Doja Cat turns 30 on October 21, 2025! See pics of the singer and rapper over the years here.
Doja Cat was born Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini on October 21, 1995 to South African actor and composer Dumisani Dlamini and Jewish-American painter Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer. The future singer and rapper grew up in the Tarzana and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods of Los Angeles, taking a variety of dance lessons. After dropping out of school at the of 16, Doja began making her own music on SoundCloud and adopted the name Doja Cat from her favorite strain of marijuana.
Doja signed to RCA Records at just 17 years old, putting out her EP Purrr! and began building a following on Spotify. Gaining the attention of celebrities like Katy Perry and Chance the Rapper, Doja scored a massive viral hit for her tune “Juicy” in 2019, which was later remixed by Tyga.
In honor of her birthday, see more photos of Doja Cat through the years here!
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Doja Cat At The Daily Front Row’s 8th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards
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Doja Cat At The ‘Day N Vegas’ Festival
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Doja Cat At The 2023 TIME100 Gala
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Doja Cat At The 2023 Grammys
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Doja Cat Leaves The 2023 Grammys
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Doja Cat At Schiaparelli
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Doja Cat Rocks Sheer Bodysuit For Halloween
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Doja Cat with her face painted gold
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Doja Cat & Halsey at Vivienne Westwood’s show
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Doja Cat at VOGUE World: New York Fashion Show
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Doja Cat at the Daily Front Row Awards
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Doja Cat With Her Grammy
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Doja In Atelier Versace
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Doja Cat Performs At The 2022 Brazil Lollapalooza
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Doja Cat Arrives At The Fanatics Super Bowl Party
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Doja Cat Performs At the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball
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Doja Cat Performs At Austin City Limits 2021
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Doja Cat Poses From The Back At Austin City Limits
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Doja Cat Poses At Her ‘Planet Her’ Album Release Party
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Doja Cat Gets Dramatic On The iHeartRadio Music Awards Carpet
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Doja Cat Performs At The 2021 Billboard Music Awards
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Doja Cat in Atlanta
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Doja Cat on stage
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Doja Cat poses
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Doja Cat in pink
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Doja Cat smiles
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Doja Cat performing
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Doja Cat looking awesome
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