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Benny Mayengani: Biography of Benny Mayengani, Age, Career, Albums & Net Worth,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Benny Mayengani (born 11 January 1978)\u00a0is a South African Xitsonga singer. He rose to fame following the release of his debut studio album\u00a0Tiba Ben<\/i>\u00a0in 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Benny<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n11 January 1978 (age 43 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Place of Birth<\/th>\nBolobedu, Limpopo, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Benny Mayengani Age<\/h2>\n

He was born on 11 January 1978 in Bolobedu, Limpopo, South Africa. Mayengani is 43 years old as of 2021.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Benny Mayengani Career<\/h2>\n

He is known for his collaborations with Mr Jambatani, Prince Ranghani, Joe Shirimani na Vana va Ndoda under Limpopo Poison. He released his debut studio album\u00a0Tiba Ben<\/i>\u00a0in 2011 which gained him prominent notability in the\u00a0Xitsonga\u00a0music industry.<\/p>\n

On 28 September 2013 during Xitsonga Music Awards, Benny Mayengani has scored three nominations for Best Xitsonga Male Artist, Best Xitsonga Popular Song of the year and Best Xitsonga Album of the year. His 10th studio album\u00a0Ni Happy<\/i>\u00a0which was released in 2019 was nominated at the Limpopo Music Awards for Best Male Artist.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Politics<\/h2>\n

Benny Mayingani apart from his musical career he became the first Tsonga musician to be an official of the Johannesburg Chamber as PR Councilor of\u00a0City of Johannesburg\u00a0accounted by\u00a0Economic Freedom Fighters in 2016.<\/p>\n

On 7 October 2019 Benny Mayengani quit as the PR Councilor of EFF.\u00a0On February 2020 Limpopo Chairperson\u00a0Stanley Mathabatha\u00a0of\u00a0African National Congress, officially welcomed Benny Mayengani to the ANC.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Lawsuits and Civil Disputes<\/h2>\n

<\/span>\u201cFill Up\u201d trademark<\/h3>\n

Benny Mayengani was looking forward to host music concert,\u00a0#FillUpGiyaniStadium<\/i>\u00a0in 2018. He used a similar affix (\u201cFill Up\u201d\/\u201d#FillUp\u201d) as South African rapper\u00a0Cassper Nyovest, which resulted in accusation made by Cassper Nyovest that Benny Mayengani used his trademark by sending Benny Mayengani a\u00a0cease and desist\u00a0letter.<\/p>\n

Investigation revealed that Cassper Nyovest did not own the #FillUp trademark and can not take any action against Benny Mayengani.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Albums<\/h2>\n
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  • Tiba Ben \u2013 2011<\/li>\n
  • President Mayengani \u2013 2012<\/li>\n
  • Ntombhi yaku xonga \u2013 2013<\/li>\n
  • December Revolution \u2013 2014<\/li>\n
  • Nkondo wa Tuva \u2013 2015<\/li>\n
  • Vayuda \u2013 2014<\/li>\n
  • Nkelunkelu \u2013 2015<\/li>\n
  • Vitanani Fire Brigade \u2013 2016<\/li>\n
  • Tintoma \u2013 2018<\/li>\n
  • Ni Happy \u2013 2019<\/li>\n
  • Volume \u2013 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

    Mayengani has an estimated net worth of $2 million.<\/p>\n