Doja Cat
Birth name Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini
Also known as Amala
Born 22 October 1995 (age 22)
Tarzana, California, U.S.
Genres R&B
Occupation(s)
Singersongwriterproducer
Years active 2014–present
Labels RCA
Website dojacat.com
Amalaratna "Amala" Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995)[1] known professionally as Doja Cat, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer currently based in Los Angeles.
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Career
2.1 2013-2017: Commercial success, Purrr!, and collaborations
2.2 2018-present: Amala and "Mooo!"
3 Discography
3.1 Studio albums
3.2 EPs
3.3 Singles
3.3.1 As a lead artist
3.4 As featured artist
3.5 Promotional singles
3.6 Other appearances
4 References
Early life and education
Amala comes from an artistic family. Her father, Dumisani Dlamini, is a South African actor, composer and film producer best known for Sarafina![2] Her Jewish-American mother, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, is a painter, and her grandmother was an artist as well. She studied piano and danced as a child and teenager. The rap her brother listened to motivated her to develop her writing and rapping skills. She is noted to be inspired by Erykah Badu, Pharrell, Jamiroquai, PartyNextDoor, and Drake, as well as Indian culture, Hinduism, and Japanese culture.[3][4]
Career
2013-2017: Commercial success, Purrr!, and collaborations
Doja Cat released her debut single "So High" in 2013, coming to prominence in March 2014 when she signed to RCA Records and released her debut EP, Purrr! (described as "spacey, eastern-influenced R&B") by The Fader.[5] Premiering the video for the single "So High", Vibe described her as an "18-year-old psychedelic prodigy."[6] The song was featured on the Empire soundtrack (Season 1, Episode 3). "No Police" was released as the second single from her debut EP.
Doja Cat started releasing more music on Soundcloud and YouTube as she started gaining more attention. She had also started collaborating with other artists such as: Elliphant, Hellboy, Skoolie Escobar, Pregnant Boy, and frumhere.
On July 13, 2017, Doja Cat was featured on L8LOOMER's single "Right Side". The song was then put on L8LOOMER's debut album Soulm8s in 2018.
2018-present: Amala and "Mooo!"
On February 1, 2018, she released the single "Roll with Us", which was set to be the debut single off her debut studio album. On March 9, 2018, she released the second single from her upcoming album "Go to Town" with an accompanied music video released the same day on her YouTube channel. As of September 2018, the music video has 4.97 millions views. On March 30, 2018, Doja Cat's her first full-length debut studio album Amala was released.
On August 10, 2018, Doja Cat released a song titled "Mooo!" on YouTube. The song quickly became a viral music video, due to the fact that it doubled as a meme, as she stated when featuring in a Genius (website) YouTube video. The music video gathered attention from well known artists such as: Chance the Rapper, Chris Brown, and many more.[7]. The music video currently has over 21 million views on YouTube. On August 31, 2018, she released a single version of her viral video "Mooo!".
Discography
Studio albums
List of albums
Title Album details
Amala
Released: March 30, 2018[8]
Format: CD, digital download
Label: Kemosabe
EPs
List of extended playlists
Title Album details
Purrr!
Released: August 5, 2014[9]
Format: CD, digital download
Label: Kemosabe
Singles
As a lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"So High" 2014 Purrr!
"No Police"
"Roll With Us" 2016 Amala
"Go To Town" 2018
"Mooo!"Written by Cheesefoot [10] Non-album single
As featured artist
List of singles as featured artist
Title Year Album
"Right Side"
(L8LOOMER featuring Doja Cat) 2017 Soulm8s
Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Trauma" 2015 Non-album single
"Casual" 2016 Amala
"Candy"
"brooklyn baby"
(frumhere featuring Doja Cat) 2017 Non-album single
Other appearances
Year Title Other artist(s) Album
2014 "Purple Light"[11] Elliphant One More
2015 "Lord Cooler"[12] Hellbaby The Art of Dying
"Waffle House"[12]
"In My Feelings"[13] Skoolie Escobar Sincerest Apologies
2016 "The Wave"[14] Pregnant Boy & Left Brain 1st Trimester
2018 "20 Below"[15]
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Born: October 22, 1995 (age 22 years), Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
Full name: Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini
Parents: Dumisani Dlamini, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer
Doja Cat Wiki, Bio, Age, Ethnicity, Height, Career, Net Worth, Boyfriend, Spouse, Affairs, Life, Trivia.
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Amala Zandile Dlamini, born on October 21, 1995 known as Doja Cat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. She released her debut album, Amala in 2018. She is also very popular on Social Media platform such as Instagram where she has over 100k followers.
Family/ Relationship
Doja Cat Parents / Family
Born in Malibu, California, United States, her father’s name is Dumisani Dlamini who is an actor, film producer and composer and her mother’s name is Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer who is a painter.
