Young Stunna Biography: Age, Career, Wife, Songs & Net Worth

Young Stunna is a South African singer. He has managed to gain popularity by making songs with Amapiano beats.

He has dropped many hit songs through the genre including Ba Xolele and Bopha. He has also handled some projects with several heavyweights.  He has also extensively worked with record producers DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small. Young Stunna is Xhosa and uses the Xhosa language in most of his Songs.

Stunna’s debut studio album Notumato (2021), reached number 1 in South Africa. Became his first commercially successful album and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

Young Stunna Early Life

Sandile Msimango, popularly known as Young Stunna, was born in Daveyton on November 17, 1997.  He hails from Ekurhuleni Metropolitan, a municipality in Gauteng.

Growing up, music was always around him. His parents exposed him to different genres at their tavern, where they spent weekends together. It was a blessing that helped him appreciate music.

Young Stunna was born with the gift of singing. From a very tender age, the young act started maiming to some of his favorite artist’s songs.

He practiced how to become a better singer from a very young age, and his efforts and hard work are paying him well.

Young Stunna Education

Young Stunna attended Benoni West Primary and Lee Rand High School in Benoni. He completed his matric at Unity Secondary School in Daveyton.

No further information about his education.

Young Stunna Career

Young Stunna started making music at the age of 13 and decided to pursue music as a career.

Young Stunna 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.

Young Stunna rose to fame earlier in 2021 when he featured on Felo Le Tee and Mellow & Sleazy’s smash amapiano hit, “Bopha”.

In October 2021, Young Stunna released his debut album, Notumato which features South African musicians DJ Maphorisa, Blxckie, Sizwe Alakaine, and Kabza De Small.

His single “Adiwele” reached number 1 across SA radio with a total of 23.4 million impressions.

Towards the end of April 2022, Stunna was featured on the Spotify documentary Freedom Sounds: From Kwaito to Amapiano.

In August 2023, Stunna announced his upcoming second studio album and it’s lead single “uNonkosi”. The song is scheduled to be released on August 18, 2023.

Young Stunna Personal life

Young Stunna is a highly driven young man who is completely focused on his career. It’s unclear whether or not he is currently involved in any romantic relationships with the opposite gender. His extensive reading on music has greatly expanded his knowledge in the field. It should be noted that he is not married and has not been seen with a girlfriend or wife.

Young Stunna Awards

1. He was nominated for the Best New International Act award in 2022.
2. His song “Adiwele” was also nominated as the Favorite Song of The Year.
3. He won an award for Best Selling Artist for his song “Notumato”.

Young Stunna Net Worth

Young Stunna is a South African singer. He has an estimated net worth of $100,000.

Young Stunna Social handles

The popular saying “Music is Life”, is evident in his works and has gained him a decent fanbase across social media platforms and also some dough.

He is active on Instagram where he left the quote “PIANO HITMAN”. His verified Instagram account, Young Stunna has over 1.2M followers.

Instagram: @youngstunna_rsa

Facebook: @Youngie67