# Jetu

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{{Short description|Malawian musician and comedian}}
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'''Christina Malaya''' (born 1951 or 1952) is a [Malawi](/source/Malawi)an musician and comedian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nzangaya |first=Archangel |date=2023-09-24 |title="Zeze ndili naye pulani" - Jetu achenjeza Cash Madam |url=https://malawi24.com/2023/09/24/zeze-ndili-naye-pulani-jetu-achenjeza-cash-madam/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Malawi 24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Itai |first=Brian |date=2023-10-06 |title=Meeting Jetu, the comedy lady |url=https://mwnation.com/meeting-jetu-the-comedy-lady/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=The Nation Online |language=en-US}}</ref> She is better known by the name '''Jetu''', in reference to boxing legend King Kong King Marshal Jetu. Her brother gave her the nickname as a child, because she often fought her classmates.<ref name=":0" /> Jetu sued [COSOMA](/source/COSOMA) for not supporting her music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bongololo |first=Ben |date=2024-01-17 |title=Inu azibambo a COSOMA mukundisala bwanji? Wafunsa Jetu Malawi 24 {{!}} Latest News from Malawi |url=https://malawi24.com/2024/01/17/inu-azibambo-a-cosoma-mukundisala-bwanji-wafunsa-jetu/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Malawi 24 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Jetu became interested in drama and comedy at a young age. After her husband died in 2019, her interest in doing comedy was reinvigorated.<ref name=":0" /> She has also since become a musician. Jetu posts videos to TikTok and YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jetu - Malawi-Music.com |url=https://www.malawi-music.com/J/4495-jetu |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Malawi-Music.com - Nyimbo Zachimalawi |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Following her husband's death in 2019, Jetu moved to from [Mchinji](/source/Mchinji) to [Blantyre](/source/Blantyre) to live with her grandchildren.<ref name=":0" />

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