Solana Imani Rowe (aka SZA)
is an American singer, songwriter, and recording artist. She was born on
November 8th, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Maplewood, New
Jersey. She began recording music in the early 2010's and released two
EP's before she was eventually signed to the music label TDE. She was
the first female artist to sign to the label and fellow labelmates
include the likes of Kendrick Lamar, and schoolboy Q. She released her
debut album Ctrl in 2017 which debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 and
was certified double platinum by the RIAA. In 2020 the album was also
placed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
