Faustina Charles Mfinanga (November 9, 1992), best known by her stage name Nandy is one of the most successful female Tanzanian singers, songwriters, and actresses.

She was born and raised in Moshi, Tanzania in Kilimanjaro Region. At the age of 5, she started doing music, she was an active member of her Sunday School choir and the leader of the school choir.

Her music career blew up when she was introduced to the Tanzania House of Talents (THT) boss, Ruge Mtahaba who helped push her to fame and recorded her first breakthrough single named “Nagusagusa”

From that time, Nandy became one of the top-charting music artists in Tanzania and the neighboring countries. Also, she is the one of most awarded Bongo Flava music artists.

She released a couple of music collections such as The African Princess (2018), Wanibariki EP (2021),  Taste Of Love EP (2021), and Maturity EP (2022), and owns a record label titled, The African Princess which signed Yammi.