Mercy Mutsvene
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| Birth name | Mercy Mutsvene | ||
| Born | 27 March 1985 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
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| Years active | 2001–present | ||
Mercy has won many accolades within the gospel fraternity. In 2007, Mercy's Handingabvumi album won platinum having sold more than 60 000 copies during the period 2005 and 2006, eclipsing Amai Olivia Charamba, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave and Shingisai Suluma. Mercy Mutsvene has collaborated with a number of musicians within the SADC region including South African finest gospel artist Buhle Nhlangulela and Mainess Gondwe of Zambia. In 2013, Mercy collaborated with her brother Kudakwashe Mutsvene, who also is a celebrated gospel artist in Zimbabwe. The two released a track titled Mhururu which won the PERMICAN Best collaboration award in 2015.[1]. Her musical career once suffered a major dip after she was accused of regurgitating Rebecca Malope's gospel songs incorporated in her albums. However, she has a number of hit songs credited to her name including, Tichasanganiswa, Ndinonamatira, Kutenda netariro, Hatina Musha, Tamaona, Ndamuona Jesu, Murwiri Wangu, Haatengwe among others.
Controversy
Mercy was quoted in a stormy marriage wrangle in 2008 following her highly publicised divorce from Simbarashe Ngwenya, as this brought a big dent into her career. In 2009, Mercy was accused of regurgitating South African Gospel Queen Rebecca Malope's songs which featured on her albums. Mutsvene in her interview with the H-Metro cleared the air and said it was an arrangement made by her record company Ngaavongwe Records and Malope's record studio in South Africa. She also highlighted the challenges she faced and the misunderstanding she encountered in the past decade and she boldly stated that she was now more stronger than before and she is not putting down the mic anytime soon[2]
Awards
- ZIMA Gospel Queen (2007)
- Zimbabwe Community News awards - Outstanding US Gospel Artist (Female) (2020)
Discography
- Ngatimukudzei (2002)
- Tiregererei (2003)
- Handingabvumi (2005)
- Nyika (2006)
- Tichasanganiswa (2007)
- Iko Kumusha (2008)
- Tongai (2010)
- Murwiri Wangu Ndimi (2015)
References
- ↑ Mail, The Sunday. "Gospel Greats nominated for Permican Awards". The Sunday Mail.
- ↑ "I'm still in the game – Mercy Mutsvene". H-Metro.
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