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Notable Milestones / Achievements / Career Highlights
• 2020: The only newcomer to feature in the Top 15 of the Radiomonitor Top 200 chart of 2019
• 2020: The only newcomer to have 5 songs on the Radiomonitor Top 200 chart of 2019
• 2019: The only newcomer to have 3 songs on Apple Music’s 100 Best Songs of 2019
• 2019: The only newcomer featured on Spotify’s Top 10 Most Streamed South African Female Artists in South Africa
• 2019: Selected as Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight for the month of October
• 2019: Had guest appearances and performances on TV shows Rhythm City and Uyajola 99
• 2019: 4 songs on iTunes download chart, 3 off IMALI album on pre-add: Into Ingawe, Ubuhle Bakho, Inde Lendlela and Ndikhethe Wena
• 2019: Into Ingawe hit 1 Million streams in 3 weeks
• 2019: Had 5 songs on the Top 100 RAMS Radio Chart: Into Ingawe, Ungowam, Ubuhle Bakho, Ndikhethe Wena, Love Drunk
• 2019: Her single Ubuhle Bakho featured as a wedding song on popular TV show, Uzalo
• 2019: Had 2 songs simultaneously on the Metro FM Top 40 Chart: Ndikhethe Wena & Ungowam
• 2018: Featured on 3 trending singles in the space of 4 weeks: DJ Qness’ Babuyile with NaakMusiQ, The Kiffness’ Lose You and DJ Mogul SA’s Ungowam
Background
Born and raised in the Eastern Cape and currently a second year Accounting student at NMMU in Port Elizabeth, Ami Faku realised she could sing from a young age when she was obliged to sing at church.
Facebook: Ami Faku Music / Twitter: @Ami_Faku / Instagram: @Ami_Faku
• 2020: The only newcomer to feature in the Top 15 of the Radiomonitor Top 200 chart of 2019
• 2020: The only newcomer to have 5 songs on the Radiomonitor Top 200 chart of 2019
• 2019: The only newcomer to have 3 songs on Apple Music’s 100 Best Songs of 2019
• 2019: The only newcomer featured on Spotify’s Top 10 Most Streamed South African Female Artists in South Africa
• 2019: Selected as Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight for the month of October
• 2019: Had guest appearances and performances on TV shows Rhythm City and Uyajola 99
• 2019: 4 songs on iTunes download chart, 3 off IMALI album on pre-add: Into Ingawe, Ubuhle Bakho, Inde Lendlela and Ndikhethe Wena
• 2019: Into Ingawe hit 1 Million streams in 3 weeks
• 2019: Had 5 songs on the Top 100 RAMS Radio Chart: Into Ingawe, Ungowam, Ubuhle Bakho, Ndikhethe Wena, Love Drunk
• 2019: Her single Ubuhle Bakho featured as a wedding song on popular TV show, Uzalo
• 2019: Had 2 songs simultaneously on the Metro FM Top 40 Chart: Ndikhethe Wena & Ungowam
• 2018: Featured on 3 trending singles in the space of 4 weeks: DJ Qness’ Babuyile with NaakMusiQ, The Kiffness’ Lose You and DJ Mogul SA’s Ungowam
Background
Born and raised in the Eastern Cape and currently a second year Accounting student at NMMU in Port Elizabeth, Ami Faku realised she could sing from a young age when she was obliged to sing at church.
Facebook: Ami Faku Music / Twitter: @Ami_Faku / Instagram: @Ami_Faku
Monthly listeners
1,093,322
Followers
817,461
Top Cities
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Johannesburg225,493 listeners -
Pretoria149,940 listeners
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Durban109,077 listeners
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Cape Town92,376 listeners
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Gauteng31,943 listeners
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Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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32,105,020 | 6:56 | 2021-09-17 | |
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24,511,129 | 7:39 | 2021-11-12 | |
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15,979,539 | 5:51 | 2022-10-28 | |
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13,075,013 | 5:15 | 2024-07-05 | |
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12,258,654 | 4:21 | 2021-10-08 | |
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9,152,353 | 4:31 | 2019-06-07 | |
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5,501,059 | 4:15 | 2020-01-31 | |
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4,268,112 | 3:19 | 2019-03-22 | |
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3,643,993 | 2:36 | 2023-06-23 | |
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3,372,788 | 8:15 | 2022-06-16 |
