Qwabe Twins is a South African Afro-pop duo formed in KwaZulu-Natal consisting of identical twins Virginia and Viggy Qwabe. They were contestants on season 15 of The Idols South Africa.
Shortly after their exit from Idols South Africa, they signed a record deal with Afrotaiment Records and released their breakthrough hit single “Hamba” featuring DJ Tira on November 29, 2019. The song’s music video amassed 5 Million views on YouTube and scooped an award at the 2021 Afrotaiment Awards. Q Twins was nominated for Newest Find at the 2020 KZN Entertainment Awards. On September 18, their single “Show Me” featuring Jaziel Brothers was released. On September 25, 2020, their debut studio album The Gift of Love was released in South Africa. At the 15th ceremony of the South African Traditional Music Awards, they were nominated for Best Traditional House Music Song and won two awards Female Artist/Group (The Gift of Love )and Best Traditional Collaboration Song.
FAMILY AND BEGINNING
The Twins were born in 1997 to Lawrence Qwabe, the founder of the Pure Freedom Christ church in Nonoti north of Kwazulu in South Africa. Coming from a solid Christian background, the twins started using their voices in the Church choir.
They loved singing so much that they would compose songs themselves and perform them among their friends.
EDUCATION
The Afro-pop twin attended their primary and Secondary school in Nonoti, attending the Nonoti Primary School and Senior Secondary, respectively. They started performing their music at school talent shows and events.
Village kids’ growth in the music scene is an encouragement to other children who saw them grow from their vicinity to what they are now through their music.
The duo discovered their love for music at a very young age and went through with it, and at this instance, they are growing to become global superstars.
MUSICAL MILESTONE
The twins made their first public appearances in the South African music scene after they got into the South African idols show in 2019. The twins came into the show as individual artists.
The Q Twins made their first grand history as they became the first contestants to impress South Africa to an extent the two made the top list to make it the first ever 1st top 15.
The sisters made it to the top 10 list. Still, Viggy had to forfeit the show after Virginia didn’t get enough votes to continue. There were serious allegations that the organizers rigged the show, which made their father tell Viggy to forfeit the show.
“After the show, DJ Tira, who had seen them perform during the idols show, fell in love with their performances and decided to sign them under his “Afrotainment” record label.
They have since released their collaboration hit with DJ Tira named “Hamba”, which is getting positive reviews all over Mzansi.
Q TWINS’ NET WORTH
The Afro-pop twins’ net worth has not been confirmed, however, it is estimated to be around R2 Million.