The Biography
Tinashe is the eldest child of college professors Michael and Aimie Kachingwe. Her father is a professor who teaches acting at California State Polytechnic University and a first generation immigrant of the Shona people of Zimbabwe, while her mother, who is of Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Irish and English descent, teaches physical therapy at California State University, Northridge. Her parents met each other on a blind date during their time as undergrads at the University of Iowa. Tinashe's name means "We have God" in the Shona language. She has two younger brothers, Thulani and Kudzai. She and her family moved to Los Angeles, California when she was eight years old. She attended Crescenta Valley High School for a year before finishing early to pursue a career in music.
Before being a singer, Tinashe was once a model. She claimed that when she was 3, she was already into modelling. From being a model, she ventured into acting and made her first appearance in 2000 in a film Cora Unashamed. From then on, she also starred in The Polar Express and from 2008 to 2009, she was part of the Two and a Half Men.
In 2007, Tinashe joined The Stunners which was an Afro-Pop band composed of female members. The Stunners clinched a deal to tour with Justin Bieber on his tour, the Justin Bieber My World Tour. The group however disbanded in 2011. Tinashe seized the opportunity to launch her solo career. Her first solo performance was on 3 May 2011.
In 2012, she released her first mixtape, In Case We Die and this was followed by another mix-tape, Reverie. It was after the release of this tape that she became part of the RCA Record Company. She released her third mix-tape, Black Water. Tinashe hogged the media’s limelight after the release of 2 On . In October 2014, she released her first debut album ‘’Aquirus’’. She has worked with ASAP Rocky, Usher, Kid Ink, and Schoolboy Q. amongst others.
Tinashe scored roles in a number of TV shows, movies, and children's videos in the early 2000s, including the movie ‘Cora Unashamed’ (2000), ‘Call Me Claus’ (2001), ‘Masked and Unmasked’ (2003) amongst others. Although she was not credited in the poorly received Masked and Anonymous observed at the film's 2003 Sundance Film Festival premiere "the one performer in the movie whose performance actually was applauded.
Tinashe received the 2015 YouTube Music Awards in the category ‘50 Artists to Watch’. The same year, she received BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for the Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for her single ‘2 On’. In 2016, she won Ivor Novello Awards for Best Contemporary Song for ‘All My Friends’. Tinashe Kachingwe’s inescapable “2 On” was one of the defining songs of 2014, and her unpredictably smoky Aquarius, was the year’s best R&B album as well. A new perfectionist whose label let her take her time with her debut, the former child actress has managed to get along with collaborators as disparate as Nick Jonas, Calvin Harris and Charlie Sheen.
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe born on the 6th of February 1993 is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky and moved to Los Angeles as a child to pursue a career in entertainment. Her notable roles included as a motion capture model in the animated film ‘The Polar Express’ in 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).