Faustina Charles Mfinanga (born November 9, 1992), popularly known by her stage name Nandy is a

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actress, singer and songwriter of

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heritage, she was born and raised in the city of Moshi in

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. She won the

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twice in the best female artist in East Africa category in 2017 and 2020.

Early life

Nandy was born in

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in Moshi. She attended Mawenzi Primary School and later joined Lomwe High School where she became the head of School choir. After high school, she joined

College of Business Education The College of Business Education (CBE) is a higher learning institution in Tanzania established in 1965, registered and accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) to offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programmes in va ...

(CBE),

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, Tanzania.

Career

Music

Her career in music kicked off when a common friend introduced her to Ruge Mutahaba, CEO of Tanzania House of Talent (THT). This is where she met Emma the Boy, who produced her first mainstream single, ''Nagusagusa''.The song became a huge hit within a week of its release. In early 2016 she participated in a singing competition ''Tecno own the stage''. The contest featured contestants from all over Africa and during the finals in

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, Nandy emerged as the first runner-up. The competition groomed her well music wise, as she gained performance confidence, and also acquired essential knowledge of the music industry from the musical tutors and mentors such as chocolate City's

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and Bien of

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. In 2017 she released her hit single ''One Day'' which spearheaded her career and gave her a couple of opportunities as she was one of the few artists who participated in Coke Studio Africa in 2017 and later the same year she was nominated in the

as best female eastern Africa and won.

Acting

Nandy played herself in Huba, a series aired on Maisha Magic Bongo.

Goodwill Ambassador

She is currently Tanzania's Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene programme (

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) that works in over 100 countries worldwide to improve water and sanitation services, as well as basic hygiene practices. The programme focuses on providing people with clean water and basic toilets.

Controversies

In April 2018, Nandy and fellow Tanzanian singer,

Bill nass William Nicholaus Lyimo (born 11 April 1993), popularly known by his stage name Bill Nass, is a Tanzanian rapper of Chagga heritage, he was born in Tanga, Tanga Region. MTV Base named him among the "50 Artists To Watch For In 2017". He is curre ...

were briefly detained by the Tanzanian authorities for sharing what they considered as being indecent or obscene content online.

Discography

Albums

The African Princess The African Princess is the first studio album from Tanzanian singer Nandy. It was released on November 9, 2018, by Epic Records. The album was launched in Nairobi, Kenya, and was sponsored by Tanzanian telecommunications company Halotel. She ...

(2018) * Wanibariki EP (2021) *Taste Of Love EP (2021)
Maturity EP
(2022)

Singles

* I'm Confident (2013) * Nagusa gusa (2017) * One Day (2017) * Wasikudanganye (2017) * Kivuruge (2017) * Ninogeshe (2018) *Aibu (2018) *Hazipo(2019) *Halleluya(2019) *Kiza Kinene(2019) *Kata (2020) *Na Nusu *Acha Lizame ft

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*Dozi *Do me ft

Bill Nass William Nicholaus Lyimo (born 11 April 1993), popularly known by his stage name Bill Nass, is a Tanzanian rapper of Chagga heritage, he was born in Tanga, Tanga Region. MTV Base named him among the "50 Artists To Watch For In 2017". He is curre ...

*Nibakishie ft (alikiba) *number one ft joeboy *Leo Leo ft koffi olomide *nimekuzoea *Yuda *kunjani ft show madjozi *kufuli ft mariootz

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandy (singer) 21st-century Tanzanian women singers People from Dar es Salaam 1987 births Living people Swahili-language singers Tanzanian musicians Tanzanian Bongo Flava musicians