JUANITA DU PLESSIS

One of our living legends

Juanita du Plessis is a national treasure and one of our living legends. She has long been one of the country’s leading female Afrikaans artists, with a career marked by a continuous list of successful albums and songs.

Her illustrious career began with her debut album, Juanita, released in 1998, which already earned several awards at the time. Her subsequent albums all produced hit songs. Ek En Jy, which included the track Ska-Rumba, changed her life forever.

In 2003, she achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the first Afrikaans female singer to reach the No. 1 position on RSG’s official Top 20 chart. She maintained this position for three consecutive weeks. Her achievements are impressive, and she continues to be a source of inspiration for other artists.

Juanita and her family moved from Gobabis, Namibia, to Pretoria. During this time, her music career went from strength to strength, reaching several sales milestones. In 2010, her total sales surpassed the 1.6 million mark. Her second gospel album, Vlieg Hoog (2007), also enjoyed great success and is still regarded as the top-selling Afrikaans gospel album of all time.

In 2012, Juanita made history by becoming the first artist in Afrikaans music to sell 2 million albums in South Africa, a number that has since exceeded 3 million. She has released no fewer than 22 albums and 7 DVDs, each achieving gold or platinum status. She has received multiple awards from the CMA, Huisgenoot Tempo, Ghoema, and SAMAs. These accolades include a SAMA for Best Pop Album and Top Seller for Engel Van My Hart, which she personally directed, as well as a Ghoema Diamond Award for the best-selling Afrikaans artist in South African history.

Juanita is a devoted family woman, supported by her husband, Doepie, and their three beautiful children – Mario, Franja, and Ruan. Her career is a testament to her dedication, hard work, and determined focus, which have earned her a wealth of achievements and recognition. Her most recent album, Dis Tyd, was released in 2020, and she collaborated with Ruan Josh and Franja du Plessis on the highly popular and long-awaited country album, Sing Country, released in 2021.

Her single Liewe Jinne, released in 2023, took the charts by storm and reached gold status in just 78 days. This was followed by the singles Ek Belowe and the recent Dis ’n Vibe, which are climbing the charts nationwide.

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