Lazarus Shiimi (born 10 March 1977), known by his stage name Gazza, is a Namibian musician. Career Born in Oshikuku, Gazza grew up in a family of seven. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. After completing high school he went to study marketing at Boston Business College in Cape Town, South Africa where he advanced his love for Kwaito music. His music can be defined as a mix of several influences namely kwaito, dancehall, reggae, and hip hop, and his lyrics are about township life. Gazza toured the United States and Canada, performing in Canada and shooting his reality TV show in New York and Los Angeles as well as a music video called Wambo in New York, making the first Namibian artist to shoot a video and reality show in America. He became the first Namibian artist to have a reality show on the Namibian Broadcasting Channel NBC, named Just Whyling. He received a car endorsement by KIA MOTORS. To date, he has released 12 studio albums and two Ep's. His 9th album titled Ondjila – Long Journey was launched at The Hage Geingob Stadium on 11 October 2014. Gazza also serves as a Goodwill Ambassador of Education sanctioned by the Ministry of Education, and as an Ambassador for Team Namibia, as well as the Back To School Campaign (at the office of the Prime Minister). In 2016 he took part in a United Nations Information Centre Windhoek campaign to get people to save water by taking shorter showers. Gazza owns Gazza Music Productions, which releases music by Tequila and Dj Shoza, and a clothing line. 2009 saw him launching a range of nine different flavoured sparkling mineral water branded "G-fresh". His twelfth full-length album, Misunderstood, was set for release in November 2018. Discography Tanauka (2004) Zula to Survive (2004) Stof-Lap Chikapute (2005) 467/GMP Till I Die (2007) Still The King (2008) Cosa Nostra: Lafamilia (2009) Seelima Ep (2011) Boss (2011) Blood, Sweat and Tears (2013) Ondjila (Long journey) (2015) Pumumu (2016) Misunderstood (2018) Road to Messiah Ep (2021) Messiah (2021) Awards Gazza won an award for best Kwaito Music Video at the Channel O Spirit of Africa Music Awards held in Johannesburg. JCC Namibia also honoured him with the most outstanding young Namibian Award shortly after his return from South Africa. His 2005 album Stof-Lap Chikapute saw him receive