Shekhinah, born Shekhinah Thandi Donnell, is a lauded pop/R&B vocalist and songwriter.
Born in Durban, she now resides in Johannesburg and recently completed a Music Performance degree at AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance).
After singing and performing throughout her childhood and early teens, the young artist landed her first major gig competing in the seventh season of Idols, where she made the Top 32. After being eliminated, she rejoined the show in its eighth season, where she finished sixth.
The expressive singer really broke through in 2016 with the single “Back to the Beach” (featuring Kyle Deutsch) and “Let You Know” (with Sketchy Bongo), which was signed to international record label Ultra Records.
“Back to the Beach” was nominated for a Metro Music Award (MMA) and a South Africa Music Award (SAMA), and scored an MTV Africa Music Award (MAMA).
In 2016 she also featured on the Black Coffee single “Your Eyes” and the Jesse Clegg single, “Breathing”. Her debut album ‘Rose Gold’ was certified Gold by RiSA in January of this year.
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