Bobby van Jaarsveld Biography, Age, Wife, Career, Songs & Net Worth
Bobby van Jaarsveld, (born 6 March 1987) is a South African singer-songwriter, actor, presenter and model. His real name is Pieter van Jaarsveld.
Bobby van Jaarsveld Age
He was born on 6 March 1987 in Paarl, South Africa. van Jaarsveld is 33 years old as of 2020.
Bobby van Jaarsveld Early Life
He is the second of three children and has two sisters, one of whom is also a singer (Karlien van Jaarsveld). As a child, he attended several primary schools before matriculating from Brits High School.
Bobby van Jaarsveld Wife
Van Jaarsveld is a professed Christian. He and his wife Annatjie van Jaarsveld, whom he married in January 2011,Ā have two sons, Sion and Leben and a daughter named Armani.
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In 2018 van Jaarsveld and his family decide to leave their home in PretoriaĀ and relocated toĀ Ballito.
Bobby van Jaarsveld Career
Music
Van Jaarsveld started his professional singing career in high school when he was offered singing record, and he released his first solo album in his last year.Ā He won the award for Best Newcomer at theĀ HuisgenootĀ Tempo Awards in 2006 after receiving three nominations from theĀ Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees,Ā VonkĀ (a local music magazine) andĀ Huisgenoot TempoĀ magazine.
As the winner of this category, Van Jaarsveld performed at the Skouspel Extravaganza hosted atĀ Sun City, and continued to do until 2011.
In November 2006, Theuns Jordaan Productions offered Van Jaarsveld a recording contract. His first album, ān Duisend Ure, was released later that year and album sales reached gold status. His second album,Ā 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.Ā Songs from the album includeĀ SpieĆ«ltjieĀ andĀ Net Vir Jou.
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In January 2010, Van Jaarsveld was awarded the Viewersā Favourite Artist award for 2001 on DKNT, a local music program onĀ DStv. That same year, āSpieĆ«ltjieā, a song from his second album, won Best Afrikaans Song at both theĀ HuisgenotĀ Tempo andĀ VonkĀ Awards. He went on to release two more albums, āWat Geld Nie Kan Koop Nieā and āMaak ān Wensā in 2012 and 2014, respectively.
Film and Television
Van Jaarsveld played the lead character in the Afrikaans filmĀ Liefling ā Die Movie, which was released in November 2010 by Hartiwood Studios South Africa and fetchedĀ R16 million at the local box office. Ā He also starred in the filmĀ As Jy SingĀ in 2013.Ā As of January 2016, Van Jaarsveld is a judge on the local singing competition,Ā The Voice SA.
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Bobby van Jaarsveld Songs
- 2009: āSpieeltjieā
- 2010: āNet vir jouā
- 2011: āKyk Waar is ons Nouā
- 2013: āān Vrou wil dit hoorā
- 2014: āMy Allesā
- 2015: āEen vir Eenā
- 2017: āHOLYā
- 2020: āSprokie (featuring Early B)ā
Bobby van Jaarsveld Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $700 000 which he has earned from his career as a singer and actor.
Reference
- The contents of this page are sourced fromĀ Wikipedia articleĀ on 3 Dec 2020. The contents are available under theĀ CC BY-SA 4.0Ā license.