The World In Shock As One Of American’s Top Celebrity Opens Up About Being A Nigerian (See Details)

American-born singer, Solána Imani Rowe popularly known as SZA has revealed that she is a Nigerian.
The marine biologist turn neo-soul singer took to her Instagram page to revealed her real name are Amarachi Chinonso, a Nigerian from Eastern part of the country.

SZA was raised in a family that practiced mixed religion but was mostly groomed as a Muslim, the singer was named Solána Imani Rowe at birth on November 8, 1990. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and groomed in Maplewood, New Jersey.

SZA is an American singer and songwriter. Rowe was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and later relocated to Maplewood, New Jersey. In October 2012, SZA self-released her debut EP, See.SZA.Run, which she then followed up with her second EP, titled S, in April 2013. In July 2013, it was revealed that she had signed to the hip hop record label Top Dawg Entertainment, through which she released Z, her third EP and first retail release, in April 2014.

SZA’s name, essentially written out often as S-Z-A, is an acronym derived from the Supreme Alphabet, which is “a system of interpreting text by assigning meanings to the letters of the Roman alphabet” in the religious belief of the Nation of Gods and Earths. S-Z-A stands for “sovereign”, “zigzag”, and “Allah”.

SZA’s debut studio album, Ctrl, was released on June 9, 2017, to universal acclaim from music critics. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album and its songs were nominated for four Grammy Awards, while SZA was nominated for Best New Artist at the 60th annual ceremony. Ctrl was ranked as the best album of 2017 by Time.

SZA is a neo soul singer, whose music has been described as alternative R&B, with elements of soul, hip hop, minimalist R&B, cloud rap, witch house, and chillwave.SZA’s lyrics are described as “unravelling” and her songs often revolve around themes of sexuality, nostalgia, and abandonment. SZA cites a variety of artists as influences, including Ella Fitzgerald, Meelah, Björk, Jamiroquai, and Lauryn Hill, among others. SZA also takes influence from non-musical artists, including filmmaker Spike Lee.