Shekhinah

Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1994), known mononymously as Shekhinah, is a South African singer-songwriter, who was among the Top 32 of M-Net's Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011 and the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012.

Her debut studio album Rose Gold (2017), became her best-selling album and was certified Multi-Platinum by the RiSA. Rose Gold produced three number-one singles: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different".

Her second studio album Trouble In Paradise (2021) was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

Career 2016-2021: Rose Gold, Trouble In Paradise In 2017, Shekinah released her lead single "Suited", which peaked at No. 1 on South Africa Music charts and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) later that year. The album was supported by two singles; "Fixate" and "Tide", and reached a Gold certification from the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

"Fixate" debuted at number 1 on RAMS Chart.

2023-present: Upcoming album In early March 2023, Shekinah announced her upcoming third studio album, and its lead single "Risk" featuring Moliy. The single was released on 22 March 2024. In the same year, she also collaborated with Jameson Irish Whiskey for their Distilled Sounds Program alongside Indian hip-hop duo Seedhe Maut. The program also featured other global music artists like Anderson .Paak and Kaiit among others.

"Risk" debuted No. 9 on the Local Radio Chart Top 10.

Discography Singles

+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album South Africa (EMA) "Back To The Beach" (with Kyle Deutsch ) 2015 RiSA: Gold "Let You Know" (with Sketchy Bongo ) 2 — Unmasked "Suited" 2017 1 RiSA: Diamond Rose Gold "Please Mr" 2018 1 RiSA: Platinum "Different" 2018 1 RiSA: Gold Less Trouble "Steady" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumZA "Whipped" (Tellaman ft. Shekhinah and Nasty C )2019 1 5× Platinum God Decides"God Laughs" (A-Reece ft. Sjava and Shekhinah ) 2023 16 P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy

Studio albums

+ List of studio albums, with selected information Title Album detailsCertification Rose Gold Released: 6 October 2017 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa Formats: CD, Digital downloadRISA: Multi-Platinum Trouble In Paradise Released: 7 May 2021 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Africa Formats: CD, Music download, Streaming RiSA: Gold Less Trouble Released: 8 August 2025 Label: Self-released Formats: Music download, Streaming

Extended plays + List of studio albums, with selected information Title Album detailsCertification Love on Repeat, Vol. 1 Released: 5 June 2026 Label: Formats: Music download, Streaming

Awards and nominations

Basadi in Music Awards

SAMPRA Highest Airplay

2024 Metro FM Music Awards 2016 Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch) Best Hit Single South African Music Awards 2016 Back to the Beach (Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch) Best Collaboration

Best Pop Album Best Produced Album Record of the Year Female Artist of the Year Female Artist of the Year MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch Best Pop & Alternative MTV European Music Awards 2018

Best African Act All Africa Music Awards

Album of the Year Best African Dance & Choreography Songwriter Of The Year KZN Entertainment Awards 2020

Best Female Artist