DJ Zinhle Biography: Age, Net Worth, House, Cars, Daughter, Boyfriend/Husband & Businesses

Basic Details

DJ Zinhle Biography

Zinhle Jiyane popularly known as DJ Zinhle which is her stage name was born on the 30th of December 1983, at Dannhauser, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. 

DJ Zinhle is famous for being a popular rapper AKA ex-girlfriend and one of the wealthiest South African female celebrities. She moved to Newcastle after leaving Dannhauser to continue her education at Newcastle’s Siyamukela High School in Emadadeni.

She entered the limelight when she made her debut as a resident DJ on the SABC 1 dance program Jika Majika for young people. She also released her ”My Name Is” track featuring Busiswa. Over the years, she has been able to carve a niche for herself, collaborating and producing songs for top artists. Her recent offering, “Umlilo” was named the best song in SA due to its positive reception from music fans.

DJ Zinhle Family & Beginning

She was born to Jabu Jiyane and had an unknown father. There is no information about her father. She has two brothers, one of her brothers; Zak taught her how to work with the deck and mix songs. It is worthy of note that even though she was trained as a TV personnel, she had an interest in song mixing, and due to her brother’s job as a sound engineer, she could pull through with the dream.

DJ Zinhle Education

DJ Zinhle attended her primary, secondary, and college education in South Africa. Like every artist interested in music, she started performing her art as far back as college, although she majored in media.

DJ Zinhle’s House and Cars

DJ Zinhle built a luxurious, and beautiful house in Johannesburg. The house took her a little more than 2 years to build which is according to her post on Instagram. She however made it known that the contractor built the house to her taste since she has been involved right from the onset of the development of the house.

Her current car is the coolest BMW Convertible which she bought for herself in 2020. Before BMW, she used different types and brands including but not limited to Hyundai SUV, Hyundai Van, Range Rover Lumi

DJ Zinhle Musical Milestone

She reached her first milestone when she was discovered by one of the most respected top DJs(Dj Oskido). Her brother who was a sound engineer had access to equipment and offered to teach her how to mix. She officially got booked for her first gig in 2004 and her career started fully in 2006 when she started as a DJ for Jika Majika.

DJ Zinhle’s Performance and Presence

DJ Zinhle has performed at a lot of local and international shows. In addition, she has made several TV appearances, Club appearances. She has also performed at top events and festivals in South Africa.

DJ Zinhle’s Boyfriend

As of the time of writing this article, Dj Zinhle is madly in love with a colleague in the industry the name Bongani Mohosana who is famously known as Murdah Bongz. Before she started dating Murdah, she was in a long-term relationship with AKA with which they has a child(Kairo) together. She separated from her baby daddy AKA, in a relationship that was a bit on and off for a while.

Awards and Nominations

For the 4th year in a row, as of December 2022, she remains Africa’s no 1 female DJ. She has gotten various awards and nominations since her debut. Among these is Song of the year for South African Music Awards (SAMA) 2019 and Chanel O Awards nominations. In addition, she has also gotten various awards and endorsement deals with top brands in the country.

DJ Zinhle’s Net Worth

DJ Zinhle’s net worth is estimated at 1 million dollars. This is calculated from payments for show performances, album sales, Money made from her Youtube views, endorsement deals, Properties, and investments. The artiste is doing well for herself financially and is one of the top artists in South Africa. She has carved a niche in the industry that others look up to.

DJ Zinhle Albums

DJ Zinhle, since her debut in the music industry, has released four studio albums.

1. Feminine touch (2009)
2. I Put It In (2011)
3. Tsa Blomo (2011)
4. Ashaayein (2018)

DJ Zinhle Songs

DJ Zinhle, since her debut, has released over ten songs and four albums. Here are her songs in no actual order.

1. -DJ Zinhle- Colours
2. -DJ Zinhle- My Name Is
3. -DJ Zinhle- Pepe
4. -DJ Zinhle- Umlilo
5. -DJ Zinhle- Black motion ritual mix
6. -DJ Zinhle- Thabzen bibo
7. -DJ Zinhle- Heavy Duty
8. -DJ Zinhle- Blaq soul Zulu dance
9. -DJ Zinhle- Against the Grain
10. -DJ Zinhle- Uzobuya