Azziad Nasenya Wafula is a Kenyan actress, content creator, media host and social media personality. She is popularly known as
Kenya's
TikTok Queen. She has been active since 2019.
Early life
Born in
Mumias, Azziad Nasenya grew up in
Kakamega
Kakamega is a town in western Kenya lying about 30 km north of the Equator. It is the headquarters of Kakamega County that has a population of 1,867,579 (2019 census).
Kakamega is 52 km north of Kisumu, the tenth largest city in Ken ...
and
Nairobi.
Azziad studied at Central Primary School, Mumias, Cathsam School, Nairobi and eventually completed her
primary education
Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...
at Lugulu Girls Boarding Primary School. She thereafter went to St. Cecilia Misikhu Girls' High School,
Misikhu
Misikhu is a rural town on the southern slopes of Mt Elgon, in Bungoma County, Kenya. Located ten kilometres north of Webuye towards Kitale, Misikhu is both an administrative and commercial town.
Population
Misikhu is populated by the Tachoni a ...
and completed her
secondary education in 2017. Azziad started acting and dancing in school skits in Class 2
(at the age of 7) and continued doing so while in high school.
Career
Theatre
Azziad performed solo verses while in high school, competing to the National Level of
The Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival
The Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival is a series of student theatre competitions in Kenya, held from January to April each year, advancing through local, county and regional stages to the National Drama Festival. Students from primary s ...
. In December 2017, having completed her secondary education, Azziad joined the Hearts of Art Theatre Group in
Nairobi, Kenya. Her first role in the Group was as a supporting cast in the play ''Repair my Heart'' in March 2018. Between 2018 and 2019, Azziad was cast in 7 stage plays by Hearts of Art. While performing for the group, Azziad met her current manager, Peter Kawa, who is an actor, director, producer and filmmaker.
TikTok
Azziad joined
TikTok in August 2019 where she showcased her dancing, lipsync and acting skills.
Her
TikTok account topped some of the TikTok challenges and was verified in February 2020, earning her the Title East Africa TikTok Queen. In April 2020, a video of Azziad dancing to Femi One and Mejja's Utawezana song went viral.
Television
In early 2020, Azziad was cast as a lead female role in a TV series. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, production was postponed.
In June 2020, Azziad debuted as Chichi in Selina Telenovela on Maisha Magic East by
M-Net and
MultiChoice.
She also played Bianca and Fatuma in the series.
In July 2020, Azziad and Mwaniki Mageria co-hosted Concert Nyumbani, a TV show celebrating COVID-19 heroes.
Filmography
Additional information
Azziad hosts ''The Shoe Game with Azziad'' on her
YouTube channel, where she explores the stories behind her guests' shoes.
In September 2020, Azziad was appointed as an Official Global Ambassador for the Save Our Future campaign.
Awards
In 2021 Azziad was nominated for an international E! People's Choice Awards, in the African social star category.
References
External links
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Living people
Kenyan film actresses
2000 births
People from Nairobi
21st-century Kenyan actresses