In 2016 NICKY BYRNE was selected to represent IRELAND at the Eurovision song contest with SUNLIGHT. Continue reading AFRIKAANS COVER OF IRELAND 2016
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AFRI FRIEND AWARDS – CATEGORY ONE – BEST FULL CD BY A MALE SINGER
We start off with the first of ten categories of the AFRI FRIEND awards 2017. The category is BEST FULL CD BY A MALE SINGER.
The criteria for CD’s to be considered are
a – Obviously it has to be by a male singer (although a couple of duets are allowed on the CD)
b – 60% or more of the songs have to be in Afrikaans
c – At least one song has to be cover (Eurovision or otherwise)
d – Released after 1 January 2016 but before 31 October 2017
So far 4 CD’s are being considered (and as we discover more that fulfill the criteria, they will be added to this post
01 – DEON GROOT – GEE MY OOR
02 – DIRK LAZENBY – SONSKYN LIEFDE
03 – ERNIE BATES – DROOM
04 – ANDRE VAN WYNGAARDT – DIE ENGELE HAAL ASEM
ADDING
05 – HENRY VAN DYK – SOMMER SO
NEW CD – DROOM – ERNIE BATES
On returning from Norway, Eurovision South Africa got the new CD by ERNIE BATES called DROOM (dream). This CD is a dream for Ernie that has come true. The CD contains one Eurovision cover- IRELAND 2016 – SUNLIGHT of Nicky Byrne, The Afrikaans cover is called SOMERSON (Summer sun). One other track is a song by an ex Eurovision singer NINO DE ANGELO – the Afrikaans is called ONEINDIG WYD (endlessly wide) with Afrikaans lyrics by Michael de Lange who is vice president of Eurovision South Africa. We hope the CD does very well.
