Name Riana Nel Role Singer-songwriter | Movies 'n Saak van Geloof | |
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Albums Speak Life, Die Regte Tyd, Die Moeite Werd, Oopmond Awards South African Music Award for Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), South African Music Award for Best Selling Album People also search for Bobby van Jaarsveld, Karlien van Jaarsveld, Diony Kempen | ||
Nationality Namibian, South African | ||
Singer and songwriter riana nel performs timbuktu live 20 june 2014
Riana Nel (born November 9, 1982) is a Namibian singer and songwriter. After growing up in Windhoek, she moved to South Africa to start her career.
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- Singer and songwriter riana nel performs timbuktu live 20 june 2014
- Riana nel glass feat coleske official music video
- Biography
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
Riana nel glass feat coleske official music video
Biography
Her songs have been described as including elements of "pop & country". She had firmly placed her roots in gospel music on release of the albums Oopmond, The Cure and Someone with Skin and has won several awards including the Crescendo Award in 2000. The album Die Moeite Werd appealed more to the secular market and has reached platinum status and continues to top South African music charts. Nel has also starred in the Afrikaans movie, N Saak Van Geloof alongside her co-star Robbie Wessels, the well acclaimed South African singer-songwriter/comedian.
Nel is a well acclaimed songwriter having written songs for Juanita Du Plessis, Bobby Van Jaarsveld and for Lianie May's most recent album, Lank Lewe Die Liefde. Nel has shared a stage with her sister Nianell, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lianie May and many more.
She has performed in South Africa, Namibia, France, Holland, the UK, Nashville (U.S.), Russia, Mozambique, and Australia.
Personal life
Nel is a professed Christian. She married in 2013.