Doja Cat Age, Net Worth & Biography

Doja Cat is 31 years old. Born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini on October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, the American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer first gained attention posting songs on SoundCloud as a teenager, and broke through with the viral novelty hit “Mooo!” in 2018. She has since become one of the biggest pop stars of her generation, topping the Billboard Hot 100 with “Say So” and “Paint the Town Red”, winning a Grammy Award, and headlining Coachella in 2024 — the first female rapper to do so.

Doja Cat Quick Facts

Full Name	Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini
Date of Birth	October 21, 1995
Age	31
Birthplace	Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer
Net Worth	Approx. $35 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	“Say So”; “Paint the Town Red”; Planet Her

Who Is Doja Cat?

Doja Cat is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer known for her versatility — she sings, raps, produces and dances, and her music moves between pop, hip-hop and R&B. She has sold more than 34 million records, and Billboard has called her “one of the world’s biggest pop stars” and “one of the defining pop stars of this era”. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2023.

Her biggest hits include “Say So”, “Kiss Me More” with SZA, “Woman”, “Need to Know” and “Paint the Town Red”. She has won a Grammy Award from 19 nominations, along with six Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards. She has released five studio albums: Amala (2018), Hot Pink (2019), Planet Her (2021), Scarlet (2023) and Vie (2025).

Doja Cat’s Early Life & Background

Doja Cat was born in the Tarzana neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Her father is South African performer Dumisani Dlamini, who starred as Crocodile in the original Broadway cast of Sarafina!, and her mother, Deborah Sawyer, is an American graphic designer of Jewish heritage. She moved to Rye, New York, as a baby and lived there for five years with her maternal grandmother, an architect and painter, before returning to California at eight to live at the Sai Anantam Ashram in Agoura Hills, where the family practised Hinduism for four years. She later moved to Oak Park, California, took dance lessons, skateboarded and surfed, and joined a professional poplocking troupe, competing in dance battles around Los Angeles while still in high school.

She dropped out of high school at 16 in her junior year, taught herself to sing, rap and use GarageBand, and began uploading songs to SoundCloud. In late 2012 she posted “So High”, her first permanent SoundCloud upload, and became part of the Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene. She met producer Yeti Beats, who connected her with Kemosabe Records, and at 17 she signed with the label, an imprint of RCA. Her debut EP, Purrr!, was released in August 2014.

Doja Cat’s Career

Her debut album, Amala, was released in March 2018 but failed to chart, and she has said it does not represent her. That August she self-published a homemade video for “Mooo!”, a novelty song in which she fantasises about being a cow; it went viral, racking up more than three million views in a week, and a single version followed as part of a deluxe edition of Amala. Her second album, Hot Pink, arrived in November 2019 and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200. Its single “Say So” became her first top-ten hit, and a remix featuring Nicki Minaj topped the Hot 100 in May 2020 — the first number one for both artists, and the first female rap collaboration ever to top the chart.

Her third album, Planet Her, was released in June 2021 and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, spending more than six months in the top ten — the first project by a female rapper to do so. Its lead single, “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA, spent 19 consecutive weeks in the Hot 100 top ten, a record for a female collaboration, and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. She hosted the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, and at the 2022 Grammys she received eight nominations, the most of any female artist that year. In May 2022 she sang “Vegas” for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis soundtrack, and in June 2022 she featured on Post Malone’s “I Like You (A Happier Song)”.

Her fourth album, Scarlet, released in September 2023, was a deliberate turn toward rap, and its lead single, “Paint the Town Red”, became her second US number one and the first rap song to top the Billboard Global Excl. US chart. She supported it with the Scarlet Tour, her first arena tour, with Doechii and Ice Spice as supporting acts, and in April 2024 she headlined Coachella, becoming the first female rapper to headline the festival. Her fifth album, Vie, was released in September 2025 to critical acclaim, marking a return to her pop roots, and it debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. She launched the Tour Ma Vie World Tour in Auckland in November 2025.

Facts About Doja Cat

• “Paint the Town Red” was her second US number one and the first rap song to top the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.
• She was the first female rapper to headline Coachella, in April 2024.
• She took her stage name from one of her cats and the word “doja”, which she thought sounded like a girl’s name.
• She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2023.
• She donated $100,000 to the Justice for Breonna Taylor Fund in June 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Doja Cat?

Doja Cat is 31 years old. She was born on October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California.

What is Doja Cat’s net worth?

Doja Cat’s net worth is approx. $35 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth (2026).

What is Doja Cat’s real name?

Doja Cat’s real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini.

How many Grammys has Doja Cat won?

Doja Cat has won one Grammy Award from 19 nominations, for “Kiss Me More” with SZA (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, 2022).

What is Doja Cat’s biggest song?

“Say So” (2019), whose remix with Nicki Minaj topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2020; “Paint the Town Red” (2023) was her second US number one.

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