Thandiwe Phoenix, better known by her stage name Thandi Phoenix, is an Australian musician and singer.

Career

Thandi Phoenix first broke into the mainstream with the hit single "My Way" in 2018. She has had a string of successful releases and collaborations with big names in dance and pop, including

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on their Australian national tours. Thandi performed at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in April 2018. In March 2019, Thandi performed on

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, and in October 2019, she released her self-titled debut EP. She was a guest performer at the 2019

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, and in 2020, she performed to a live audience of 75,000 people as a guest singer at Fire Fight Australia.

Discography

Extended plays (EP)

* 2019 "Thandi Phoenix" – Neon Records

Singles

* 2023 "Hot Sauce" (Produced by Arona Mane) – Thandi Phoenix * 2022 "Guarantees" Arona Mane – Modablaq Music * 2022 "Playing With Fire" CARSTN – Up All Night * 2022 "Lose You" Go Freek, Mickey Kojack – Sweat It Out * 2021 "Overdrive" – Neon Records * 2021 "Count Me Out" – Neon Records * 2019 "Cleopatra" – Neon Records * 2019 "Say It"

– Neon Records * 2018 "My Way"

– Neon Records * 2017 "Standing Too Close" – Motto Beats * 2016 "Tell Me Where The Lovers Have Gone" – Motto Beats * 2015 "Come Around" – Motto Beats

As featured artist

* 2022 "HOW 2 LEAVE" Tasman Kieth – Tasman Kieth/

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* 2021 "Knock Knock" – Club Sweat * 2020 "Freefall" Pat Lok – Kitsuné Musique * 2020 "Something Good" Sola Rosa – Rosa Inc. Ltd * 2020 "Shine On" Sola Rosa – Rosa Inc. Ltd * 2020 "Together" Cassian – Rose Avenue Records * 2018 "Afterglow" Set Mo – Set Mo Records * 2018 "Space Odyssey" Just A Gent –

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References

Living people Australian people of South African descent Australian women pop singers Musicians from Sydney Singers from Sydney 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-musician-stub