Dinky Kunene

Dinky Kunene lyrics

Artist   ·  238 994 listeners per month

Artist's albums

Similar artists

Biography

I AM DALENE SWARTZ, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS DINKY KUNENE, BORN AND RAISED IN ENNERDALE, GAUTENG. TURNING MY CHILDHOOD DREAM INTO A REALITY HAS LEAD TO ME BEING A SINGER, SONG WRITER, PERFORMER, MC, VOICE OVER ARTIST AND AN ASPIRING TV PRESENTER. NOT ONLY AM I DRIVEN, DILIGENT AND CREATIVE, I AIM TO RESTORE HOPE IN OUR YOUTH BY REMINDING THEM TO NEVER GIVE UP ON THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS THROUGH MY LYRICS, LIFESTYLE CHOICES. BEING BORN INTO A FAMILY OF TALENTED MUSICIANS, I WAS INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL CHURCH CHOIR AND SCHOOL CHOIR AS THE YOUNGEST CHOIR LEADER. MY SISTER AND I WOULD PERFORM AT WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, SCHOOL EVENTS AND EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2011 I BECAME AN RECORDING ARTIST ALTHOUGH I HAD NOT RELEASED MUSIC AT THE TIME IT HELPED SHAPE MY CAREER. I WAS THEN THE CROWNED THE WINNER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ) CAN YOU SING COMPETITION IN 2017. IN 2018 I ENTERED SOUTH AFRICAN IDOLS AND MADE IT TO THE TOP 16 LIVE SHOWS, FOLLOWED BY ME RE-ENTERING IN 2019, I MADE IT TO THE TOP 9. I WAS GRANTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAUNCH SOME OF MY WORK ON THE MORNING LIVE SHOW AIRED ON SABC 2, AS WELL AS NEWZROOM AFRICA. I HAVE SINCE RELEASED TWO EP’S, TITLED THE ONE MOMENT EP AND MY MOST RECENT EP SPEAK YOUR TRUTH.