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Zoë Modiga born and raised in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, is the quintessential artist who represents the present and future of South African music. Drawing from the human experience, identity and storytelling, she creates a distinct sound to communicate a modern, evolving African story without loosing its essence. As a lively, transcendent performer with a background in classical and jazz training, she is known to enchant audiences into another world while having an evocative individualism in fashion and imagery. Zoë is an independent artist, releasing her 3 albums: “Yellow: The Novel”, “Inganekwane," and "Nomthandazo" under her label Yelloëwax. She has been awarded with the Glamour Woman of the Year: Musician Game Changer Award 2023, Standard Bank Young Artist Award: Music 2023, SAMA for Best Engineered Album 2020, Dopest Album Cover of 2020 and 2024 by African Design League, Carol Bouwer Mbokodo Award for Music 2018 to name a few. She's the cover girl for renowned British-based publication, Songlines UK (2020) and proudly South African publications: The Manor: Women in Art Cover Girl, Sowetan Magazine: fab “30” Issue marks 30 years of democracy in South Africa (2024)to name a few. Zoë has performed at celebrated festivals in South Africa and abroad. An authentic, compelling artist challenging the status quo, steadily creating an immortal legacy of cultural impact through music, fashion and storytelling.
