Tinashe

Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe ( tee-NAH-sheh; born February 6, 1993), known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Pasadena, California as a child, where she pursued work in entertainment. Her notable roles include a motion-capture performance in the animated film The Polar Express (2004), Robin Wheeler in the Cartoon Network television series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008), and a recurring role in the CBS series Two and a Half Men (2008–2009).Read More

Between 2007 and 2011, Tinashe was a member of the girl group the Stunners. Following their disbandment, she released the well-received self-recorded mixtapes In Case We Die (2012) and Reverie (2012). She then signed with RCA Records and released her third mixtape, Black Water (2013). Her debut single, "2 On", featuring Schoolboy Q, peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album, Aquarius (2014), received generally favorable reviews, and garnered her nominations for Soul Train and BET Awards.Her 2015 collaboration with Snakehips and Chance the Rapper, "All My Friends", won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 2016. That year, Tinashe also appeared on Britney Spears' single "Slumber Party", which topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. Tinashe's second studio album, Nightride (2016), reached number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the US. Joyride (2018), her third studio album, peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached number six on the UK R&B Albums chart. After departing RCA, Tinashe independently released the albums Songs for You (2019), 333 (2021) and BB/Ang3l (2023).