Ayanda Ntanzi is a 29-year-old South African gospel musician, singer, songwriter and Lawyer. He is best known for his solo albums Udumo and Priestly Worship with songs like Ngena. In 2018 he released songs in collaboration with the Spirit of Praise such as Nasemphini and Ngapandle Kokuthi feature Thinah Zungu.
Biography Facts
Full name: Ayanda Ntanzi
Gender: Male
Date of birth: March 12, 1993 (age- 29) [ ¹]
Place of birth: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal Province
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Gospel singer, Musician
Albums: Udumo, Priestly Worship
Years Active: 2005 to present
Children: 1
Early life of Ayanda Ntanzi
Ayanda Ntanzi was born on 12 March 1993 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa. He was born in a family of musicians and grew up to fall in love with music. He was raised in Pietermaritzburg by his mother until the age of 8 when his mother passed away. After his mother died, he was taken by his aunts and uncles who raised him to be the man he is today. [ ²]
It wasn’t easy for Ayanda to accept the loss of his mother and it took him years to heal from that deep wound. Even though singing was something he enjoyed as a child, he never imagined himself as a gospel singer.
Education of Ayanda Ntanzi
He attended Ntuli secondary school and Wiggins secondary school. After obtaining his matric, he went on to be enrolled at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) at Pietermaritzburg campus where he studied LLB in law. In 2020 he achieved his milestone when he graduated with a degree in Law from the UKZN.
Why did he studied Law instead of Music?
Its quite surprising that Ayanda Ntanzi studied Law instead of music since he has made a success through music. But Ayanda isn’t just a bookworm who was just trying to push time by studying law, he has reasons. In the 2021 online publication by Tshisalive, he revealed that he studied Law in order to help other musicians when they struggle with legal issues.
“Because there are many people that suffer in the music industry, my heart and ambition is to be able to serve and assist my fellow colleagues. Legal services are difficult to come by. It’s pricey, and consultations aren’t cheap,” he told TshisaLIVE. “Whatever legal issues they face in the industry, I want to assist them so that we can improve our industry.” [ ³]
He also revealed that a degree in Law has helped him negotiate better deals for his music career.
Music career of Ayanda Ntanzi
Ayanda started his music career in 2005 when he joined a family gospel music group called Isabelo Gospel Rhythm. He decided to do solo music in 2011 and released few singles and collaborated songs. In 2015 he released his first album called Udumo which was his biggest breakthrough in music industry. The Udumo album had songs like Oh Lord my God, Udumo, Ngizobambelela, Uyaphila (instrumental) and many more.
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In 2017 he released his second album called Priestly Worship with songs he wrote by himself unlike the first album which had songs written by other artists. This second album had few songs from the previous album (his first album) and new songs like Ngena and Let it Rain. Then in 2020 he released his third album called According to Grace with songs like Ayanda’s Prayer, iKhrestu uyiNkosi and Grace Upon Grace just to name a few.
He has also released more singles, EPs and has collaborated with other musicians. In 2021 it was reported that he is signed under Ntokozo Mbambo and her husband Nqubeko Mbatha’s record label Koko records. [ ⁴]
Personal life of Ayanda Ntanzi
Ayanda has got one child but we do not know who is the baby mother of the child. We also have no knowledge of either he is married or not but that he is a father of one and he is in a relationship. Some asks themselves if Ayanda is a man or woman. The answer is he is a man as we have said he is a father of one.
He is currently staying in Appelsbosch in KwaZulu Natal Province. The music star is on Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. His Instagram has got more than 140 thousand followers with a social handle of @ayi_ntanzi.
Discography
List of Songs by Ayanda Ntanzi
- Ayanda’s Prayer
- uKhrestu UyiNkosi
- Ngiyathandwa
- Wena Jesu (Live)
- Basuka/Ulungile (Live)
- Ngomusa (Live)
- According to Your Grace
- Grace Upon Grace
- Nkosi Jesu Ngiyakuthanda
- Bulelani (Live)
- Uyaphila (Live)
- Udumo (Live)
- Ngena (Live)
- Day in and Day out (Live)
- I m Safe (Live)
- lyavuma (Live)
- Nasempini (Live)
- Halleluya Siyakudumisa…
- Baba Siyabonga (Live)
- Jesu Mhlengi (Live)
- Bless the Lord Oh My Soul
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