Tatenda Mandaza was born in\u00a0Mbabane, the capital city of\u00a0Eswatini on 10 September 1992. He is 28 years old as of 2020.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Early life and Career<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tatenda Mandaza was born in Mbabane, the capital city of Eswatini. His mother is Swati and his father is Zimbabwean. He began his music career in 2007\u20132008 in his bedroom after having picked up an interest in the art from a friend in high school. He got his stage name \u2018Tendaness\u2019 from his friend who taught him how to use turntables in 2008.He mastered the process of music production and established his record label, Tendamix Records in 2011. Tendaness has won two national \u201cDJ of the Year\u201d awards in Eswatini (2010\u20132011 and 2011\/2012) and won first place in the Sprite DJ Champion 2011.Tendaness released his first EP Play on 23 August 2012 under UK based indie label Crossborder Records. He has released many more singles, EPs and official remixes to date. He released a major single \u201cOverload\u201d in 2013. The single featured former Cashtime member Smashis (now Zingah) and rapper Kid Nice. The track was released during his time as Coca-Cola Swaziland Ambassador, as part of the Crazy For Good Campaign.<\/p>\n

The song gained major airplay in Swaziland and South Africa and had the first ever Swazi music video to be aired on major music channels like MTV Base and Channel O. On 3 March 2016, he released his debut LP \u201cGrande\u201d featuring a roster of upcoming artist from Swaziland and around Africa.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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<\/span>Tendaness Education<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

In August 2012, Tendaness moved to the United States to attend the\u00a0University of Oklahoma\u00a0in\u00a0Norman, Oklahoma. He studied Advertising with a minor in Film and Media Studies for four years while still making music.<\/div>\n

<\/span>Tendaness Career<\/span><\/h2>\n

On March 24 2017, he released the debut single from his debut album \u201cTendanes\u201d titled \u201cJika ft. Bholoja & LO. The song was play-listed radio by stations in many countries in Africa and beyond. He is signed to his own label Tendamix. Tendamix is Mandaza\u2019s own label.Jika reached number 1 on the Apple Music Top 100 Charts for Swaziland, reached Number 1 on the SBIS 2 Top 100 songs of 2017, Number 2 on the Y Urban Top 40 Chart and Number 29 on the #YTop100 songs on 2017 Charts on YFM in South Africa (where the song was placed on heavy rotation), Number 2 on the DJ Edu DNA Top 5 Chart on BBC Radio 1Xtra and number 4 on the Afro Turn Up Charts on PBS 106.7FM in Melbourne, Australia. The music video for \u201cJika\u201d was later released on June 22 2018.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Studio Albums<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\n \n Released: 22 March 2019<\/li>\n Label: Tendamix<\/li>\n Formats:\u00a0Digital download<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>Awards and Nominations<\/span><\/h2>\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Year<\/th>\n Award Ceremony<\/th>\n Prize<\/th>\n Work\/Recipient<\/th>\n Result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2010<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Swaziland National Arts & Culture Awards<\/td>\n DJ of the Year<\/td>\n Himself<\/td>\n Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2011<\/td>\n Swaziland National Arts & Culture Awards<\/td>\n DJ of the Year<\/td>\n Himself<\/td>\n Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2011<\/td>\n Sprite DJ Championship<\/td>\n Best DJ<\/td>\n Himself<\/td>\n Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2017<\/div>\n<\/td>\n MTN SWAMA Awards<\/td>\n DJ of the Year<\/td>\n Himself<\/td>\n Nominated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2018<\/td>\n MTN SWAMA Awards<\/td>\n Best Collaboration\u00a0<\/sup><\/sup><\/td>\n Jika ft. Bholoja & LO<\/td>\n Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2018<\/td>\n MTN SWAMA Awards<\/td>\n Best Music Video\u00a0<\/sup><\/td>\n Jika ft. Bholoja & LO<\/td>\n Nominated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2018<\/td>\n MTN SWAMA Awards<\/td>\n Song of the Year\u00a0<\/sup><\/td>\n Jika ft. Bholoja & LO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n <\/span>Tendaness Net Worth<\/h2>\n He has an estimated net worth of $300 000 which he has earned form his career.<\/p>\n <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/h2>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHsaXSFnN8z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading<\/p>\n