{{Infobox album | name = Tugela Fairy | type = studio | artist = [[Simmy]] | cover = Tugela Fairy.png | alt = | released = {{start date|2018|11|16}} | recorded = <!-- Do not add unsourced recording dates/years --> | venue = | studio = | genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres --> | length = | label = {{hlist|EL World Music| Sony}} | producer = [[Sun-El Musician|Sanele Sithole]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Tugela Fairy (Made of Stars)]] | next_year = 2020 }} '''''Tugela Fairy''''' is a debut album studio by South African singer-songwriter [[Simmy]], released November 16, 2018 through El World Music and Sony. Production was handled by [[Sun-El Musician]].
The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0003227261|tab=review |label="Simmy: ''Tugela Fairy'' Review|access-date=3 September 2023-10-08}}</ref> }}
== Commercial performance == ''Tugela Fairy'' was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Simmy's debut album goes gold! {{!}} Daily Sun|work=SNL24 |url=https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/celebs/simmys-debut-album-goes-gold-20210822| access-date=2023-10-08|date=2021-08-23|first=Andiswa|last=Ngenyane}}</ref>
== Awards ==
At the [[25th South African Music Awards]] the album was nominated for Best Afro Pop album and Newcomer of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/480/190180.html|title=All the 2019 SAMA nominees|website=www.bizcommunity.com}}</ref> {{Awards table}} |- |rowspan=2|2019 |rowspan=2|''Tugela Fairy'' | Best Afro Pop album |{{nom}} |- | Newcomer of the Year | {{nom}} {{end}}
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = Standard Edition
| all_writing = Simmy
| title1 = Kwa-Zulu (Intro) | length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Ubala | note2 = featuring [[Sun-El Musician]] | length2 = 4:08
| title3 = Incwadi Encane | note3 = featuring S-Tone | length3 = 4:49
| title4 = Hamba Juba | length4 = 5:38
| title5 = Umahlalela | length5 = 5:21
| title6 = Ngiyesaba | length6 = 5:10
| title7 = Nawe | length7 = 4:24
| title8 = Njalo (Ufikile) | length8 = 5:15
| title9 = Vele Kungcono | length9 = 5:23
| title10 = Ngonile | length10 = 4:03
| title11 = Lashona Ilanga | length11 = 3:10
| title12 = Ngiyavuma (Outro) | length12 = 2:12
| total_length = }}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Africa |type=single|award=Platinum |number=1|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|artist=Simmy |title=Tugela Fairy|access-date=2024-02-06}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for ''Tugela Fairy'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| South Africa | October 16, 2018 | {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[Music download|digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]] }} | Standard | {{hlist|EL World Music | Sony}} |align="center"| |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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[[Category:2018 debut albums]] [[Category:EL World Music albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Sun-El Musician]]