Khutso Steven Kgatle’ popularly known by his stage name King Monada, is a super talented singer, songwriter, and record producer in South Africa.
Well known for his hit song “Malwedhe”, which gained international recognition and received various awards. King Monada has worked with top artists like Kabza de Small, Dj Maphorisa, Dr Rackzen, Prince Kay bee, Tshego, Gigi lamayne, and Double Trouble, as among others. He is known as the king of collaborations, as any song he gets on becomes a hit.
KING MONADA AGE
The South African born artist was born on the 25th of November 1992.
FAMILY AND BEGINNING
King Monada hails from Mokgolobotho Village outside Tzaneen Town in South Africa. He discovered at an early age that he loved music and started working on it.
EDUCATION
King Monada attended Sebone Primary School and Mafutasane High School. Unfortunately, due to some personal issues, the artist had to drop out of High school before reaching 8th grade and decided to follow his passion and work on his music career with the help of his uncle. However, he had started performing in his school and then at talent shows.
MUSICAL MILESTONE
King Monada got his big breakthrough after releasing his hit song “Ska Bhora Moreki”, which became internationally acclaimed and on top charts for a long time. However, music for him started at a very young age when his uncle started helping him with his music.
In his early life, he met Tsotsiman in 2008, who taught him more about music and introduced him to top producers like DJ Letsatsi, Master Chutza and other artists.
After a while, he got signed to Open Mic Record in 2015. Then, he released the visuals for the hit song “Ska Bhora Moreki”, which put him into the spotlight.
Monada later parted ways with the record label and opened his record label known as “King Monada Music”, where he released his popular Malwedhe (Idibala), which became a hit worldwide. Malwedhe became the first song from Tzaneen to trend all over the world.
KING MONADA’S ALBUMS
King Monada has, since his debut, released two studio albums
MOLAMO (2016)
This is his first studio project that was released officially in 2016. The album became fans’ favourite with the top-notch songs on it.
EX YA DRAMA (2020)
This is his second and most recent studio album, which was released officially in 2020. The album is one of the year’s top albums and has received positive reviews.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
King Monada, since his debut has gotten himself various nominations and awards. Among these is his song of the year award and the award for the best male artist at the Limpopo Music Awards (LIMA).
In addition, he also got an award for the Favorite Music artist at the DSTV Mzansi viewers choice awards in 2020.
KING MONADA RELATIONSHIPS
King Monada is a married man with two wives and has kids with his wives. In addition, the singer does some charity work which sees him as a philanthropist.
CARS
An unapologetic car lover, King Monada has got a fine collection of whips, including A Mercedes Benz V Class, Mercedes Benz G Wagon, Mercedes Benz C63 AMG, Range Rover, A BMW M4, Toyota Extra Cab Legend and a Mercedes Benz CLK 350 among others.
He’s also one for buying cars for the women in his life. He’s bought a car for his mother, as well as another, a Volkswagen polo, for his wife, Lerato Ramawela.
King Monada of the “Malwedhe” fame has a mansion in the Mokgolobotho area of Limpopo. The house has six bedrooms and reportedly costs about R3 million. On his choice of location, Monada says that’s where his family feels at home.
KING MONADA NET WORTH
King Monada’s Net worth has not been fully calculated at the time of this writing, but the singer is making a lot of money from attending shows and festivals, song streams and video views. It is estimated to be in the region of R20 Million.
