Zonke

South African singer-songwriter

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Also known as Zonke Dikana

Born: October 11, 1979
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Birthplace: Eastern Cape
Citizenship: South Africa
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, record producer
Education: University of the Free State
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Zonke Dikana, known simply as Zonke, is a South African singer-songwriter and record producer. Her rise to stardom came in 2011 following the release of her third album, Ina Ethe, which was certified double platinum and was nominated at the 18th South African Music Awards. In 2013, she recorded and released Give and Take Live, which was certified gold just two months after its release and earned her a place in the Channel O list of "Africa's Top 10 Female Singing Sensations". In September 2015, Zonke released Work of Heart, her fifth album, to critical acclaim with nominations in several categories at the 15th Metro FM Music Awards and 22nd South African Music Awards. She signed a record deal to Sony Music Entertainment in 2013. On 15 June 2018, she released L.O.V.E, her fifth studio album, with Sony.

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Sex or gender: female
Genre: soul
Website: zonkedikana.com
Start of work period: 1997
Social media followers: 21,000(June 7, 2025) youtube channel id: UCdpVHmjoAU4zWtbgd0kPFtg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-06-07
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955,909(February 12, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 194106477
21,100(May 11, 2024) youtube channel id: UCdpVHmjoAU4zWtbgd0kPFtg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-05-11
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21,400(March 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UCdpVHmjoAU4zWtbgd0kPFtg
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929,598(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 194106477
19,700(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCdpVHmjoAU4zWtbgd0kPFtg
894,977(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 194106477
698,956(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 194106477
Pseudonym: Zonke

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