K-Lyinn (sometimes spelled as K-Lynn), whose real name is Jacqueline Ntuyabaliwe is a Tanzanian singer and former Miss Tanzania. Now married to the Tanzanian entrepreneur Reginald Mengi and have two twin sons She started her music career as the singer of the Tanzanites band. She toured Dubai, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi with the band. In 2000, she won the Miss Tanzania Beauty pageant, and subsequently represented Tanzania at the Miss World contest. Her debut album was released in 2004. It contained the major hit "Nalia Kwa Furaha" featuring Bushoke. She is now working for her self-titled second album.
Jacqueline Ntuyabaliwe or otherwise known as Klyinn was born in 6 December 1978, the last born of three children. She began her music career in 1997 with no musical background,with a Tanzanian band the Tanzanites.She performed as one of the lead vocalist for three years. In 2000, she won the Miss Tanzania and represented the country in Miss World. In 2004 she released her first solo album with a hit single Nalia kwa Furaha. Three years later she released another album called Crazy over You which was also the name of the first hit single for that album. After almost ten years in the music industry the talented singer decided to switch career and go to Interior design. She started an online diploma with a Uk based college Rhodec. In 2012, she registered her own Design company Amorrete.
Nominated:
2007 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Female Artist & Best Collaboration ("Crazy Over You", with Squeezer)[1]
2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Best Tanzanian Female Artiste [2]
2008 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Female Artist [3]
2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Best Tanzanian Female Artiste [4]
References
Tanzania Music Awards - 2007 Nominees
Ugpulse.com: PAM Awards 2007
Freemedia.co.tz: Kili Music Awards 2007 yafana, wengi wakubali matokeo
PAM Awards
