Amanda Black Biography – Net Worth, Age, Education & Music Career

Just as the men in South Africa are making waves in the music world, the women are not left out too. Every South Must have heard of Amanda Black. Amanda Black is a South African singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her song Amazulu shot her into the limelight and she became a megastar. Now, let’s look in details the full Amanda Black biography and her music career.

Amanda Black Biography – Net Worth, Age, Education & Music Career

About Amanda Black – Age, Childhood & Early Life

Amanda Black was born on the 24th day of July 1993. Her place of birth was in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She is from the Xhosa tribe. Her birth name is Amanda Benedicta Antony but adopted Amanda Black as her stage name. She hopped from place to place whilst growing up. A part of her childhood was spent in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. She alternated between Butterworth and East London. Much later she moved to Port Elizabeth for her education. As a child, Amanda Black began to sing. As at twelve years of age, she used to sing in church and school. After she turned twelve, she began to perform in local talent hunt competition. The talent hunt competitions exposed her to stage performance and coordination. Her favorite music artists, as a child, were Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Brandy Norwood, and Brenda Fassie.

Amanda Black Education Background

The biography of Amanda Black, Amanda Benedicta Antony or Amanda Black as she is popularly called did her high school education at Kabega Christian School, Port Elizabeth. On completing high school, Amanda got enrolled in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, where she studied Music Education.

Venture into music Career

Amanda Benedicta Antony alias Amanda Black was a participant in up to three editions of Idols South Africa. She stayed on the show till Season 11 and became a fan’s favorite. At the conclusion of the show, she finished at the top seven.
Amanda Black left Port Elizabeth for Johannesburg, to pursue a career in music. This occurred in January 2016. While at Johannesburg, she landed a recording contract with Ambitiouz Entertainment. She sings in both English and Xhosa language.

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Amanda Black Amazulu Song Release

Amanda recorded and released her first official single, titled Amazulu. The song belonged to her debut studio album, Amazulu. The song was a huge success and it received more than 4 million views on YouTube.

Amazulu, the album was released On the 11th of November 2016. It was released under the umbrella of Ambitiouz Entertainment. It was a long-awaited album, as her previously released single had South Africans and her fans wanting more. Less than a month after its release, the album sold over 31,000 copies.

It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). The album received a lot of positive reviews. It also led to her nominations in up to five categories both at the 16th edition of the Metro FM Music Awards and at the 2017 South African Music Awards each. She was also a nominee for Viewers Choice: Best International Act at the 2017 edition of the BET Awards.

The following year, on the 20th of July 2018 precisely, Amanda Benedicta Antony alias Amanda Black released another single, Kahle. The song grossed over a million views on YouTube within a short time.

Thandwa Ndim, was released by Amanda Black after a period of two years. It is another single. The song made a debut on Metro FM’s Fresh Breakfast Show with DJ Fresh and Somizi Mhlongo. It also went ahead and climbed the peak at local iTunes charts the day it was released. It trended at number one for quite a while.

Other involvements

In December 2018, Anthony Hamilton announced on social media that he and Amanda Black were making music together.

On the 30 January 2019, Amanda announced that she had signed with Sony Music Entertainment.
Patience Bambalele of The Sowetan, interviewed Amanda Black and she said the correct description of her music genre Afro-soul with a fusion of hip-hop and a bit of soul and R&B.

Amanda Benedicta Antony aka Amanda Black also appeared on the SuperSport TV show Homeground, hosted by Minnie Dlamini and Lungile Radu for an interview. This was on the 29th of May 2017 and just a few months after the release of her album, Amazulu. Her music producer, Christer Kobedi, tagged along for the interview. It was during the course of the interview that the public got to know that Amazulu was worked on and finished in one month. Amanda Black also voiced that the song Amazulu was the first ever written in her Xhosa mother tongue.

