Early life Thandeka Nontobeko Ngema was born on 16 December 1994 in
Eshowe,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She started her music career at a young age. When she was eleven years old, she took her recorded song to a local radio station for air play, but was refused for being too young.
Stage names In an interview, she shared that her stage name means "magical" in
Japanese language. She reasoned that the name came up with Okmalumkoolcat.
Education Ngema has a degree obtained from the
University of South Africa (UNISA). ==Career==