Sonja Heroldt

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Sonja Herholdt (born 1 December 1952) is a South African singer-songwriter and Afrikaner actress. Her breakthrough came when she did a spot on Gwynneth Ashley Robin's show and was soon asked to record Ek Verlang Na Jou. The single went gold in South Africa, selling over 25 000 copies. Her subsequent albums and singles earned her similar critical and commercial success. She went on to win a total of eight Sarie awards.[2] In the 1970s and 1980s, she was frequently the best-selling female artist in South Africa. In 1979, she finally fulfilled her ambition to act by starring in Sing vir die Harlekyn, and winning a Rapport Oscar-Award as Best Female Newcomer. She later enjoyed music success in Europe, she holds the distinction of being the first ever South African singer to be invited to perform in the Netherlands on their local Television. She recorded her song Oberammergau in Dutch. She also performed in Belgium, pushing Oberammergau into fifth place in the Belgian charts. In 1989, she performed at the Religious Broadcasting Corporation in Washington, coinciding with the release of her gospel album, The Warrior is a Child. In 1991, she received an award from the Afrikaans Chamber of Commerce for her services to Afrikaans music. In 1995, she signed an album contract with BMG Records, enjoying success with the title track of her new BMG compilation, Skipskop. Her 1998 album Ritsel in die Rietbos did not meet critical and commercial expectations. But she rebounded with the

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