Deolinda Inês Caetano Kinzimba (born 11 May 1995) is an Angolan singer-songwriter and actress.

Biography

Kinzimba was born in

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and grew up in Ingombota. She said she had a happy childhood and was interested in music from a young age. Her influences include

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and Selena Quintanilla. Kinzimba lived in Tanzania as a teenager because she had a sister who worked at the Angolan embassy. She moved to Guimarães, Portugal in 2014 to study and to have better opportunities. Kinzimba took a law course in

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. In 2016, she won the third season of

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. Kinzimba was dubbed "the new

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" as she performed Houston's hit song "

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" to great acclaim. She performed " I Will Always Love You" by Mariah Carey and " A Moment Like This" by

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in the finale. Kinzimba was reunited with her mother, whom she had not seen in two years. As a result of the win, Kinzimba signed a deal with

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. In September 2016, she starred in the show "Dentro". Her first single, "Primeira Vez", was released in October 2016. In November 2017, she released her debut self-titled album. "Deolinda Kinzimba" received three and a half stars from Sábado, praising Kimzimba's emotion and performance but criticizing the predictability of the record. Even so, the magazine said it was a good debut with several strong songs. She took part in the Festival RTP da Canção 2017, at the invitation of songwriter

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, and reached the final of the event.

Discography

*2017: ''Deolinda Kinzimba''

Filmography

*2016: ''Dentro'' (as Raquel) *2016-2017: ''Sociedade Recreativa'' (as herself)

References

External links

Deolinda Kinzimba
at the

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