Qwabe Twins is a South African Afro-pop duo formed in

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consisting of two identical twins Virginia and Viggy Qwabe. They were contestant on season 15 of the ''

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''. Q Twins signed a record deal with Afrotaiment Records, released their debut studio album ''The Gift of Love'' (2020). Their second studio album ''Words of Hope'' (2022), debuted number 3 in South Africa.

Career

''Idols South Africa''

In 2019, Qwabe Twins competed on season 15 of ''

''. Virginia Qwabe performed "

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" by

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featuring Uhuru on the Top 5 and was eliminated. Soon after her sister elimination Viggy withdrew.

2020-present: ''The Gift of Love''

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on November 29, 2019. The song music video amassed 5 Million views on YouTube and scooped award at the 2021 Afrotaiment awards. Q Twins was nominated for Newest Find at the 2020 KZN Entertainment Awards. In September 18, their single "Show Me" featuring Jaziel Brothers was released. On September 25, 2020, their debut studio album ''The Gift of Love'' was released in South Africa. At the 15th ceremony of

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, they were nominated for Best Traditional House Music Song and won two awards Female Artist/Group (''The Gift of Love'' ) and Best Traditional Collaboration Song. In October 2021, their single "Ziyakhala" featuring Kabza De Small was released. Their second studio album ''Words of Hope'' was released on November 17, 2021. It reached number 3 on iTunes Top Albums.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''The Gift of Love'' (2020) * ''Words of Hope'' (2022)

Achievements

KZN Entertainment Awards

! , - , 2020 , , Newest Find , ,

South African Traditional Music Awards

! , - , rowspan="3", 2021 , ''The Gift of Love'' , Best Female Artist/Group , , rowspan="3", , - , "Laba Abantu" , Best Traditional Collaboration Song , , - , "Umuhle" , ,

References

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