# WizTheMc

Sanele Sydow (born 1999) better known by his stage name WizTheMc, is a South African-German rapper, record producer, and songwriter based in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for his 2020 breakout single "For A Minute", which has over 66 million streams on Spotify. Since 2018, he has released 3 studio albums, 8 EPs, 1 compilation album, and over a dozen singles. He has also toured across Europe, United States, and Canada with artistes like A$AP Rocky, half•alive, Billie Eilish, Burna Boy, Future, Miley Cyrus, Skip Marley, and Alan Walker.

## Early life

Sanele Sydow was born in 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa. At the age of 2 his family immigrated to Lüneburg, Germany where he grew up.

## Career

In 2015, Sydow and his friends formed a musical collective called "No Homes" in Germany. The group was active for 2 years before they separated. In 2017, Sydow moved to Toronto to pursue a solo music career where he started writing songs and freestyling in his room.
In 2018, Sanele released his first two albums, Backin Toronto and Blessings in Disguise. He would go on and release multiple singles including his breakout single "For a Minute" which has been featured on Grey's Anatomy, Facebook messenger, and the Netflix film He's All That (2021). His third album Growing Teeth was released in January 2020.

## Discography
### Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details |
| Backin Toronto | Released: 1 August 2018 Label: NHMS Records Formats: Streaming, CD, Digital download |
| Blessings in Disguise | Released: 11 November 2018 Label: NHMS Records Formats: CD, Digital download |
| Growing Teeth | Released: 31 January 2020 Label: NHMS Records Formats: CD, Digital download |

### EPs

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Spring | Release: 2018 Label: Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| CapeTown'18 | Released: 2018 Label: Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| Birthtape | Released: 2019 Label: Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| Your valentine | Released: 14 February 2019 Label: NHMS Records Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| Nothing Bigger Than Little Things | Released: 1 April 2019 Label: NHMS Records Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| What About Now | Released: 30 October 2020 Label: NHMS Records, Homemade projects, 10k projects Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| Where Silence Feels Good | Released: 4 February 2022 Label: NHMS Records, Homemade projects, 10k projects Formats: Streaming, Digital download |
| Where Silence Feels Good (deluxe) | Released: 17 June 2022 Label: NHMS Records, Homemade projects, 10k projects Formats: Streaming, Digital download |

### Compilations

List of compilations with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| HEADLINERS: WizTheMc | Released: 19 October 2021 Label: Universal Music Group Streaming, Digital download |

### Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Promises" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Dreams" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Leave" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Date" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Other Side" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "No Money on My Card" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Know" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Decide" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Milk in My Coffee" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Goodtime" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Mission" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Upset" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Call" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "One Way" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Becoming" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Autumn" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Sign" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Do What I Want" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "R.O.O.T" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "On My Mind" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Patience (Live)" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "For a Minute" | 2020 | What About Now |
| "Lied" | 2020 | What About Now |
| "WhoWho" | 2020 | What About Now |
| "World Is Fucked" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Catch Me" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Everything" | 2021 | Where Silence Feels Good |
| "Break" | 2021 | Where Silence Feels Good |
| "Do It Over" | 2021 | Where Silence Feels Good |
| "Stoned Nights" | 2021 | Where Silence Feels Good |
| "Like That" | 2022 | Where Silence Feels Good |
| "Fck Love" (with Benee) | 2022 | Where Silence Feels Good (Deluxe) |
| "When I Get Lonely" | 2022 | Non-album single |

## Tours and festivals
### Tours
#### Supporting

* Half Alive: Give Me Your Shoulders Tour (with Half Alive (band) (2022)
* The Troubadour ((with Kid Bloom) (2022)
* Half.Alive (with Half Alive (band)) (2023)

### Festivals

* Osheaga Festival (with Asap Rocky, Burna Boy, Khruangbin)) (2022)