Data updated on 2025-05-02 19:46:19 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
47.6 million
Updated on 2025-05-02
Monthly listeners
224,439
Followers
367,068
Top Cities
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Johannesburg75,903 listeners
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Pretoria45,774 listeners
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Durban28,257 listeners
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Cape Town29,161 listeners
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Gauteng8,947 listeners
Most popular tracks
Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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4,947,942 | 4:09 | 2018-06-15 | |
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4,377,172 | 3:35 | 2015-09-18 | |
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3,463,412 | 0:60 | 2015-09-18 | |
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3,399,856 | 6:12 | 2009-11-13 | |
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2,774,719 | 4:33 | 2018-04-20 | |
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2,571,112 | 4:23 | 2011-01-01 | |
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1,876,656 | 3:29 | 2022-04-29 | |
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1,677,644 | 8:18 | 2013-10-28 | |
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1,617,604 | 4:22 | 2018-06-15 | |
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1,584,064 | 4:04 | 2015-09-18 |