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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born

September 1, 1996. Zendaya, which means “to give thanks” in Shona (a Bantu language native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe), was born in Oakland, California. She is a actress and singer and also comes from a theatrical background. As the daughter of a stage manager, she spent much of her youth hanging around the California Shakespeare Theater. She also trained in the theater’s youth program and appeared in some of its productions. During her days as a student at the Oakland School for the Arts, Zendaya landed a number of roles in local theatrical productions.

She also honed her craft at the American Conservatory Theater and the Cal Shakes Conservatory. Zendaya had an interest in dance as well. She was a member of the Future Shock Oakland dance group for several years, and studied hula dancing at the Academy of Hawaiian Arts. In addition to her theatrical work, Zendaya had some early success as a model, working for companies such as Macy’s and Old

Navy. For a Sears commercial, Zendaya performed as a back-up dancer for Selena Gomez. Zendaya is also not afraid to show the world who she is and where she comes from.

“For me, I get a mixture of all the

worlds...” “I have my African first name, I have a middle name that is (my mom’s)

middle name, which is French, but we did it

African spelling, so it’s literally me in a name.

And then you have Stoermer, and then

you have Coleman. I literally have, like, a timeline in history in

my name.”


CareerLate in 2009, she auditioned for the Disney Channel series eventually known as Shake It Up, landing the role of Rocky Blue. Several of the songs she performed on the show were released as singles, including Watch Me, a duet with her co-star Bella Thorne that charted at number 86 on Billboard Hot 100. That year, she also released the single "Swag It Out". Zendaya also parlayed her Shake It Up success into hosting Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off 2011 and a role in the 2012 Disney Channel original movie Frenemies, alongside Bella Thorne. That year, more of Zendaya's songs were featured on the second season of Shake It Up and the soundtrack Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance. After signing a deal with Disney imprint Hollywood Records, she began work on her first solo album.

Early in 2013, Zendaya was cast on the sixteenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, becoming the show's youngest contestant at 16 and placing runner-up. That July, Shake It Up had concluded, and in the following months, the book Between U and Me, and

her debut album Zendaya arrived.

The album's lead single "Replay" was released on July 16, 2013 and was number 40 on Billboard

Hot 100 and number 18 in

New Zealand and was certified platinum

by RIAA on January 30, 2014. Her self-titled debut album was released on September 17, and peaked at 51 on Billboard 200.In 2015, Zendaya returned to Disney and began starring in the Disney Channel original series K.C. Undercover as lead character, K.C Cooper. She continued this role into its second season.


“The best thing is to realize that you are who you are and you gotta work with what you got.” Zendaya


Helping HandsShe is truly passionate about giving back and is currently an ambassador for Convoy of Hope, an organization dedicated to providing help and hope to those who are impoverished, hungry and hurting. For her 18th birthday Zendaya celebrated by supporting Convoy of Hope’s feedONE initiative to help feed at least 150 hungry children in Haiti, Tanzania and the Philippines for a year. She has also worked with UNICEF, servings as its 2014 Trick-or-Treat spokesperson to help inspire kids to raise funds for the organization’s lifesaving programs. She has also found time to work with Make-A-Wish Foundation, Keep A Child Alive organization and she was an ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network. While she was attending Oakland School for the Arts she starred as Little Ti Moune in Once on This Island at the Berkeley Playhouse and the breakout role of the male character Joe in Caroline, or Change at Palo Alto’s TheatreWorks.

“I’m kind of creating my own

» American Heart Association » Communities in Schools » Convoy of Hope » DonorsChoose.org » PETA » UNICEF

Charities and Foundations Zendaya is involved in:

HOPE On October 29, 2012, a hurricane (later known as just a super storm) named Sandy devastated the east coast of the United States. Costly damages were made, and some people went days without electricity. On September 3, 2012, Zendaya announced that she has teamed up with Convey of Hope to raise $1,000,000 to help the east coast.

“I can’t do it alone, but I believe that together we can truly change their lives.”Zendaya

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music and I’m kind of creating my own zone, my own lane as an artist. I want to do rhyth-mic pop, it’s not necessarily your average pop song. It has some kind of urban edge, some kind of more hip-hop-ish tones to it that kind of edge it up and do something a little different so it’s not just your stereotypical pop mu-sic.” -Zendaya talking about the album’s musical style.


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Artistry Zendaya’s self-titled debut album musically experiment with pop and R&B genres, as well as touching upon Electropop. The album’s lyrical content tackles issues of love and heartbreak. After streaming the album to radio presenter Ryan Seacrest, he commented on the album’s music calling is a “pop/R&B hybrid offering for the most part”, he continued to comment saying the album contained “urban cuts”.Zendaya has cited Michael Jackson, Aaliyah and Beyoncé as her biggest musical influences. An interview to Jon Ali, she commented: “I love Beyoncé, I think she is one of the best performers out there. She works her butt off and always delivers with everything that she does. It’s a beautiful thing”While most girls her age are flipping through teen magazines for prom inspiration and tips on college applications, Zendaya is sitting in the front row at fashion weeks and appearing on the

covers of those very same teen magazines .As she fast approaches the cusp of adulthood, it's inevitable that her relationship with Disney and its preteen viewers will change. Zendaya plans on sticking with the company that gave her a start. Everyone has their own version of their career that they want to create and things they want to do

and accomplish. For me, I obviously want to

continue to stay in the Disney world and grow at the same time.” So far, growing within Disney means

taking on more responsibility:

For the upcoming K.C. Undercover show,

Zendaya will star as well as co-produce. “Now I’m able to really have a vision,” she says, leaning forward with noticeable excitement. “I can say what I want and be assertive. I can have a really, really strong voice and presence on my own show and be listened to. That’s the coolest part. I have more control; I have more freedom to make something that I’m proud of.”


"I'm kind of creating my own music and I'm kind of creating my own zone, my own lane as an artist. I want to do rhythmic pop, it's not necessarily your average pop song. It has some kind of urban edge, some kind of more hip-hop-ish tones to it that kind of edge it up and do something a little different so it's not just your stereotypical pop music." Zendaya on album’s musical style.


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