| S1mba | |
| Birth Name: | Leonard Simbarashe Rwodzi |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Origin: | Swindon, England |
| Label: | Parlophone Records, Rax Productions |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
Leonard Simbarashe Rwodzi[1] (born 12 April 1999),[2] [3] known professionally as S1mba, is a Zimbabwean-born British singer-songwriter and rapper. He rose to prominence with his single "Rover" featuring DTG, which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart as a result of its popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok, and earned him his first Brit Award nomination for "Song of the Year".
Rwodzi moved from Harare to Swindon at nine years old before his father was given the job of head gardener at Pusey Estate in Oxfordshire.[4] While in Zimbabwe, he was introduced to music through his experiences with djembe drums and marimbas. In England, Rwodzi formed the foundations of his musical career while at church where he discovered gospel music.[5] Rwodzi attended Faringdon Community College, in the market town of Faringdon. He then attended New College in Swindon where he studied music production and music technology,[6] [7] eventually recording his debut single "The Plan" in the college's music studio.[8]
On 30 August 2023, it was announced that Rwodzi would make his boxing debut against Turkish-Dutch Internet personality MasterOogwgay on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 009 at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 23 September.[9] However, Rwodzi would later pull out of the bout, being replaced with Armz Korleone.
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | AUS [11] | DEN [12] | IRE [13] | NZ [14] | NL [15] | SWE [16] | ||||
| "The Plan"[17] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "High Key"[18] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "24/7"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rover" (featuring DTG) | 2020 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | Good Time Long Time | |
| "Loose" (featuring KSI) | 14 | — | — | 23 [24] | — | — | — |
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| "Bounce" (featuring Tion Wayne and Stay Flee Get Lizzy)[25] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On & On" (with A7S) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "Poppin'" (with Django23 and BNXN featuring TSB) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Karolina'" (with MayTen) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stuck (Your Heart)" (with Blxckie and MayTen) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "Hita" [26] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | DEN | IRE | NZ | NL | SWE | |||||
| "Worth It" (ZieZie featuring S1mba and Stylo G)[27] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | ||
| "Tick Tock (UK Mix)" (Clean Bandit and Mabel featuring S1mba)[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Naughty Naughty" (Preds Uk featuring Swarmz, S1mba and Noizy)[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ayo | " (Kamille featuring S1mba)[30] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Glorious" (GRM Daily featuring Dappy and S1mba) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Stress" (Amerado featuring S1mba) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | G.I.N.A | ||
| Year | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Get Out My Head (Swarmz & S1mba Remix)"[31] | 2021 |
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Could Be My Somebody"[32] | 2021 | Becky Hill | Only Honest on the Weekend | |
| "light on me" | 2023 | S-X | Things Change (Deluxe) |