Bobby van Jaarsveld

Bobby van Jaarsveld
Background information
Birth name Pieter van Jaarsveld
Born (1987-03-06) 6 March 1987
Paarl, South Africa
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actor, model
Years active 2001-present
Labels Coleske Artists
Website bobbyvanjaarsveld.com

Pieter van Jaarsveld, professionally known as Bobby van Jaarsveld, (born 6 March 1987) is a South African Afrikaans-language pop singer-songwriter and actor.

Early life

Van Jaarsveld, who was nicknamed "Bobby" after his father, was born on 6 March 1987 in Paarl, Western Cape.[1] He is the second of three children and has two sisters, one of whom is also a singer. As a child, he attended several primary schools before matriculating from Brits High School.[1]

Career

Music

Van Jaarsveld started his professional singing career in high school when he was offered a recording contract, and he released his first solo album in his final year.[1] He won the award for Best Newcomer at the Huisgenoot Tempo Awards in 2006[2] after receiving three nominations from the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Vonk (a local music magazine) and Huisgenoot Tempo magazine. As the winner of this category, Van Jaarsveld performed at the Skouspel Extravaganza hosted at Sun City, and continued to do until 2011.

In November 2006, Theuns Jordaan Productions offered Van Jaarsveld a recording contract. His first album, 'n Duisend Ure, was released later that year and album sales reached gold status.[1] His second album, Net Vir Jou, was released in 2009 by Coleske Artists. Van Jaarsveld wrote and composed each of the tracks on the album. Album sales reached platinum status within eight weeks, and have since reached double platinum status with sales of 83,000 units.[1] Songs from the album include Spieëltjie and Net Vir Jou.[3][4]

In January 2010, Van Jaarsveld was awarded the Viewers' Favourite Artist award for 2009 on DKNT, a local music program on DStv. That same year, "Spieëltjie", a song from his second album, won Best Afrikaans Song at both the Huisgenot Tempo and Vonk Awards. He went on to release two more albums, "Wat Geld Nie Kan Koop Nie" and "Maak 'n Wens" in 2012 and 2014, respectively.[5]

Film and television

Van Jaarsveld played the lead character in the Afrikaans film Liefling – Die Movie, which was released in November 2010 by Hartiwood Studios South Africa and fetched R16 million at the local box office.[6] He also starred in the film As Jy Sing in 2013.[7] As of January 2016, Van Jaarsveld is a judge on the local singing competition, The Voice SA.[8]

Personal life

Van Jaarsveld is a professed Christian. He and his wife Anna Rheeders, whom he married in January 2011,[6] have two sons, Sion and Leben[9] and a daughter named Armani[10]

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bobby van Jaarsveld: 'n Bekendstelling" (PDF). www.bobbyvanjaarsveld.co.za. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "South Africa's liefling". Computicket. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ AfrikaansIsGroot (15 September 2010). "Bobby van Jaarsveld - Spieeltjie". YouTube. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ AfrikaansIsGroot (15 September 2010). "Bobby van Jaarsveld - Net Vir Jou". YouTube. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bobby van Jaarsveld, van toeka tot nou!". Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Bobby & Karlien Van Jaarsveld". Expressoshow.com. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA movies taking the lead at the box office". channel24. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Tune into the newest singing reality show The Voice SA this Sunday!". channel24. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Another boy for Bobby van Jaarsveld". channel24. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "PIC: Voice SA judge welcomes baby girl". Channel. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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