All posts by Roy van der Merwe

SPOTLIGHT ON SA ARTISTS – AMY CELINE LIND

Amy Celine Lind is a young yet accomplished actress and singer who has in a short time gained invaluable experience and deepened her passion for the arts.

Her numerous theatrical credits include ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and ‘The Pied Piper’ with the Pretoria Youth Theater, ‘Cinderella’ with Oak Youth Theatre, ‘96000’, ‘Follicle the Musical’ and ‘Swing Swing Swing’ with FAD Inc., ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Once Upon a Mattress’. She also successfully completed a one year Industry Mentorship Program with FAD Inc.

Amy is a gifted lyrical soprano vocalist who regularly performs at various festivals, corporate and fundraising events. Some of her clients include Amersfoort Festival, CANSA, Ermelo Doctors Board, Diamag Electronics and Metson Agricultural.

This beautiful performer is an all-round artist who sings, dances and acts not only in theatre but also on screen. Her commercial credits include ‘Firestone’ and ‘Nedbank’, she has worked on ‘7de Laan’ and ‘Binnelanders’ as well as the film feature ‘The Loft House’.

Amy Celine is a passionate and talented actress, vocalist and voice artist with determination to perform well, always improve and pursue a successful career in the arts industry.

She will be part of the duo HARLIND and they plan to cover Croatia 2017, MY FRIEND, the Jacques Houdek song.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SA ARTISTS – MARLI LE GRANGE

Marli Le Grange is a true muso who has a passion for music.  She has been singing for as long as she can remember and started writing at a very young age. She calls the stage her home and never said no to a challenge.  Marli performed alongside various artists across the country. She performed at festivals, pubs, various functions, she recorded a song for an Olympic medalist and performed at benefit concerts.

She continues to serve in the community daily by working for Feed a Child as their ambassador. Marli is an old soul at heart and that can be seen in her appreciation for older music. She will continue to explore what music has to offer and learn as much as possible to grow as an artist.

Marli has taken on the challenge of doing an Afrikaans version of the 2017 Eurovision entry from Romania YODEL IT, originally performed by Ilinca featuring Alex Florea

 

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SPOTLIGHT ON SA ARTISTS – ALZANLEY

Alzanley is a young and passionate performer! Alzanley will be finishing school this year and is excited to jump into her music career!  She has performed in the barnyard showcase 2016 and was awarded as the winner of the ‘other languages’.  She sang in the finals for ‘Sing for the stars 2017’ and is currently participating in the OAK Youth theater production of Cinderella.
She is working on an Afrikaans cover of the 2017 United Kingdom Eurovision song NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU which was performed by Lucie Jones in Kyiv and one of the composers is Emmelie de Forest who won Eurovision in 2013 for Denmark with Only teardrops.
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SPOTLIGHT ON SA ARTISTS – MICHELLE MARX

Michelle Marx is a vibrant, 23 year old South African University student with a passion for the performing and visual arts. She has an eclectic taste in music and enjoy writing poetry and songs. The stage is where she loves to be and she grasps any opportunity she gets to sing on stage.

Events where she has performed include: school plays and talent competitions, youth theater productions, local music festivals, arts festivals and vocal competitions, private and charity events, National ATKV University serenade competitions and talent showcases.

She was singing along to a song on the radio when she was 12 years old and realized that she could sing… since then she hasn’t stopped! It is truly her passion and an inherent part of who she is.

She will be covering the 2017 Eurovision song from Albania WORLD/BOTE in Afrikaans.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SA ARTISTS – RICK JANSEN

Rick Jansen is an Indie/Alternative artist who draws influence from bands such as Nothing but Thieves, Mumford and sons and Matthew Mole. He found music in 2015 and since then he has opened for popular local bands, Spoegwolf and Bittereinder. He also participated in The Voice SA season 2, where he made it to the top 20. Currently Rick is performing at venues around South Africa while he works on his EP which is scheduled for release in early 2018. He has been asked to cover one Eurovision song and the dice has fallen on BEAUTIFUL MESS of Bulgaria.

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