Biography
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Born
10 September 1983 (age 40)
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Born In
Úbeda, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Zahara is Spanish singer María Zahara Gordillo Campos (born 10 September 1983);
2) Zahara was South African singer-songwriter Bulelwa Mkutukana (born 9 November 1987; died 11 December 2023);
3) Zahara was a fusion band active during the 1970s and 1980s;
4) Zahara was a Swedish artist.
1) Zahara is Spanish singer María Zahara Gordillo Campos (born 10 September 1983). She studied music at the Conservatorio de Música in Ubeda. Her debut album "Día 913" ("Day 913") was released in 2005.
2) Zahara was South African singer-songwriter Bulelwa Mkutukana (born 9 November 1987; died 11 December 2023). After signing a record deal with TS Records, her debut album, Loliwe (2011), went double platinum. Her second album, Phendula (2013), produced three chart-topping singles "Phendula", "Impilo", and "Stay".
Zahara's third album, Country Girl (2015), was certified triple platinum. Following her departure from TS Records, she signed a record deal with Warner Music. Her fourth album, Mgodi (2017), was her best-selling album and was certified platinum.
Her fifth album, Nqaba Yam (2021), peaked at number 1 on iTunes.
Her accolades include 17 South African Music Awards, three Metro FM Awards, and one Nigeria Entertainment Award. Zahara was on the 2020 list of the BBC's 100 Women. She appeared as a guest judge on the seventeenth season of Idols South Africa in 2021.
3) Zahara was a fusion band active during the 1970s and 1980s. The band released "Flight Of The Spirit" in 1983.
4) Zahara was a Swedish artist.
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