Asanda is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on September 17, 2001 in England, United Kingdom.
Asanda auditioned to Britain’s Got Talent with “Diamonds” by Rihanna. She received rave reviews regarding her stage presence. However, her performance was criticised for being “sexualised”. Viewers complained about it for the same reason as Arisxandra’s audition – that the lyrics, such as “I see a vision of ecstasy when you hold me”, “I knew that we’d become one right away” and “as we moonshine and molly” (a reference to drinking illicit spirits and taking the powder or crystal form of MDMA) were not appropriate for someone her age, as well as her somewhat provocative dancing. Some also took to Twitter to claim that this proved Rihanna is not a good role model for children. However, Asanda’s father Lennox insisted that his daughter is “mature for her age”: stating, “I know she is young but, believe me, she’s ready … We know there will always be negative as well as positive comments. We don’t want her to get hurt so we’ve prepared her. We will always give her our support.” She was still put through to the live semi-finals.
Asanda competed in the 2018 edition of Eurovision: You Decide for a chance to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, but lost out to SuRie. Charlotte Runcie of The Daily Telegraph described her song “Legends” as “the most contemporary-sounding” out of the contestants, but noted that her live performance showed inexperience. Popjustice ranked her song “fifth worst” out of the six contenders, describing the song as “good enough to be the twelfth best song in Melodifestivalen”.
