User:Xollen za

XOLLEN

BIOGRAPHY

Sthembiso Collen  Lukhele  (Xollen)  is musical/hip-hop  artist  and  producer  who was  born  and bred  in  Elukwatini,  Mpumalanga.

Born: 14 July 1998(age 22 years) Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Full name: Sthembiso Lukhele

Record Lable: KING Q RECORDS

His love  and  passion  for  music inspired  him  to pursue  a  career in  the  music  industry  in 2014  and  from  then  he never looked  back. When he started  off,  he  joined  a  music  group  (MUSASO)  established  by  his fellow friends in  high  school  in  March  of  2013. The group  consists  of  three members:  Hloni  Machepa  (Hloni  Seasons)  and  Sabelo  Fortune  Mhlanga (Reed$),  making  Xollen  the 3rd  member. All hailing  from  the  heart  of  the  rising sun  province  -  with  each  coming  from  different  backgrounds-  their combination  breathes through  a  fresh  sound  in the  Hip-Hop  scene. After successive years of  releasing  music  back  and  forth,  they  were  then  signed under  Telekinesis Studios in  2016  and  soon  after  that  they  were  nominated  for the  Kasi  Hip  Hop  Awards  in  Pretoria for  New Comers  Of  The  Year,  Best Collaboration  and  Song  Of The  Year  awards and  they  walked  away with  the Best  Collaboration  Award. In the  year  2018  they  released  their  first  ever body of  work,  the  “2K18  Vision  E.P” that  went  on  to do well on  every digital  music platform  with  over 30  000  streams on  Spotify  alone. Soon after  finishing  high  school  in  2016, he  went  on  to study  Sound Engineering  at  the  South-West  Media  College  in  Pretoria to furthermore improve  his musical  skills  and  explore  his  versatility. Each member  set  out  to release  individual  E.P’s. Xollen released  his  in  August  of  2019  (Sounds Of The Heart  E.P)  that  gone  on  to reach  over  60  000  streams on  all digital  music platforms  combined. With a  few  rotations  on  the  local  events  scene,  MU.SA.SO  opened  the  stage  for Lars Behrenroth  (Germany),  Rocco Rodamaal  (France),  Glen  Lewis,  Killer  Kau and  KLY,  to mention  a  few,  at  the  Ermelo  Colour  Festival in  September  of  2019.