Her mother, Deborah Sawyer, is a Jewish-American graphic designer, and her father, Dumisani Dlamini, is a South African actor of Zulu descent, best known for starring as Crocodile in the original Broadway cast of the musical Sarafina! and the 1992 film of the same name. 2.3 2019–2020: Breakthrough with Hot PinkĪmala Ratna Zandile Dlamini was born on October 21, 1995, into an artistic family in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.2.1 2012–2017: Career beginnings and record deal.Apart from nominations for eleven Grammy Awards, Doja Cat has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a Guinness World Record, a Billboard Music Award, five American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. She is also well-versed in the internet herself, and is famed for her absurdly humorous personality and online presence. This album was followed by Planet Her (2021), which spent three consecutive weeks at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top 10 singles " Kiss Me More" (featuring SZA) and " Need to Know".ĭescribed by The Wall Street Journal as "a skilled technical rapper with a strong melodic sense and a bold visual presence", Doja Cat is known for creating music videos and songs that achieve popularity on social media applications such as TikTok. Capitalizing on her growing popularity, her second studio album, Hot Pink (2019), reached the top 10 of the US Billboard 200 and spawned the single " Say So", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart following the release of a remix featuring Nicki Minaj. Her song " So High" caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with which she signed a joint record deal at the age of 17, subsequently releasing her debut EP Purrr! in 2014.Īfter a hiatus from releasing music and the uneventful rollout of her debut studio album, Amala (2018), Doja Cat earned viral success as an internet meme with her 2018 single " Mooo!", a novelty song in which she fantasizes about being a cow. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( / ˈ d oʊ d ʒ ə/ DOH-jə), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
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