Zuhura Othman Soud, better known by her stage name Zuchu, is a Tanzanian singer and songwriter born on 22 November 1993, in Zanzibar.
17 Facts About Zuchu
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Zuchu is currently based in Dar es Salaam and is signed to WCB Wasafi record label.
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Zuchu's father, Othman Soud, was a songwriter for Khadija Kopa and the celebrated TOT Band during its peak.
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Zuchu's performance earned her a place in the Wasafi Family in 2016.
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Zuchu started singing at a tender age and later collaborated with her mother Khadija Kopa on a song titled "Mauzauza" from her debut EP I am Zuchu.
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In 2022, Zuchu became the most subscribed female artist on Sub Saharan Africa on Youtube and few months later she became the first female artist in East Africa to clock 100 Million streams on Boomplay.
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In 2022, Zuchu became the first female artist in East Africa to earn a nomination at the MTV EMAs.
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Zuchu started 2023 with a new single titled Utaniua, Utaniua was critically acclaimed as Tanzania's music journalist, Charles Maganga appreciated Utaniua as an intimate song where Zuchu pays homage to Bongo Flava and Baibuda.
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In March 2023, Zuchu released her first official music video for the year 2023 for a new single titled Napambana.
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In June 2023, Zuchu announced that she had surpassed 500 million views on Youtube, making her the first female artist in East Africa and the fifth female artist in Africa to achieve this milestone.
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In July 2020, Zuchu was awarded the Silver Plaque Button by YouTube for hitting 100,000 subscribers within a week.
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Zuchu became the first East African female artist to reach that milestone within a week.
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Zuchu became the first East African female artist to reach 1 million subscribers on YouTube 11 months later.
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In November 2020, Zuchu was named by AFRIMMA as the Emerging Artist Award winner.
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In February 2023, Zuchu received 5 nominations at the Soundcity MVP Awards, where she performed at the award show.
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In November 2022, Zuchu publicly acknowledged her romantic relationship with Diamond Platnumz.
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Zuchu released her debut EP album I Am Zuchu in 2020, with a total of 7 songs.