Khaya Mthethwa (born 25 November 1987) is a South African singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and a multi-instrumentalist.
[2] Born and raised in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, his musical career began as a drummer at the age of 10 in 1997, prior joining a school choir as a singer year after.
[4] His passion for music stems from his strong upbringing and the guidance that he received from his religious parents, pastors’ Themba and Lulu Mthethwa.
[5] Born and raised in Durban Kwa-Zulu Natal, Khaya Mthethwa grew up in a church environment.
Khaya Mthethwa first appeared as a backing vocalist singing Tenor for Joyous Celebration co-founder Mthunzi Namba's Mercy album.
[9][10] Khaya can sing gospel, pop, jazz and R&B, and he is a self-taught musician who can play a keyboard, guitar, drums and percussion.
[13] Khaya Mthethwa and his wife Ntandoyenkosi only dated for three months, but he didn't want to waste time because he knew she was the one.
The reason for their split remains concealed but Khaya did mention in one of his church sermons that the two years of their marriage were difficult and presented many challenges.