Janie Bay

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Janie Bay
Origin Cape Town, South Africa
Genres
  • Pop
  • folk rock
  • rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Website janiebay.com

Janie Bay [1] is a South African singer-songwriter from the Helderberg area of Cape Town. She is currently signed to Warner Music South Africa. [2]

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Career

Janie Bay began her musical career by self-releasing the album I Remember in 2011. The record generated three no. 1 hits on local mainstream and student radio stations: "Feels Like", "The Meaning", and "This Love". [3] She promoted the album in an acoustic format, together with her brother, under the name Janie & The Beard. [3] The duo went on to perform at numerous venues and festivals, including Oppikoppi, KKNK, and the first edition of the Cape Town Folk & Acoustic Music Festival. [3] In 2014, Bay relocated to Pretoria. [4] In 2016, she signed a recording contract with Warner Music South Africa. [2] [5]

Bay's first major-label single, "Dance", was released on 3 February 2017. [6] It was followed on 15 September by her sophomore album, Miscellany. [4] The record spawned the singles "Better Off", "Wag Vir Jou (feat. Hunter Kennedy)", and "Koning". The album was ultimately nominated for a South African Music Award in the Best Adult Contemporary Album category. [7] [8] Meanwhile, the song "Can't Be the One" won a Gold Award for Best Music in a Video at the 2019 Queen Palm International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California. [9] [5]

Bay's next single, "Amper Daar", released in 2019, went on to reach the number 1 position on the Jacaranda FM SA Top 20, Groot FM, Maroela Media, and Joox charts. [5] Later that year, the artist collaborated with rapper Early B on the track "Die Heelal". [10] She followed up with the single "Jammer" in 2020. [11]

On 4 September 2020, Bay released the acoustic album In Die Sitkamer [12] It included some of her previous singles, the original track "Herfs", as well as a cover of the Elvis Presley hit "Can't Help Falling in Love with You".

Bay's next single, a collaboration with Danie Reënwolf, was titled "Ek Glo Nog In Jou" and came out on 13 November 2020. [13] A year later, the singer collaborated with musicians Majozi and Early B on the single "My Lief". [14] Both songs appear on Bay's subsequent album, the EP Prisma. [15] [16] [17] The third single from the record, titled "Kalmeer", was released in September 2021. [18]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

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  7. ↑ "Mafikizolo, Mi Casa and Simphiwe Top SAMAs Nominations". musicinafrica.net. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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  9. ↑ "2019 Annual Festival Music Video Award Nominations". queenpalmfilmfest.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Janie Bay's Video for "Die Heelal" Is As Prettily Predictable As It Is Touching". texxandthecity.com. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Janie Bay Reveals New Single Titled 'Jammer'". undergroundpress.co.za. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Janie Bay and Danie Reënwolf Premiere Emotional New Ballad 'Ek Glo Nog In Jou'". thehouseofpop.co.za. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Janie Bay Joins Forces with Majozi and Early B. for a Sugary-Sweet Love Song Titled "My Lief"". texxandthecity.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Janie Bay Pushes the Envelope with New Album 'Prisma'". iol.co.za. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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  17. ↑ "Afrikaans Superstar Janie Bay Stuns with Annie Lennox Cover on Friday Live". jacarandafm.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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