Theuns Jordaan is a South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n singer and songwriter born on 10 January 1971. His first career moves had him spend long nights at restaurants in the area around the University of Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....

, a university in the Western Cape Province where he had been studying industrial psychology. His first performance was on 21 October 1992 at a local bar called Upstairs. Having had immersed himself in the local music scene, Theuns started composing his own lyrics which resulted in five songs in his debut album, Vreemde Stad.

After he completed his studies, Theuns spent a year as an entrepreneur. In October 1998 he moved from the Cape

Cape Province

The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...

 to Gauteng - specifically Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

. After gaining popularity in the city, he recorded his debut album, Vreemde Stad, in Stellenbosch. This album was released at the local arts festival called the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees is an Afrikaans language arts festival that takes place yearly in the South African town of Oudtshoorn. The festival includes both the visual and the performing arts and is officially recognized by the South African government as a national arts festival...

in 2000. EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

released Vreemde Stad shortly after this. Vreemde Stad surpassed the triple platinum (150 000) limit in July 2003.

He launched his second album, Tjailatyd at the Aardklop music festival in 2002, which also sold more than 150, 000 records. The South African guitar player, Anton L'Amour, performed with Theuns and was responsible for all the guitar tracks in Vreemde Stad and Tjailatyd.

Music

Theuns Jordaan's singing is characterized by his deeply emotive bass voice. His music has been said to be "faintly bluesly, radio-friendly", with his lyrics "infused with a mournful love of South Africa".

Vreemde stad (1999)

1. Klein Verbond
2. Onthou Jy Nog
3. Skipskop
4. Makiesakie
5. Beautiful In Beaufort-Wes
6. Sonvanger
7. Visserman
8. Skielik Is Jy Vry
9. Vreemde Stad
10. Lalie
11. Hakieshart
12. Sien Jou Weer
13. Loslappie Mengelmoes
14. Liedjieboer Mengelmoes

Tjailatyd (2002)

1. Soos Bloed
2. Hanne
3. Gesiggle
4. Straattroebadoere
5. As Ek Vra
6. Tjallatyd
7. Hoe Draai Die Wind Dan Nou
8. Moenie
9. Vermiste Mense
10. Alleen Sonder Jou
11. Buitekant
12. Waar Was Jy
13. Laslappie

Seisoen (2005)

1. Jou asem
2. Hillbrow
3. Skadu in die nag
4. Namibsroos
5. Ek roep jou naam
6. Stofpad
7. Praat is te laat
8. Wie weet
9. Donkerpad
10. Bietjie van my
11. Huise van glas
12. Jukebox medley:Kalbassies,Travel in Staail,Hex-Vallei,City/Stad,Meisie sonner sokkies,Die skoene moe
13. Groet sonder woorde