| Birth Name: | Sandile Msimango |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Daveyton, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Origin: | South Africa |
| Genre: | Amapiano |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2020–present |
| Label: | Piano Hub |
Sandile Fortune Msimango, popularly known by his stage name Young Stunna is a South African Amapiano singer. He is known for his hit singles "Bopha" and "Adiwele". He has also extensively worked with record producers DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small.
Stunna's debut studio album Notumato (2021), reached number 1 in South Africa. Notumato became his first commercially successful album which helped him gain recognition and it certified Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
He attended Benoni West Primary and Lee Rand High School in Benoni. He completed his matric at Unity Secondary School in Daveyton.[1]
Young Stunna was born in Daveyton, South Africa and grew up in a Christian family and often sang in the church choir. His mother was a vocalist and his father owned a tavern which had a jukebox. Spending time at the tavern on weekends exposed him to all types of genres, including RnB and Kwaito.[1]
He started making music at the age 13 and took the decision to pursue music as a career. He was initially a hip-hop musician from 2012 before switching to amapiano. He got the name Young Stunna from his fans in Daveyton where he grew up.[2] He rose to fame earlier in 2021 as part of the piano hub roster-when he featured on Felo Le Tee and Mellow & Sleazy's smash amapiano hit, "Bopha".[3]
In October 2021, he released his debut album, Notumato which features South African musicians DJ Maphorisa, Blxckie, Sizwe Alakaine, and Kabza De Small.[4] The album debuted number 1 and certified Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).[5]
His single "Adiwele" reached number 1 across SA radio with a total 23.4 million impressions.[3]
Towards the end of April 2022, Stunna was featured by Spotify on Spotify documentary Freedom Sounds: From Kwaito to Amapiano.[6]
In August 2023, Stunna announced his upcoming second studio album and its lead single "uNonkosi". The song was released on August 18, 2023. The song is a tribute to the Msimango family and his forefathers - Nonkosi is Msimango's clan name.[7]
!|-|2024 |div style="text-align: center";>|Himself|Best Male Artist - East/South/North Africa||[8]
!|-|2022| style="text-align: center;" | Himself |Best New International Act||[9]
!|-| 2022| style="text-align: center;" | "Adiwele"| Favourite Song of the Year | | [10]
! |-|2024 |style="text-align: center;" | Himself |Musician of the Year ||[11]
! |-|rowspan=3|2024|rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;" | "Imithandazo"| Song of the Year| |rowspan=3|[12] |-| Best Collaboration| |-|Best Amapiano|
!|-|2022| style="text-align: center;" | Notumato|Best Selling Artist ||[13] |-|rowspan=2|2024 |"Imithandazo"| Motsepe Foundation Record of the Year ||rowspan=2|[14] |-|"Sengizwile" |RAV Music Video of the Year |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | ||||||||
| "Been Right" | 2023 | — | ||||||
| "uNonkosi" (Young Stunna featuring Deeper Phil & Mfundo Da DJ) | 2023 | — | ||||||
| "Traboski (Remix Coke Studio Africa 2023)" (Bnxn, Young Stunna, Nikita Kering’) | — | |||||||
| "Bayabuza" (Pervader, Young Stunna featuring Kabza De Small, SLY) | — | |||||||
| "Monday Boys Holiday" (Xduppy, Young Stunna, Thuto The Human featuring DJ Maphorisa) | — | |||||||
| "Ilanga (Riky Rick, Tyler ICU, Young Stunna featuring Kelvin Momo, Baby S.O.N, Zadok, Mas Musiq) | 2024 | — | ||||||
| "Kwagcwala kangaka" | — | |||||||
| "HELLO (INDABA)" (FREE THE Youth, Young Stunna featuring SCOOBY STEEZE, ShaunMusiQ & Tears, Visca] - Single | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | ||||||||
| "Basha" (Visca, Ntwana JR, Jnr Richie featuring Young Stunna, Toss, PRVIS3) | 2024 | — | ||||||
| "Bang'bize (Leehleza, Kabza De Small featuring Young Stunna) | — | |||||||
| "Kabza Chant (Kabza De Small featuring Young Stunna, Nkosazana Daughter, Mthunzi, Nokwazi, Anzo, Mashudu, Murumba Pitch, Tman Xpress) | 1 | |||||||
| "Tholakuwe" (Herc Cut The Lights, Sjava featuring Young Stunna) | — | |||||||
| "Wishi Wishi" (Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa featuring Scotts Maphuma, Young Stunna) | 2[15] | |||||||
| "Diwa Kae" (De Mthuda featuring Kabza De Small, Young Stunna, Mkeyz, Mckenzie, Mthunzi) | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||