Shekhinah (singer)

This article is about the South African musician. For other uses, see Shekhinah (disambiguation).

Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1994), known mononymously as Shekhinah, is a South African singer-songwriter, 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
Background information
Birth name	Shekhinah Thandi Donnell^[1]^[2]
Born	(1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 29) Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa^[3]
Origin	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Genres	Pop R&B^[4]
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Sony Music^[5]
Website	shekhinahd.com

Her debut studio album Rose Gold (2017), became her best-selling album and certified Multi-Platinum by RiSA.^[7][8][9] Rose Gold produced three number-one singles: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different".

Her second studio album Trouble In Paradise (2021), which was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

Career

2016-2021: Rose Gold, Trouble In Paradise

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. Written solely by Shekinah, and David Scott, DJ Maphorisa, Luke Goliath, Mae N. Maejor resulting to Pop and Rnb genre record. Rose Gold became her best-selling album and certified Multi-Platinum in South Africa. Rose Gold spawned three single: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different".

The album earned her 6 nominations at 2018 South African Music Awards and won New comer of the Year,Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year.

On 7 May 2021, her second studio album Trouble In Paradise, was released in South Africa.^[12][13] It reached Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

2023-present: Upcoming album

In early March 2023, Shekinah announced her upcoming third studio album, and it's lead single "Risk" featuring Moliy. The single will be released in March 22.

Discography

Singles

See also: Category:Shekhinah (singer) songs

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certification	Album
		South Africa (EMA)
"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.

Studio albums

See also: Category:Shekhinah (singer) albums

List of studio albums, with selected information

Title	Album details	Certification
Rose Gold^[23]	Released: 6 October 2017 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa Formats: CD, Digital download	RISA: Multi-Platinum
Trouble In Paradise ^[24]	Released: 7 May 2021 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa Formats: CD, Music download, Streaming	RiSA: Gold

Awards and nominations

Shekhinah awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Metro FM Music Awards 0 1 South African Music Awards 4 5 MTV Africa Music Awards 1 MTV European Music Awards 0 1 All Africa Music Awards 2 5 1st KZN Entertainment Awards 0 1
Totals^[a]
Wins	7
Nominations	13
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Metro FM Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch)	Best Hit Single^[25]^[26]	Nominated

South African Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch)	Best Collaboration^[27]^[28]	Nominated
2018	Rose Gold	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]	Won
		Female Artist of the Year	Nominated

MTV Africa Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch	Best Pop & Alternative^[33]^[34]	Won

MTV European Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Shekhinah	Best African Act	Nominated

All Africa Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Rose Gold
		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

KZN Entertainment Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2020	Herself	Best Female Artist ^[38]	Nominated

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External links

• Shekhinah on Twitter