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!
Doja Cat At The Daily Front Row’s 8th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards
Doja Cat At The ‘Day N Vegas’ Festival
Doja Cat At The 2023 TIME100 Gala
Doja Cat At The 2023 Grammys
Doja Cat Leaves The 2023 Grammys
Doja Cat At Schiaparelli
Doja Cat Rocks Sheer Bodysuit For Halloween
Doja Cat with her face painted gold
Doja Cat & Halsey at Vivienne Westwood’s show
Doja Cat at VOGUE World: New York Fashion Show
Doja Cat at the Daily Front Row Awards
Doja Cat With Her Grammy
Doja In Atelier Versace
Doja Cat Performs At The 2022 Brazil Lollapalooza
Doja Cat Arrives At The Fanatics Super Bowl Party
Doja Cat Performs At the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball
Doja Cat Performs At Austin City Limits 2021
Doja Cat Poses From The Back At Austin City Limits
Doja Cat Poses At Her ‘Planet Her’ Album Release Party
Doja Cat Gets Dramatic On The iHeartRadio Music Awards Carpet
Doja Cat Performs At The 2021 Billboard Music Awards
Doja Cat in Atlanta
Doja Cat on stage
Doja Cat poses
Doja Cat in pink
Doja Cat smiles
Doja Cat performing
Doja Cat looking awesome
