Cinderella Sanyu or Cindy is a Ugandan musician. She was one of the original members of Blu*3. She has performed with Davido, Mr. G, and Radio & Weasel.
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Early life and education
Cindy was born on 28 August 1985 in Kampala, Uganda
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Music
Cindy started singing when she was young. She took part in "Capital Radio All Stars talent search" when she was 15 years old. She took third place. She worked with producer Steve Jean who made sure she participated in the "Coca Cola Pop Stars" contest, which led to the formation of Blu*3 in 2003. With Blu*3, Cindy found music success winning the Best Artist/Group from Uganda & Best Music Video from Uganda in the 2005 Kisima Music Awards, Video of the Year ("Hitaji") in the 2005 Pearl of Africa Music Awards- and Video of the Year ("Burrn") in the 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards and getting nominated for best East African Group in the 2005 Kora Awards, Best East African Album (Hitaji) in the 2005 Tanzania Music Awards -, Best East African video ("Frisky") in the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards, Best Group & Best Performer in the 2009 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards - and Best East African Song ('Where you are' with Radio & Weasel) in the 2010 Tanzania music awards.
Cindy was dropped from the group and, in 2008, she embarked on a solo career. Her debu solo album 'Ayokyayokya'(2009) topped charts all over East Africa with hits like "Mbikooye" and "Nawewe", "Ayokyayokya", and "One and Only". She has had more successful songs like "Selekta".
Discography
Songs
- Nawewe
- One and only
- Selekta
- Tempo remix
Albums
- Ayokyayokya, 2009
Awards and recognition
- Female artiste of the year in the DIVA awards, 2009
- Teenies' dancehall artiste in Buzz teenies awards, 2010
- Best female artiste of the year in Buzz teenies awards, 2010
References
External links
Source of article : Wikipedia
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