Deolinda Kinzimba

Deolinda Inês Caetano Kinzimba (born 11 May 1995) is an Angolan singer-songwriter and actress.^[1]

Deolinda Kinzimba
Kinzimba in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Deolinda Inês Caetano Kinzimba
Born	(1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 (age 29) Luanda, Angola
Genres	Pop, rhythm and blues, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2015–present

Biography

Kinzimba was born in Luanda and grew up in Ingombota. She said she had a happy childhood and was interested in music from a young age. Her influences include Phyllis Hyman and Selena Quintanilla.^[2] Kinzimba lived in Tanzania as a teenager because she had a sister who worked at the Angolan embassy. She moved to Guimarães, Portugal in 2014 to study and to have better opportunities.^[3] Kinzimba took a law course in Porto.^[2]

In 2016, she won the third season of The Voice Portugal. Kinzimba was dubbed "the new Whitney Houston" as she performed Houston's hit song "I Have Nothing" to great acclaim. She performed "I Will Always Love You" by Mariah Carey and "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson in the finale. Kinzimba was reunited with her mother, whom she had not seen in two years.^[4] As a result of the win, Kinzimba signed a deal with Universal.^[5] In September 2016, she starred in the show "Dentro".^[6]

Her first single, "Primeira Vez", was released in October 2016.^[7] In November 2017, she released her debut self-titled album.^[8] "Deolinda Kinzimba" received three and a half stars from Sábado, praising Kimzimba's emotion and performance but criticizing the predictability of the record. Even so, the magazine said it was a good debut with several strong songs.^[9] She took part in the Festival RTP da Canção 2017, at the invitation of songwriter Rita Redshoes, and reached the final of the event.^[10]

Discography

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• 2017: Deolinda Kinzimba

Filmography

 Additional information needed

• 2016: Dentro (as Raquel)
• 2016-2017: Sociedade Recreativa (as herself)

References

1. "Artist Profile". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
2. Machado, Solange (23 December 2016). "Deolinda Kinzimba: "Sempre acreditei que um dia conseguiria mostrar ao mundo aquilo que mais amo que é cantar"". Ver Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. "Conhece Deolinda Kinzimba? Mickael Carreira apresentou-a no Meo Arena". Jornal I (in Portuguese). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
4. "Deolinda Kinzimba: a diva angolana que conquistou Portugal". Conexão Lusófona (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. "Deolinda Kinzimba: "Nada na vida acontece por acaso"". Flash.pt. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
6. "Deolinda Kinzimba canta original em português e mostra que é mais do que intérprete". The Voice Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. Cardoso, Nuno (10 October 2016). "Ouça o "single" de estreia de Deolinda Kinzimba". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
8. Palma, Goncalo (10 November 2017). "Taylor Swift nos lançamentos de hoje". Radio Comercial. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. Salgado, Pedro (27 February 2018). "Crítica de Música: Deolinda Kinzimba". Sábado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
10. "DEOLINDA KINZIMBA MOSTRA O LADO SEXY". VIP.pt. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

External links

• Deolinda Kinzimba at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Rui Drumond	The Voice Portugal Winner 2015-16	Succeeded by Fernando Daniel