1. Her real name is Solána Imani Rowe.
Her birth name may be Solána but the 28-year-old with the beautiful voice goes by her stage name, SZA. The proper pronunciation of SZA is something like “siz-ah.” So get used to saying this name, because she’s going to be around for a while!
2. The name of her debut album is Ctrl.
The record — her first full-length — came out on June 9 this year, and features hit tracks “Drew Barrymore,” “Love Galore” and “Broken Clocks.” If you love R&B/indie rock/neo-soul, you’ll definitely dig it!
3. SZA is nominated for a whopping 5 Grammy nominations.
She’s up for Best R&B Song, Best New Artist, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best R&B Performance and Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 ceremony, and we wish her the best of luck!
4. Travis Scott got real close with SZA in a video.
Kylie Jenner, 20, had better watch out, because SZA is also gorgeous and had a chance to get super cozy with Kylie’s boyfriend Travis Scott, 25, in a music video. Travis and SZA had their hands all over each other for her video for ‘Love Galore’ and it was super sexy!
5. Wu-Tang inspired her name change.
While she is not in the group of veteran rappers known as Wu-Tang Clan, SZA was influenced enough by Wu member RZA to change her name to the current version. So cool!
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