Amanda Black Song list

Amazulu released in 2016.
Power released in 2019.
Singles
Amazulu
Separate
Kahle
Thandwa Ndim
Egoli

As a featured artist

Sebenza by A-Reece
Phumelela by Miss Pru featuring Amanda Black, Saudi, Sjava, LaSauce, A-Reece, Fifi Cooper and Emtee
I Do by LaSauce
Round & Round by Joey B
Gaz’ Lam by Vusi Nova
Promised Land by Yanga
Siyathandana by Berita

Music videos list

Amazulu released in 2016 directed by Ambitiouz Visuals / RB Films
Kahioile released in 2016 and directed by Ambitiouz Visuals
Thandwa Ndim released in 2019 and directed by Vanishia Kirsten.
Egoli released in 2019 directed by Kuda Jembe
Ndizele Wena released in 2020 and directed by Kuda Jembe.

Music videos as a featured artist

Sebenza by A-Reece featuring Amanda Black. It was released in 2016 and directed by Ambitiouz Visuals / RB Films.
Phumelela by Miss Pru featuring Amanda Black, Saudi, Sjava, LaSauce, A-Reece, Fifi Cooper and Emtee. Released in 2016 and directed by Ambitiouz Visuals.
I Do by LaSauce featuring Amanda Black released in 2017 and directed by Ambitiouz Visuals.
Promised Land by Yanga featuring Amanda Black. It was released in 2018 and directed by Pilot Films.

Embracing the black culture

Whilst growing up, Amanda Benedicta Antony aka Amanda Black detested her skin colour. The media did not help matters as they always celebrated light-skinned women. She got enlightened after reading Black Consciousness by Steve Biko. It influenced her and made her fall in love with her self and skin colour. She also began to study deeply, the roots and history of the Xhosa tribe and their women. The resultant was her decision to start painting her face with tribal art representing her culture. It also influenced the way she wrote, the music she made and the stories she told.

Amanda Black’s signature look is painting and adorning herself with Stipples of Xhosa face paint. She said “Xhosa facial art – Xhosa umchokozo – is used to represent Xhosa people. There are different types of patterns, which are created mostly by women. When I was growing up, they were mostly done on special occasions – but in some rural parts of the Eastern Cape, for example, umchokozo is an everyday practice.

The Xhosa facial art that I wear on my face has quickly become part of my brand as Amanda Black. But it started as a way of expressing myself and embracing who I am. For me, it’s taking back my culture as a Xhosa woman – and feeling beautiful while doing it. It’s about me living the way I understand my culture to be. It’s a way of representing my roots and where I am from.”

Amanda Benedicta Antony Awards and Accolades

This is a comprehensive list of the awards and nominations that Amanda Black has received in the course of her music.
She is a two-time winner and six times nominee of Metro FM Music Awards. Her album Amazulu was nominated for Best African Pop Album and Best Female Album. She was nominated as Best New Artist and her song Amazulu was nominated for Song of the Year. She won Best R&B Single and Listeners Choice Award. All these happened in 2017.

A four-time winner and six times nominee of South African Music Awards. Amazulu was nominated as Record of the Year. It won the Album of The Year category and Best R&B Soul Reggae Album. She also won Best Newcomer of the Year and Best Female Artist of the Year. This was in the year 2017.

One time nominee for BET Awards. This was under the category of Viewers Choice for Best International Act. This occurred in 2017.

One time nominee for DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards in 2017. She was nominated under the category of Rising Star.
One time nominee for All Africa Music Awards in 2017. This was under the category of Best Female Artist Southern Africa and Best Female Artiste in Inspirational Music.

One time nominee at Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2017. It was under the category of Best African Female Artist (Non-Nigerian). One time nominee at Dance Music Awards South Africa in 2018. It was under the category of Best African Vocalist of the Year. A two-time nominee at South African Afro Music Awards.

Amanda Black Net worth

Amanda Benedicta Antony alias Amanda Black is estimated to be worth a hundred thousand US dollars.

Conclusion on Amanda Black Biography

Show me a black South African female singer making waves and heating up the atmosphere and I will show you Amanda Benedicta Antony aka Amanda Black. It is not hidden that she is a hard-working fellow and is here to take the world by a storm. We can’t wait to see what she has up her sleeves this year. So what do you know about Amanda Black biography? Share with us in the comment section!