Doja Cat Affairs / Boyfriend / Spouse / Husband
She has not dated anybody publicly yet.
Profile / Wiki / Information
Name: Amala Zandile Dlamini
Nickname: Doja Cat
Birthday: October 21, 1995
Age: 22 years old
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Malibu, California, United States
Current Residence: Los Angeles, California, United States
Education: Not Available
Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Nationality: American
Ethnicity/Race: Multiracial (White and Black)
Religion: Judaism
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Zodiac: Libra
Boyfriend: She is probably single.
Net Worth: 3 Million USD
Measurements
Height: 5 feet 5 inch (165 cm)
Weight: 57 kg (125.5 lbs.)
Trivia and facts you may not know about Doja Cat
Dianna loves surfing and has attended surf camps.
She lived in New York for 5 years when she was young.
She considers Jamiroquai, Erykah Badu, PartyNextDoor, Pharrell and Drake as her inspirations.
She has over 150k followers on Instagram.
She released her debut album, Amalain 2018.
She has released popular songs such as So High, All Nighter, Candy and Down Low.
Visit Doja’s official website @ dojacat.com.
For more information, contact Doja on Twitter, SoundCloud, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube VEVO
Doja Cat
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BIRTHDAY
October 21, 1996
BIRTHPLACE
Calabasas, CA
AGE
21 years old
BIRTH SIGN
Libra
Popularity
About
Singer signed by MAU Records whose music video for her song "So High" gained nearly 6 million views by May of 2016.
Before Fame
Her stage name comes from the slang word of "dojo," which means weed, along with her love for cats.
Trivia
She released her EP Purrr! in August 2014.
Family Life
She is from Los Angeles, California.
Associated With
She met singer and songwriting star Seal in November 2014.
Ami Zandile, better known by her stage name Doja Cat, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Her debut EP Purrr! was released in 2014. Zandile's stage name comes from slang word “dojo”, which means “weed” (as in, marijuana), and her love for cats.
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Doja Cat Quick Info
Height 5 ft 5 in
Weight 57 kg
Date of Birth October 21, 1995
Zodiac Sign Libra
Boyfriend Unknown
Doja Cat is an American singer known for releasing popular songs like So High, Candy, All Nighter, and Down Low. She released her debut album titled Amala in 2018. She has a mild social media fan base with more than 100k followers on Instagram. Doja is represented by popular record labels and her music is inspired by Indian as well as the Japanese culture.
Born Name
Amala Zandile Dlamini
Nick Name
Doja Cat
Doja Cat in an Instagram selfie as seen in February 2017
Doja Cat in an Instagram selfie as seen in February 2017 (Doja Cat / Instagram)
Age
Doja Cat is currently 22 according to her birthdate October 21, 1995
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Malibu, California, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
American
Education
Details about Doja Cat’s educational qualifications are unknown.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Family
Father – Dumisani Dlamini (Actor, Composer, Film Producer)
Mother – Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer (Painter)
Siblings – She has a brother.
Manager
She is represented by Jadler, Booking Agent, Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Genre
R&B
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
MAU Records
RCA Records
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight
57 kg or 125.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Doja Cat has managed to keep her love life under wraps and away from the public eye. Hence, it is difficult to ascertain anything about her past and present relationships.
Doja Cat promoting Kevyn Aucoin Beauty in a selfie as seen in March 2018
Doja Cat promoting Kevyn Aucoin Beauty in a selfie as seen in March 2018 (Doja Cat / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial (Black and White)
She has South African ancestry on her father’s side, while on her mother’s side, she has American ancestry.
Hair Color
Black (Natural)
She often tends to her hair ‘blonde’, ‘orange’, ‘green’, ‘blue’, ‘purple’, ‘pink’, or ‘yellow’.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Her hair
Brand Endorsements
Doja Cat has not done endorsement work for any brand yet.
Religion
Judaism
Doja Cat as seen in September 2015
Doja Cat as seen in September 2015 (Doja Cat / Instagram)
Best Known For
Her distinctive style of singing which has garnered her an immense popularity on the social media circuit
First Album
Doja Cat dropped her first album called Amala in March 2018.
Doja Cat in a selfie in December 2017
Doja Cat in a selfie in December 2017 (Doja Cat / Instagram)
Doja Cat Facts
She enjoys surfing and has even attended surf camps in the past.
She also smokes.
Doja lived in New York for 5 years when she was young.
She considers Erykah Badu, Pharrell, Jamiroquai, PartyNextDoor, and Drake as her inspirations.
She garners inspiration for her music from pop culture, love, fashion, and her friends.
Visit her official website @ dojacat.com.
Follow Doja Cat on Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, Facebook, and YouTube VEVO.