Website www.kurtdarren.co.za Origin PretoriaSouth Africa Name Kurt Darren | Genres Afrikaans folk music Role Singer · kurtdarren.co.za Years active 1995–present Spouse Dunay Nortje (m. 2011) | |
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Born February 19, 1970 (age 54) ( 1970-02-19 ) Albums Kaptein - Se Platinum Treffers Nominations South African Music Award for Best Pop Album, South African Music Award for Best Pop Album (Afrikaans) Similar People Nicholis Louw, Snotkop, Elizma Theron, Juanita du Plessis, Ray Dylan | ||
Birth name Kurt Johan van Heerden | ||
Kurt Darren destroys The national anthem
Kurt Johan van Heerden, better known as Kurt Darren, is a South African singer, songwriter and television presenter, who won 7 South African Music Awards (SAMA) from 2007 to 2011. He has also appeared in a number of South African films.
Contents
- Kurt Darren destroys The national anthem
- Kurt Darren Selfie Song
- Personal life
- CDs
- Singles Videography
- DVDs
- Filmography
- Popularity in Europe
- References
His debut was with the album For Your Precious Love released in 1995. From 2006 to 2011, Darren was the presenter of the popular South African show Jukebox broadcast on kykNET. During the programme, callers would have the opportunity to request and dedicate music videos of their choice. SMS (text) messages would also roll in during the program. The program was broadcast live on various radio stations as well on Sunday evenings.
Kurt Darren - Selfie Song
Personal life
Darren married South African model Dunay Nortjé on 8 January 2011.
On 7 July 2013, Darren suffered serious injuries as a result of a car accident on his way home after watching a rugby match. His agent Marnus Bisschoff and his secretary were also seriously injured. All were airlifted urgently to hospital where tests showed he had 11 broken ribs and serious injuries to his head. He was released after weeks of treatment. Many of his scheduled concerts had to be canceled. He returned to active life months later with a rescheduled gig dates and a tour in US and Europe beginning of 2014.
CDs
Singles / Videography
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DVDs
Filmography
Popularity in Europe
Many of Kurt Darren's songs in Afrikaans are known in Europe through cover versions particularly by artists in the Netherlands and Belgium, and to some extent in Germany and Austria. Songs covered in Dutch include "Staan Op", covered by Jan Smit as "Sta Op", "Meisie Meisie" by Henk Wijngaard as "Meissie Meissie", "Kaptein Span die Seile" as "Kap'tein" by Bart Kaëll, "Hemel op Tafelberg" as "Die Zomer Gaat Nooit Voorbij" by Wim Soutaer, "Af en af" by Helemaal Hollands and "Bloubergstrand se sonsak" as "Dromendans" by Vinzzent, while Klostertaler covered "Meisie Meisie" in German.