Her real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini.
And her stage name used to be “M,” but she later changed it to “Doja Cat” when she entered high school.
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She wrote her first song, a song for her mom, at the age of eight.
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Doja Cat’s father moved their family to the Sai Anantam Ashram in Santa Monica’s Mountains when she was eight
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She learned how to dance an Indian classical dance called Bharatanatyam while living in the Ashram.
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Doja Cat started her musical journey early, learning her first instrument, the piano, at age 4. She wrote her first song, a song for her mom, at the age of eight
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As a child, Doja Cat aspired to be a dancer. She was part of a dance crew and competed in organized dance battles around Los Angeles
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After living in the Ashram, they moved to Oak Park, California, where Doja Cat learned to skateboard.
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At 16, she dropped out of high school to focus on music.
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In 2011, Doja Cat's viral video ‘Mooo!’ had over eighty-nine million views
Doja Cat created her YouTube channel with her best friend ‘Aryay.’ She started vlogging and posting music that she made herself
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