51 Facts About Vanessa Mdee

Vanessa Mdee later rose to prominence as a radio and TV host, hosting Epic Bongo Star Search and Dume Challenge for ITV Tanzania before signing to B'Hits Music Group in late 2012.

Vanessa Mdee received an even bigger buzz with the release of her first solo single "Closer", which in its first week was downloaded over 30,000 times, a feat achieved by no other Tanzanian artist.

Vanessa Mdee has had the chance to interview many artists, such as K'Naan, Kelly Rowland, French Montana, Mac Miller, Rick Ross, Ludacris, Miguel, Donald, Nazizi, Xtatic, Stella Mwangi, Camp Mulla, Tay Grin, Teargas and many more African and international acts.

Vanessa Mdee was born on 7 June 1988 in Arusha, the third-largest city in Tanzania.

Vanessa Mdee became familiar with various cultures after growing up in New York, Paris, Nairobi and Arusha.

Vanessa Mdee obtained her secondary and high level education at Arusha Modern High School.

Vanessa Mdee attended university at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa to pursue a law degree.

Vanessa Mdee quickly became familiar with many different forms of creative and performing arts.

In early 2007, Vanessa Mdee got the chance to audition for The MTV VJ Search in Dar es Salaam.

Vanessa Mdee became known in the United States and Brazil.

In 2008, Vanessa Mdee worked with the Staying Alive Foundation on a project close to her heart.

Vanessa Mdee got to visit the Uwanja wa Fisi with then-Staying Alive Foundation Special Ambassador Kelly Rowland.

In early 2009 Vanessa Mdee hosted Senses, Sounds and Wisdom with Zantel during the annual Sauti Za Busara International Music Festival, showcasing the ever-growing Swahili culture.

Vanessa Mdee hosted the red carpet event for three years in a row.

In 2011, Vanessa Mdee's became the host of 102.5 Choice FM's The Hitlist.

Vanessa Mdee interviewed many artists, such as K'Naan, Kelly Rowland, Mac Miller, Rick Ross, Ludacris, Miguel, Donald, Naazizi, Xtatic, Stella Mwangi, Camp Mulla, Tay Grin, Teargas, Dr Sid and many more African and international acts.

Vanessa Mdee was MTV's voice at the 2011 UNAIDS Mali Youth Summit in Bamako and the subsequent High Level meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, Vanessa Mdee participated in the International Conference on HIV and STI's in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and cofounded STANDWIDTH, under the UNAIDS umbrella.

In 2012 Vanessa Mdee hosted MTV Base Meets, a show geared towards empowering young Africans from around the world by giving them the rare opportunity to sit down with an influential leader.

Vanessa Mdee hosted the Kili Music Awards as well as Tanzania's nationwide talent search Epiq Bongo Star Search.

Vanessa Mdee is currently working on her new web series Vee World Wide, about her travels and encounters with various celebrities from around the world.

Also in 2012, Vanessa Mdee was awarded at a gala in New York City by the UNA-YP for being an African change maker.

In May 2013, Vanessa Mdee was invited to speak at the World Economic Forum for Africa in Cape Town, South Africa on behalf of the GAVI Alliance on the announcement of the new record low price for the Human Papillomavirus vaccines.

Later that same month, Vanessa Mdee again spoke on cervical cancer at the Global Forum for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on behalf of Global Health Strategies.

Vanessa Mdee officially became a GAVI Ambassador and an active voice against cervical cancer.

Vanessa Mdee launched her music career in 2012, working on the single "Me and You" by Ommy Dimpoz.

In, 2013 Vanessa Mdee got added to the Dar es Salaam hub of the World Economic Forum as a Global Shaper.

In October 2013 Vanessa Mdee joined the GAVI Alliance again at the UN General Assembly where she spoke on a panel with Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda.

Vanessa Mdee was in turn awarded by the Global Health and Diplomacy for her work in advocacy.

Vanessa Mdee hosted MTV Base's Hunters Oasis; a music festival around Africa with appearances from some of the African continents hottest artists and DJs.

Vanessa Mdee hosted Tanzania's Epiq Bongo Star Search Season 7 and Dume Challenge, seasons 1 and 2.

Vanessa Mdee released her second single "Come Over" in November 2013 which has been on charts in Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya etc.

Kili Music Tour; Vanessa Mdee was among the artists that graced the Kili Music Tour 2014 stage in Mwanza and the finale in Dar es Salaam.

Vanessa Mdee received an endorsement deal from Crown Paints, to be its brand ambassador in Tanzania.

Early this year, Vanessa Mdee signed a brand ambassadorship deal with Samsung Tanzania.

Vanessa Mdee has continued to attract a lot of attention from plenty of corporations due to her enormous talent and continued effort to grow her brand.

On 4 April 2015, Vanessa Mdee performed in Lagos, Nigeria at the Gidi Culture Festival known to be Africa's biggest beach festival, that was presented by Eclipse Live and Lagos State.

Vanessa Mdee was the only artist representing Tanzania at the festival.

Vanessa Mdee's nominated for Favorite Female Artist at Tanzania's People's Choice Awards Tuzo Za Watu that take place on 22 May 2015 in Dar es Salaam.

On 23 June 2015, Vanessa Mdee took home two KTMA Awards for Female Artist of the Year and Best Female Entertainer.

Vanessa Mdee delivering an electrifying performance was among the headliners that featured international singing sensation Chris Brown, Nigeria's Wizkid, Tanzania's Alikiba and others.

Vanessa Mdee has performed in Dodoma, Morogoro, Arusha and is set to perform at the finale in Dar es Salaam.

In 2018 Vanessa Mdee unveiled her own record label titled Mdee Music which housed Mimi Mars and Brian Simba.

In July 2019, Vanessa Mdee was unveiled as one of the four pioneer judges for the debut season of East Africa's Got Talent, which began airing in August 2019 in Kigali Rwanda.

Vanessa Mdee released her debut album 'Money Mondays' on 15 January 2018.

Vanessa Mdee appeared on MTV Shuga Down South several episodes as Stormi the glam madam.

Vanessa Mdee is the first and the only Tanzanian musician to appear on the TV show.

Vanessa Mdee has been rumoured to have been in a number of romantic relationships but the only confirmed relationship is with her now ex, Tanzanian music star, Juma Jux.

Vanessa Mdee was linked to a rumoured romantic relationship with American superstar, Trey Songz, which she later refuted in an interview.

Rotimi told the story of how the two met at a party and hit it off and Vanessa Mdee said in an interview how she knew he was her husband, only two days after meeting him.

In December 2020, Vanessa Mdee announced her engagement to Rotimi by posting a video of her diamond ring on Instagram along with a long caption.

Vanessa Mdee is the older sister to Mimi Mars who is a renowned Tanzanian singer, actress and TV Host.