Zendaya is an American singer, songwriter and actor from Oakland, California, who began her career as a child performer on television in the late 2000s and launched a solo pop and contemporary R&B music career in the early 2010s. Her musical work blends contemporary pop and R&B with elements of dance, soul and electronic production, evolving from teen-pop material on early releases to more mature, genre‑blending tracks while she also contributes songs to film and television projects.