Diamond Platnumz biography

Diamond Platnumz

Pop Singer

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BIRTHDAY October 2, 1989

BIRTHPLACE Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

AGE 26 years old

BIRTH SIGN Libra

ABOUT Known for such hit singles as "Number One" and "Kamwambie," this Afropop and Bongo Flava (hip-hop and R&B) vocalist received a total of fifteen awards at Tanzania Music Awards ceremonies held between 2010 and 2014.

BEFORE FAME He released his first album, Kamwambie, in 2010. The top-selling Lala Salama followed two years later.

TRIVIA He performed on a 2012 episode of the Big Brother Africa reality series.

FAMILY LIFE Born Nasibu Abdul Juma in Dar es Salaam, he was raised in Kigoma, Tanzania.

ASSOCIATED WITH His musical collaboration with Nigerian-American vocalist David Adeleke ("Davido") earned him a 2014 MTV Africa Music Award nomination.