Sanele Sydow (born 1999) better known by his stage name WizTheMc, is a South African-German rapper, record producer, and songwriter based in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for his 2020 breakout single "For A Minute", which has over 66 million streams on Spotify. Since 2018, he has released 3 studio albums, 8 EPs, 1 compilation album, and over a dozen singles. He has also toured across Europe, United States, and Canada with artistes like A$AP Rocky, half•alive, Billie Eilish, Burna Boy, Future, Miley Cyrus, Skip Marley, and Alan Walker.[1][2][3][4]
WizTheMc | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sanele Sydow |
| Also known as | Wiz the Merchant |
| Born | 1999 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Producer, Songwriter |
| Labels | 10K Projects |
Early life
editSanele Sydow was born in 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa. At the age of 2 his family immigrated to Lüneburg, Germany where he grew up.[5]
Career
editIn 2015, Sydow and his friends formed a musical collective called "No Homes" in Germany.[6] The group was active for 2 years before they separated. In 2017, Sydow moved to Toronto to pursue a solo music career where he started writing songs and freestyling in his room.
In 2018, Sanele released his first two albums, Backin Toronto and Blessings in Disguise. He would go on and release multiple singles including his breakout single "For a Minute"[7] which has been featured on Grey's Anatomy, Facebook messenger, and the Netflix film He's All That (2021).[8] His third album Growing Teeth was released in January 2020.[9]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Backin Toronto |
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| Blessings in Disguise |
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| Growing Teeth |
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EPs
edit| Title | Details |
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| Spring |
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| CapeTown'18 |
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| Birthtape |
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| Your Valentine |
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| Nothing Bigger Than Little Things |
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| What About Now |
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| Where Silence Feels Good |
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| Where Silence Feels Good (deluxe) |
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Compilations
edit| Title | Details |
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| Headliners: WizTheMc |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Promises" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Dreams" | ||
| "Leave" | ||
| "Date" | ||
| "Other Side" | ||
| "No Money on My Card" | ||
| "Know" | 2019 | |
| "Decide" | ||
| "Milk in My Coffee" | ||
| "Goodtime" | ||
| "Mission" | ||
| "Upset" | ||
| "Call" | ||
| "One Way" | ||
| "Becoming" | ||
| "Autumn" | ||
| "Sign" | ||
| "Do What I Want" | ||
| "R.O.O.T" | ||
| "On My Mind" | ||
| "Patience (Live)" | 2020 | |
| "For a Minute" | What About Now | |
| "Lied" | ||
| "WhoWho" | ||
| "World Is Fucked" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Catch Me" | ||
| "Everything" | Where Silence Feels Good | |
| "Break" | ||
| "Do It Over" | ||
| "Stoned Nights" | ||
| "Like That" | 2022 | |
| "Fck Love" (with Benee) | Where Silence Feels Good (Deluxe) | |
| "When I Get Lonely" | Non-album single |
Charted singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| GER [10] |
AUT [11] |
CAN [12] |
GRE Int. [13] |
ISR [14] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [11] |
WW [17] | |||
| "Show Me Love" (with Bees & Honey) |
2025 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 64 | Non-album single |
Tours and festivals
editTours
editSupporting
edit- Half Alive: Give Me Your Shoulders Tour (with Half Alive, 2022)[18]
- The Troubadour (with Kid Bloom, 2022)
- Half.Alive (with Half Alive, 2023)
Festivals
edit- Osheaga Festival (with ASAP Rocky, Burna Boy, Khruangbin, 2022)[19]
References
edit- ^ "WizTheMC Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Steward, Riley Van. "International Artist WizTheMc Built Success Brick By Brick". Forbes. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "WizTheMc". Spotify. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "WiztheMC Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2023) | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "interview | wizthemc". Schön! Magazine. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "WizTheMc Quits Love in 'Break'". PAPER. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Staff, Notion (29 October 2021). "Selected By WizTheMc". Notion. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "StackPath". amnplify.com.au. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "WizTheMc im Interview: "Gefühle von Männern spielen in der Rapwelt noch immer keine Rolle"". Musikexpress (in German). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "WizTheMc x Bees & Honey – Show Me Love". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "WizTheMc x Bees & Honey – Show Me Love". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 12/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "המצעד השבועי: היטליסט – שבוע 14, 2025 – 25.03 – 31.03.2025" [Mako Hit List: Weekly Chart – Week 14, 2025 | 25.03 – 31.03.2025]. Mako Hit List (in Hebrew). 1 April 2025. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Singel 2025 uke 13". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 13, 2025". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "half.alive: Give Me Your Shoulders Tour 2022". Live Nation. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ Ahmed, Yasmin (16 April 2022). "Osheaga Music Festival 2022: Lineup, tickets, price, dates, and more". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
