Data updated on 2025-06-27 16:43:49 UTC
“For me, the music and the lyrics come at the same time,” Zonke explains. “I write in quite a different way. “I open my mouth, and the words and the melody are there.”
South African R&B and Afro-soul singer Zonke has carved out a distinctive position in the musical landscape. She’s one of the country’s biggest stars but also the only female hit-maker in the game. Unlike almost every other female singer on the vibrant SA music scene, Zonke not only plays to thousands and releases multi-platinum albums, she also writes and produces her own material. “Changes make you stronger,” Zonke says. “No matter what happens, I don’t have it in me to lie down and give up. There is always a way. For me, music is that way. Music is goodness.”
South African R&B and Afro-soul singer Zonke has carved out a distinctive position in the musical landscape. She’s one of the country’s biggest stars but also the only female hit-maker in the game. Unlike almost every other female singer on the vibrant SA music scene, Zonke not only plays to thousands and releases multi-platinum albums, she also writes and produces her own material. “Changes make you stronger,” Zonke says. “No matter what happens, I don’t have it in me to lie down and give up. There is always a way. For me, music is that way. Music is goodness.”
Total plays
50.2 million
Updated on 2025-06-27
Monthly listeners
224,609
Followers
371,421
Top Cities
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Johannesburg70,315 listeners -
Pretoria44,854 listeners
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Durban25,548 listeners
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Cape Town27,485 listeners
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Gauteng10,264 listeners
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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5,239,941 | 4:09 | 2018-06-15 | |
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4,612,108 | 3:35 | 2015-09-18 | |
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3,629,445 | 6:12 | 2009-11-13 | |
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3,497,732 | 0:60 | 2015-09-18 | |
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2,891,325 | 4:33 | 2018-04-20 | |
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2,819,298 | 4:23 | 2011-01-01 | |
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1,909,141 | 3:29 | 2022-04-29 | |
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1,754,908 | 8:18 | 2013-10-28 | |
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1,729,526 | 4:22 | 2018-06-15 | |
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1,683,939 | 4:04 | 2015-09-18 |
