Name Jurie Els | Role Singer | |
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Albums 18 Lekker Kinderliedjies Similar Patricia Lewis, Alan Garrity, Nadine | ||
Jurie els patricia lewis wals van die seer
Jurie Els is a South African singer with a great number of albums and singles to his credit. He is owner of Stetson Music. Between 1994 and 2003, he was an artist and music producer with Sony, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Jurie els patricia lewis wals van die seer
- Jurie els honderd bewonderd
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
Els started singing professionally in 1994 after winning the popular South African TV quiz programme Noot vir Noot in 1991. Els wrote the lyrics to hundreds of South African songs recorded by some of the most popular artists including Sonja Herholdt, Rina Hugo, Gé Korsten, Carike Keuzenkamp, Bobby Angel, Robbie Klay, OTH, Joanna Field, Caroline du Preez, Nadine and Patricia Lewis. He has to date 37 CD and DVD releases and total sales of over half a million units. Most of his albums were released on BMB and later Sony BMG. Two of his albums (Vat-Vat and Duet met Patricia Lewis) have gone platinum and 5 gold as a recording artist. He has also won many awards as music producer and songwriter.
Jurie els honderd bewonderd
Personal life
In 2005 Els married the highjump world champion Hestrie Cloete. Their daughter Chrizette was born in 2006 and their son Jason John in 2008.
Els was involved in a high profile court case after singer and TV / stage actor Robbie Klay alleged in 2008 sexual molestation by Els when Klay was between 11 and 16. The allegations first appeared in Beeld in February 2008. The Pretoria High Court trying the case found the evidence insufficient, stated that the main witness was a "very poor witness who misled and deceived the court and had a money motive" and dismissed it in December 2009 acquitting Els on all charges of sexual molestation. Earlier the court had ordered a ban on publication of details of the alleged case. Major media outlets Huisgenoot, You and Media24 defying the court's publication ban were successfully sued by Els and eventually sanctioned and fined.
Els and his family relocated to New Zealand and they live in Silverdale, Auckland on the North Island. Els still records and performs and undertakes regular tours of South Africa. Hestrie, his wife, is a teacher at a local preschool in Silverdale.
Discography
Jurie Els albums / DVD's & "Sell-thru" video's: