| Background: | person |
| Lloyiso | |
| Birth Name: | Loyiso Gijana |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation: | singer-songwriter |
Loyiso Gijana (born March 8, 1999), professionally known as Lloyiso is South African singer-songwriter and producer. Born and raised in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, Lloyiso developed musical interest at the age of 12 and contested on Idols SA season 11 in 2015.
Following his exit from Idols SA, Lloyiso signed a recording deal with Ambitiouz Entertainment in 2018 and released "Nontsikelelo", "Intlizyo" featuring Langa Mavuso. [1]
Shortly after his departure with former label, Lloyiso signed recording deal with Universal Music Group South Africa and Republic Records in 2021.[2]
Towards the end of February 2023, Lloyiso announced his extended play Seasons and release date.[3]
The EP was released on March 31, 2023.[4] Seasons was entirely produced by Earwulf, Mr. Hudson, and Stargate. His extended play earned him 3 nominations at South African Music Awards and won Best Pop Album.[5]
In early May 2024, Lloyiso announced Elephant in the Room Tour, the tour includes 4 dates. The tour is scheduled to start at Pretoria, June 8, other 3 dates will be announced later.[6] [7]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | ||||||||
| "Nontsikelelo" | 2018 | — | ||||||
| "Intliziyo" (featuring Langa Mavuso) | 2019 | — | ||||||
| "Madoda Sabelani" | 2020 | — | ||||||
| "Dream About You" | 2021 | — | ||||||
| "Seasons" | — | RiSA : Multi-Platinum [8] | Seasons | |||||
| "Love Runs Deeper" | — | |||||||
| "Easy On Me" | — | |||||||
| "Speak" | 2022 | — | RiSA: Platinum | |||||
| "What Would I Say" | — | |||||||
| "Let Me Love You Now" | — | RiSA: Platinum | Seasons | |||||
| "Run" | 2023 | — | RiSA: Gold | |||||
| "Give A Little Kindess (Choir Version)" | — | |||||||
| "You're So You" | — | |||||||
| "Real Love" | — | |||||||
| "I Hate That I Care" | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
!|-|rowspan=2|2022|rowspan=2|"Speak"|songwriter of the year| |rowspan=2||-| Most Promising Artiste|
!|-|rowspan=3|2023 |rowspan=3|Seasons|Best Pop Album| |rowspan=3|[9] [10] [11] |-|Best Male Artist | |-| Best Newcomer|