SZA - Solana Imani Rowe Biography

American singer, songwriter & considered one of the most prominent voices in R&B. Let’s read about the SZA family, education, songs and awards…

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Name	Solana Imani Rowe
Nickname	SZA
Parents	Audrey Rowe & Abdul-Alim Mubarak-Rowe
Genres	Jazz, R&B/Soul, Hip hop...
Songs	Good Days, Kill Bill
Height	5' 3'' feet

Age of SZA:

SZA age is years old as she born on November 8, 1989 in St. Louis , Missouri, United States.

SZA Childhood

Real Name of SZA:

The real name of SZA is Solana Imani Rowe. She takes inspiration from RZA, an American rapper.

Family Of SZA:

She is a daughter of Audrey Rowe and Abdul-Alim Mubarak-Rowe. Her mother is an executive at the AT&T communications company while her father is an executive producer at the CNN news channel. Her mother believes in christianity and her father is a Muslim. Solana's older brother is also a rapper named Daniel Rowe (Manhattan) and a half sister Tiffany Daniels. She grew up in New Jersey as an Orthodox Muslim.

SZA family

Education Of SZA:

She went to Columbia High School and also attended Muslim Prep School as well. After completing her high school education in 2008, SZA took admission in Delaware State University to study marine biology. Although she dropped out in her last semester.

SZA young old pic

Theme Of SZA Songs:

Music of SZA is known for its reflective content and based on the topics of heartbreak, sexuality, self reading and motivation. Her song genres are mostly Jazz, R&B/Soul & Hip hop with a theme of sexuality, longing and abandonment.

Singing Career of SZA:

In 2012 SZA recognized herself by releasing the self-released EP “See.SZA.Run”. In the next year there was another Ep by the name “S”. These two EPs allowed her to earn the title of the first female artist to be signed to (TDE) Top Dawg Entertainment in 2013.

In 2014, SZA released their third EP by name “Z”. This EP successfully reached the top 10 on the US Independent Albums chart and also the first EP that was available on digital retailers.

First Studio Album:

Solana (SZA) released her first studio album “Ctrl” after signing with RCA Records in 2017. This album has songs like Love Galore and The Weekend.

This album also gave boost to her fame that earned her 4 Grammy Award nominations. It also comes on the Billboard 200 and 2nd longest-running R&B album by a female artist.

SZA slbum ctrl cover

Collaboration with Kendrick:

There was a song “All the Stars” released in 2018 by SZA and Kendrick Lamar, which earned a nomination in the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award. This single reached the Top 10 positions in the US and UK.

SZA singing with Kendrick

Collaboration with Doja Cat:

SZA released a single “Kiss Me More” by the collaboration with Doja Cat in 2021. This song earned a Grammy Award for title Best Pop Duo/Group performance and also broke the record of longest-running female collaboration in the US top ten list.

Second Album of SZA:

Solana (SZA) released her second album “SOS” in 2022. This includes singles such as Good Day, I Hate U, Nobody Gets Me and Snooze. This album remains number one on the Billboard 200 for 10 non-consecutive weeks. This album single “Kill Bill” also earned her a number one on the Billboard Hot 100 a year later.

Collaboration with Drake:

SZA collaborated with Drake and released a song “Slime You Out” in 2022. This song theme expresses a toxic relationship and emotional complexities.

SZA's Songwriting Contributions:

She co-wrote the song “Feeling Myself” with Nicki Minaj and Beyonce.

SZA cowrite with beyonce and minaj

Awards of SZA:

Solana has earned many awards in her career some of them are:

American Music Award
Music Supervisor Award
Two Billboard Women in Music Awards
Grammy Award with Doja Cat for Best Pop Duo/Group performance
Nomination for a Brit Awards
4 Nomination in Grammy Awards in 2017
9 Nomination in 66th Grammy Awards.

"It's interesting to suddenly be considered valuable."
SZA

Relationships of SZA:

Canadian rapper and singer Drake mentioned in his song “The Mr. Right Now” about the relationship with SZA back in 2008. Also, SZA confirmed that this relationship was actually in 2009 when she was 18 years old.
There are also rumors as well that SZA is in relationship with a few celebrities but there is no such official statement of SZA about these rumors.

SZA with Drake

Summary:

An American artist and songwriter, she is famed for developing a musical style that incorporates rhythm and blues, hip, soul. Most of the songs for which this talented musician has been nominated for several Grammy’s are of reflective nature coming up with ideas like love, sex, and self, and their domination.