Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1994), known mononymously as Shekhinah, is a singer-songwriter from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Shekhinah was among the Top 32 of M-Net's Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011 and among the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012.[6]
Shekhinah | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shekhinah Thandi Donnell[1][2] |
| Born | (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 28) Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[3] |
| Origin | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Genres |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Sony Music[5] |
| Website | shekhinahd |
Her debut album Rose Gold was released in October 2017 and certified platinum by RiSA on 31 August 2018.[7][8][9] Rose Gold produced three number-one singles: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different".
Her second album Trouble In Paradise, was released in May 2021.
In 2017, Shekinah released her lead single "Suited", which peaked No. 1 on South Africa Music charts and was certified with diamond plaque by the Recording industry of South Africa (RiSA).[10] In 2018, "Please Mr" and "Different" was released same year, "Please Mr" was certified with gold plaque.[11]
On October 6, 2017, her debut studio album Rose Gold was released in South Africa by Sony Music Entertainment Africa.
On 7 May 2021, her second studio album Trouble In Paradise was released in South Africa.[12][13]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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| "Back To The Beach" (with Kyle Deutsch ) | 2015 | RiSA: Gold[14][15][16] | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Let You Know" (with Sketchy Bongo ) | 2[17] | — | Unmasked | ||||||||||
| "Suited" | 2017 | 1 | RiSA: Diamond[10][18][19][20] | Rose Gold | |||||||||
| "Please Mr" | 2018 | 1 | RiSA: Platinum[21][11][22] | ||||||||||
| "Different" | 2018 | 1 | RiSA: Gold[21][11][22]
Fixate Tides | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Certification |
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| Rose Gold[23] |
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RISA: Platinum |
| Trouble In Paradise [24] | Released: 7 May 2021
Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa Formats: CD, Music download |
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| Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch) |
Best Hit Single[25][26] | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch) |
Best Collaboration[27][28] | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Pop Album[29] | Nominated | |
| Best Produced Album[30] | Nominated | ||
| Record of the Year[30] | Nominated | ||
| New Comer of the Year[30] | Won | ||
| Album of the Year[31] | Won | ||
| Female Artist of the Year[29] | Won | ||
| 2022 | Trouble in Paradise | Best Pop Album[32] | Pending |
| Female Artist of the Year | Pending |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch |
Best Pop & Alternative[33][34] | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2018 | Shekhinah | Best African Act | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2018 | |||
| Album of the Year[35] | Nominated | ||
| Best African Dance & Choreography[35] | Nominated | ||
| Best Artiste/Group In African RnB & Soul[35] | Nominated | ||
| Revelation Of The African Continent[35] | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Artist in Southern Africa[36] | Won | ||
| Songwriter Of The Year[36] | Won | ||
| 2021 | "Fixate" | Best Female Artist in South Africa[37] | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2020 | Herself | Best Female Artist [38] | Nominated |
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