Karlien van Jaarsveld

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Karlien van Jaarsveld
Born (1985-12-21) 21 December 1985 (age 38)
Paarl, South Africa
Genres Afrikaans pop
OccupationSinger
Years active2005–present

Karlien van Jaarsveld (born 21 December 1985) is a South African singer-songwriter in Afrikaans. Her debut album, As die Gordyn val, was released in 2010. Previously a member of a rock group, she is now a solo artist who has won several awards in South Africa.

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Early life

Karlien van Jaarsveld was born on 21 December 1985, in Paarl, South Africa, the eldest of three children. Her brother, Bobby van Jaarsveld, is also a singer and she started performing with him in 2005 as his guitarist and background singer. She also sang a duet with her brother on his first album. [1]

Career

Music

Van Jaarsveld formed a rock band, Revolution (Revolusie), in 2006 and was its lead singer. In October 2008, she left the band to start a solo career. Her debut album, As die Gordyn val, was released in 2010. Her second album, Jakkals Trou Met Wolf Se Vrou (Jackal Marries Wolf's Wife), was released in 2011. The album's sales reached platinum status in South Africa. In that year she won the Huisgenoot Tempo Award for Afrikaans music, as Best Newcomer. In 2012 she won three awards at the Ghoema Music Awards, for Female Artist of the Year, Pop Record of the Year, and Music Video of the Year. In 2014 she won the South African Music Award for best Pop album in Afrikaans. [1] [2]

In April 2017, her single "Sing vir liefde" peaked at number 5 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart of top-selling Afrikaans singles in South Africa. [3] In November 2018, her single "Rooilipsoene" peaked at number 2 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. [4] In December 2019, another single, "Stiltes", peaked at number 4 on the same chart. [5] Her next single, "Ruil jou vir my", peaked at number 2 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart in May 2020. [6] In October 2022, she topped the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart with the single "Ophou". [7] She returned to the charts with "Als is Okay" peaking at number 3 in November 2023. [8] In July 2024, her single "Katrientjie Katryn" peaked at number 5 on the same charts. [9]

She has also collaborated with several artists. In 2022, she and Jacob Swann released their duet "Lief". [10] Their single peaked at number 5 one the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. [11] In 2023, she performed the song with Riaan Benadé at Sun City, for the Afrikaans is Groot concert. [12] In October 2023, she collaborated with Robbie Wessels Anlia Star and Ruhan du Toit, with the single "Saam Suid-Afrika", in support of the South Africa national rugby union team. The song peaked at number 7 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. [13] In March 2024, she released a new single, "Beter Vir Ons Albei", with singer Joshua na die Reën. [14] [15] They performed the song on Jacaranda FM and a rendition of Rod Stewart's "Forever Young". [16] Their single peaked at number 17 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. [17] In October of the same year, she released a new single. "Ek Verstaan" is a duet with Dodo Nyoka. [18] In October, it became the top-selling Afrikaans single in South Africa, topping the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. [19]

Additional work

In 2011, Van Jaarsveld appeared in the Afrikaans movie Platteland with Steve Hofmeyr, Bok van Blerk, and Lianie May. In 2014 she appeared in the television soap opera Binnelanders. [1] [2] And in 2015 she appeared as Cinderella in the theatre. [1] [2]

In 2015 she won season 8 of the South African version of Strictly Come Dancing , together with her partner, Devon Snell. [20]

Between 2017 and 2019, she and her brother, Bobby, were the subjects of the Showmax reality series Bobby & Karlien: In Jou Skoene. In each episode, the siblings spend 48 hours with people that have fallen on hard times or face other immense challenges in their lives. [21]

In 2022, together with Ruan Scheepers, they won the tenth season of Tropika Island of Treasure on SABC 3. [22]

Personal life

In 2013, she married the rugby player Derick Hougaard. [23] The following year, Hougaard played her love interest in the music video for her single, "Ek wil nie kwaad gaan slaap nie". [24] They divorced in 2016. They have two sons together, Eliah and Daniel. [25]

She married Joe Breytenbach, a former rugby player, in 2017. They have a daughter and a son. [1] [26] [27] In 2018, Breytenbach and actress Simoné Nortmann starred in the music video for van Jaarsveld's single "Rooilipsoene". [28]

Discography

Van Jaarsveld's albums have been:

Filmography

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  2. 1 2 3 "Karlien van Jaarsveld show". Sun International. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 Maroela Media. 3 April 2017
  4. ↑ 'Die Kontrak' se Demi Lee en Ivan betree die Top-20 Maroela Media. 27 November 2018
  5. ↑ Juanita 'maak dit los' op die Top-20 Maroela Media. 13 December 2019
  6. ↑ Karlien wedywer om eerste plek op Top-20 Maroela Media. 26 May 2020
  7. ↑ Karlien reik Top-20-treffers uit sonder ophou Maroela Media. 4 October 2022
  8. ↑ Samantha Leonard betree weer Top-20 Maroela Media. 21 November 2023
  9. ↑ Jo, Fatman en Karlien nuut op die Top-20 Maroela Media. 24 July 2024
  10. ↑ Karlien van Jaarsveld & Jacob Swann - Lief YouTube. 2022
  11. ↑ Elandre en Francois van Coke betree die Top-20 Maroela Media. 19 July 2022
  12. ↑ Karlien van Jaarsveld & Riaan Benadé - Lief (Live at Sun Arena / Afrikaans is Groot 2023) YouTube. 1 March 2024
  13. ↑ Dis Bokkoors op hierdie week se Top-20! Maroela Media. 12 September 2023
  14. ↑ Joshua na die Reën en Karlien van Jaarsveld betower met nuwe enkelsnit Nuusflits. 7 February 2024
  15. ↑ Joshua na die Reën - Beter Vir Ons Albei (ft. Karlien van Jaarsveld) YouTube. 2 February 2024
  16. ↑ Karlien van Jaarsveld and Joshua na die Reën reimagine Rod Stewart's 'Forever Young' YouTube/Jacaranda FM. 2 February 2024
  17. ↑ JNDR en Karlien maak mooi op Top-20 Maroela Media. 5 March 2024
  18. ↑ Dodo Nyoka & Karlien van Jaarsveld - Ek Verstaan (Amptelike Musiekvideo) YouTube. 4 October 2024
  19. ↑ Dodo, Karlien klim hoog op die Top-20 Maroela Media. 15 October 2024
  20. ↑ Karlien van Jaarsveld - Stritcly Come Winner LIVE! YouTube. 2015
  21. ↑ Reality is lekker Showmax. 5 October 2020
  22. ↑ Behind the scenes with Tropika Island of Treasure winners Biz Community. 5 December 2022
  23. ↑ At home with Karlien van Jaarsveld on Top Billing (FULL INSERT) YouTube. 12 July 2013
  24. ↑ Karlien Van Jaarsveld -- Ek wil nie kwaad gaan slaap nie YouTube. 2014
  25. ↑ Karlien tells Huisgenoot that she has regrets about her marriage to Derick Huisgenoot. 2 June 2017
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  27. ↑ "DERICK EN KARLIEN AMPTELIK GESKEI". Knysna-Plett Herald. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  28. ↑ WATCH: Karlien van Jaarsveld, Simoné Nortmann, and Joe Breytenbach in a love triangle? Jacaranda FM. 14 September 2018
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