“The Song Catch Me When I Fall Helped Me Win Many Awards”- Cynthia Mare

In a milestone achievement for her music career, talented artist Cynthia Mare has pocketed an avalanche of awards and featured at numerous shows in and outside Zimbabwe.

Cynthia , who was born and raised in Harare, knew she had a passion for singing at the tender age of five. She told her father Solomon about her passion, but he would not tolerate it. That, however, did not deter the singer from pursuing her dream. Mare wrote her first song when she was in primary school.

”I was in primary school when I wrote my first song and it was a love song about this boy I used to have a crush on,this made me realize that I could write songs and put my thoughts and ideas into songs from which I can create something,” she said.

Her musical journey began when she joined Apostolic Faith Mission church choir in her early teens. At 16, she moved to the United Kingdom where she pursued her education at the Buckinghamshire Chiterns University College, obtaining a degree in Pediatric Nursing.

She used to sing  in the church choir here in Zimbabwe and she recorded her first project when she went to the United Kingdom. Despite her father’s strong belief in formal education, Mare went ahead and pursued her dream of becoming a musician while at university. During her time at college, she was introduced to a record label called Outnumbered who signed her on a three singles deal.

”I grew up in a very strict family. My father was very strict and he believed that education was the only avenue to a better future, so when I went to college in the UK, I was introduced to a certain record label, but unfortunately the project failed because the chief executive officer of the company fell ill during the process,”  she added.

The songbird joined hands with famous British producer Krunchie who helped her release songs such as The Diet Song and Catch Me When I Fall which were released in 2010.

”The song Catch Me When I Fall helped me win many awards, including a gong at the BEFFTA [Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television, Arts and Sports Awards] in 2011 where I was voted Best Afro Caribbean Female Entertainer. I was also voted the Female Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards in 2012 and that same year, I won the Best Female award at the Zim Award,” she said.

The song was well-received in the country and earned her a gong at the Zimbabwe Music Awards last year. Mare, who is a brand ambassador for gender-based violence campaign for World Education Incorporated Bantwana, has attracted the attention of several corp-orates who have roped her in as their brand ambassador.

She is the face of Zimbabwean mobile telecom company Gtel and also internet provider ZOL. Black Things, an African wear company has been officially dressing Mare since 2014.