Multi-award-winning Tshivenda traditional house and amapiano star Fhatuwani Owen Nemushungwa, better known as Tycoon 4Sho in music circles, was born with music in his veins.
The boy from Tshifudi, outside Thohoyandou, who is now an educator in Gauteng, grew up with a deep love of music and always wanted to make it big in the industry. His first break came when he was allowed to join the church choir at the Gaba Redeeming Christian Centre.
In 2013, he met Deejay Davic of Masana Records, who showed faith in him, and together they produced his first album, titled Vhutshilo. One of the songs on this album, Lurale Lwa Mbidi, won him a SATMA award for Best Traditional Artist.
Tycoon 4Sho is also into dance music, where he goes by the name of Om-Owen. Under this name he won the Best Dance Album award at the 2017 Tshima Awards.
He got to work with household names such as veteran singer Ms Mercy Pakela, with whom he did a collaboration on the hit called Kumnandi, which received massive airplay on many radio stations. He also collaborated with well-known singer Tendy J recently and released the single We Wanna Party. The song was produced by Deejay Les.
"I am living my dream and have achieved a lot in the industry. My aim now is to help up-and-coming artists. I think I can teach them a thing or two in this industry. Others nurtured me, and I want to return the favour by doing the same for new artists," he said.
For bookings and more about his music, call Tycoon 4Sho on 083 517 9516 (WhatsApp), 072 839 1369 (calls), or look him up on Facebook (Fhatuwani Owen Nemushungwa and Tycoon 4Sho).