Faustina Charles Mfinanga is her real name, popularly known by her stage name as Nandy. She is a famous Tanzanian singer, songwriter and actress of Pare heritage.
Nandy was born on November 9, 1992 to the parents of Charles Mfinanga, a mechanic and Mother Mary Charles, a tailor. She grew up in the City of Moshi in Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
Nandy’s Educational Background
Nandy attended the famous Mawenzi Primary School and Lomwe High School, both in her country home where she became the head of School Choir.
She later schooled at College of Business Education (CBE), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Nandy’s Career
Nandy began performing at a very tender age of 5 when she was an active member of her Sunday school choir at KKKT Lutheran church in Moshi.
Nandy became professionally known in music when her friend introduced her to Ruge Mutahaba, CEO of Tanzania House of Talent (THT), where she met Emma the Boy, who produced her first mainstream single, ‘Nagusagusa’.
The song was indeed a big hit and received wide airplay in all the media platforms in her country within a week of its release.
In early 2016, Nandy participated in a singing competition Tecno Own The Stage, a contest that had large contestants from all over Africa. The grand finale was held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Nandy emerged the first runner-up which eventually shot her to fame and global recognition as she gained performance confidence and also acquired essential knowledge of the music industry from the musical tutors and mentors such as Chocolate City’s M.I Abaga, Yemi Alade and Bien of Sauti Sol respectively.
In 2017, Nandy released her hit single ‘One Day’, which spearheaded her career and gave her a couple of opportunities as she was one of the few artists who participated in Coke Studio Africa in 2017.
Later the same year, Nandy got nominated in the All Africa Music Awards as best female eastern Africa and won.
Nandy has so far released several albums and singles, some of which are:
Albums
- The African Princess (2018)
- Wanibariki EP (2023)
- Taste Of Love EP (2023)
- Maturity EP (2022)
Singles
- I’m Confident (2013)
- Nagusa gusa (2017)
- One Day (2017)[15]
- Wasikudanganye (2017)
- Kivuruge (2017)
- Aibu (2018)
- Hazipo(2019)
- Halleluya(2019)
- Kiza Kinene(2019)
- Kata (2020)
- Mchumba (2022), among many others.
Nandy is also a brilliant actress. She featured in Huba, a series aired on Maisha Magic Bongo.
Endorsement
Nandy is currently Tanzania’s Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF’s water, sanitation and hygiene programme (WASH). The programme works in well over 100 countries worldwide to improve water and sanitation services as well as basic hygiene practices.
The programme also focuses on providing people with clean water and basic toilets.
Controversies
Like every being on earth, Nandy has at one time or the other had a fair share of controversies.
In April 2018, Nandy and fellow Tanzanian singer, Bill Nass were briefly detained by the Tanzanian authorities for sharing what they considered as indecent content online. The matter had long been resolved and the duo released.
Awards and Nominations
Nandy has in the course of her career been nominated for various awards and won some, most notably as:
- 2017 Best Female Artist East Africa at all Africa Music Awards.
- 2018 Best Female Newcomer at AMI Awards Afrika.
- 2020 Best Female Artist at the 2020 African Entertainment Awards USA.
Her Personal Life
Nandy is not yet married, but believed to be in a relationship which has not received public domain.
She is a focused, gifted and talented Tanzanian entertainer who has made a big name in the entertainment space with the ultimate aim to making it big and climbing to the pinnacle of the profession.
Nandy’s Net Worth
Nandy is one of the most successful and celebrated artistes in Tanzania with an estimated net worth of about $700,000 dollars.
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