Zion Kuwonu is a pop vocalist, dancer, and Instagram star from Canada. He is best known as a member of the American-Canadian musical boy band ‘PrettyMuch,’ stylized as ‘PRETTYMUCH’ and based in Los Angeles. Zion began uploading performing cover songs and dancing videos to his Instagram account, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers over time. Simon Cowell, a British reality television judge and producer, became aware of his performance covers after viewing them. This resulted in a successful audition for Cowell’s band ‘PrettyMuch’. Zion became the band’s only non-American member, joining Nick Mara, Austin Porter, Brandon Arreaga, and Edwin Honoret. Zion ascended to prominence alongside the band. The band’s discography includes the EP “PRETTYMUCH an EP” as well as singles such as “Would You Mind,” “Open Arms,” and “10.000 Hours,” among others.
Ascend to Fame
Around December 2014, Zion began posting performing cover songs and dancing videos to his Instagram account, ‘zionkuwonu.’ His Instagram account garnered tens of thousands of followers after gradually garnering attention. In 2015, Sony Music extended him an invitation to relocate to New York City. He continued to post tribute songs, which Simon Cowell eventually discovered. Cowell gave Zion an audition for the boy band ‘PrettyMuch’ after being impressed by the Canadian pop singer’s burgeoning talent.
In 2016, Cowell formed the American-Canadian musical boy band with members Nick Mara, Austin Porter, Brandon Arreaga, Edwin Honoret, and Zion. All band members, excluding Zion, are from the United States. Zion and the other members of ‘PrettyMuch’ have resided and trained in Los Angeles since the band’s formation in 2016. In addition to recording their debut extended play, they began sharing a residence in Los Angeles on March 18, 2016, where they practiced dancing. In 2017, after their tribute songs and dancing videos were posted to social media, Zion and the band attained social media fame for the first time.
On August 1, 2017, he and other members of ‘PrettyMuch’ performed their debut single, ‘Would You Mind,’ which was released in July 2017, at the Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. They also performed an a cappella rendition of the song on the red carpet of the 2017 ‘MTV Video Music Awards.’
The song “Would You Mind” reached the top 40 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 charts. In the music video for ‘Would You Mind,’ he was seen dancing and jumping with other band members in deserted alleyways. Zion has been effective in expanding his social media presence through Instagram, where he has amassed over 450K followers to date. His Twitter account, ‘zion_kuwonu,’ has over 87K followers.
Behind the Scenes
Zion Kuwonu was born Caleb Zion Kuwonu in Ottawa, Canada, on June 29, 1999. His familial background, parents, childhood, and education are poorly understood. Together with his older sister Kékéli and younger sibling Elom, he was raised. During his youth, he frequently sang with Kékéli. Sources indicate that Zion dated Jazmine Nunez. Zion’s current romantic relationship or dating status is unknown. Kobe, his endearing pet dog, is frequently featured in his Instagram posts.
Zion enjoys living a wholesome lifestyle and frequents the gym. He enjoys dancing and sports such as skateboarding and hockey. ‘zionthelion6’ is his alias on the live-streaming video platform Twitch, where he plays the online video game Fortnite. Apple juice is known to be allergenic for him. Presently, Zion resides in Los Angeles, California, and occasionally visits his family in Canada.
Estimated Net Worth
Zion is one of the wealthiest Canadian pop singers. Zion Kuwonu has a net worth of $5 million, per our research, Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider.