Zion Kuwonu

Caleb Zion Kuwonu (born June 29, 1999) is a Canadian singer and dancer. He is 1/5 of PRETTYMUCH with Nick Mara, Brandon Arreaga, Austin Porter, and Edwin Honoret. He posted covers, which later caught attention of English reality television judge and producer Simon Cowell. This landed him up with a successful audition for 'PrettyMuch,' formed by Cowell. Kuwonu is the only Canadian member.

Early life
Kuwonu also known was born on June 29, 1999, in Brandon, Manitoba, and later moved to Ottawa, Ontario. He was raised along with his older sister, Kékéli, and younger brother, Elom. During his childhood, he used to sing along with Kékéli.

Career
From around December 2014, Kuwonu started posting singing covers and dancing videos on his Instagram account, 'zionkuwonu'. Gradually, his Instagram account started gaining attention and went on to accumulate thousands of fans. Sony Music gave him an offer in 2015 to come to New York City. He continued posting performing covers, which were eventually spotted by Simon Cowell. Impressed by the budding talent of the Canadian pop singer, Cowell got Zion an audition for the boy band, ‘PrettyMuch.’ Cowell formed the American-Canadian pop boy band in 2016 with Nick Mara, Austin Porter, Brandon Arreaga, Edwin Honoret and Zion as its members. All members of the band except Zion are from the US.

Since the formation of 'PrettyMuch' in 2016, the members of the band, including Zion, have been living and training in Los Angeles. Starting from March 18, 2016, they shared a home in Los Angeles where they worked on their dancing skills apart from recording their first extended play. Zion gained popularity along with the band on social media for the first time in 2017 after their cover songs and dancing videos were uploaded. He along with other members of ‘PrettyMuch’ performed their debut single, ‘Would You Mind,’ released in July 2017, at the Teen Choice Awards ceremony at the Galen Center, Los Angeles, California on August 1, 2017.