40.
- Her debut music video for “You’re The One” is released in early April 2020 and gains approximately 100 000 views within 24 hours of its initial release.
- Elaine continues to “dominate” South African music charts in 2020.
- Elements is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa in August 2020.
- The EP also gets a nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album at the 26th South African Music Awards.
Watch the space, Elaine is here to resuscitate the South African RnB music and her talent is not one to ignore.
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