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Tutu Puoane

South African Jazz singer
Person Human Q1869111

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
May 31, 1979
Place of birth
Atteridgeville
Country of citizenship
South Africa[9]
Occupation
singer, composer, music arranger, lyricist, jazz singer
Employer
Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Metropole Orkest[10][11]
Educated at
University of Cape Town, Royal Conservatory of The Hague[12]
Award received
Young Artist of the Year, South African Music Awards, South African Music Awards[13][14]
Spouse
Ewout Pierreux[8]
Genre
jazz[16]
Official website
www.tutupuoane.info[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Sepedi[22][23]
Instrument
voice[19]
Number of children
+2[24]
Participant in
arts festival, Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Cape Town International Jazz Festival[20][21]
Residence
Antwerp[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nonthuthuzelo Puoane en Tutu Puoane de Nonthuthuzelo Puoane fr Nonthuthuzelo Puoane
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000449958869
VIAF cluster ID
316388127
GND ID
1146796404
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tutu Puoane 2008.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000979158
Bandsintown artist ID
800977
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16967601g
Deezer artist ID
472130
Discogs artist ID
3382624
Facebook username
tutupuoanemusic
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1949491
Freebase ID
/m/0nhx0p5
Show all 27 identifiers +15
Genius artist ID
Tutu-puoane
Instagram username
tutupuoane
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
Last.fm ID
Tutu+Puoane
MusicBrainz artist ID
d974e295-e3d8-4848-aeeb-e2ec9b553cf0
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000298533
PORT person ID
659799
Prabook ID
1797223
Rate Your Music artist ID
tutu_puoane
Setlist.fm artist ID
bd20102
Songkick artist ID
108676, 8183173
Spotify artist ID
3I5CBcpfValsWh6o5ciuWH
Tidal artist ID
4258182
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxmYXvFFQD7RPF6h34v3
YouTube channel ID
UCIb_nWqhD2u6JPqEa8tg7zg

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
composer, singer, lyricist, music arranger
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Educated at 1
University of Cape Town
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:married 1
Ewout Pierreux
Place of birth 1
Atteridgeville
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Tutu Puoane was born on May 31, 1979[1], in Atteridgeville[2]. She has worked as a singer[3], composer[4], music arranger[5], lyricist[6], and jazz singer[7].

FAQs

Where was Tutu Puoane born?

Tutu Puoane was born in Atteridgeville[2].

Who was Tutu Puoane married to?

Tutu Puoane's spouses include Ewout Pierreux[8].

What did Tutu Puoane do for work?

Tutu Puoane worked as a singer[3], composer[4], music arranger[5], lyricist[6], and jazz singer[7].

Where did Tutu Puoane go to school?

Tutu Puoane was educated at Royal Conservatory of The Hague[12].

What awards did Tutu Puoane receive?

Honors received include Young Artist of the Year[13] and South African Music Awards[14].

Related Entities

South Africa University of Cape Town

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . igloorecords.be. igloorecords.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . theconversation.com. theconversation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . saphrane.com. saphrane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . saphrane.com. saphrane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . sow.zone. sow.zone. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . saphrane.com. saphrane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . musicinafrica.net. musicinafrica.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . ewoutpierreux.com. ewoutpierreux.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . saphrane.com. saphrane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . saphrane.com. saphrane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . theconversation.com. theconversation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . theconversation.com. theconversation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . ewoutpierreux.com. Retrieved . ewoutpierreux.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 4258182
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63222: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part3.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Residence → Antwerp
    PORT person ID → 659799
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Sepedi
    Employer → Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Metropole Orkest
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 659799, batch #275236"
  3. 26w ago · JudithShe · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Ewout Pierreux
    Sex or gender → female
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → singer, composer, music arranger +1
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Spouse: Ewout Pierreux"
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