Coenie de Villiers

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Name	Coenie de Villiers
Alternative names	Coenraad Grabe
Short description	Manager of Marketing Company, Gauteng
Date of birth	11 October 1956
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

Coenie de Villiers (Coenraad Grabe de Villiers), born 11 October 1956, is a South African singer/songwriter, piano player, pop artist who sings in his mother tongue, Afrikaans. If any comparison was required, Coenie's music is best compared to the pop/rock of Herbert Groenemeyer (German language) or Billy Joel (USA English language).

Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa^{2 5}, Coenie was educated at University of the Free State majoring in media studies where he later on lectured in the Communications faculty. He is Manager of a Marketing Company in Gauteng and has also spent time as a radio DJ, TV presenter and advertising executive. Currently he is the presenter for the TV show "Kwêla" on DStv's KykNET channel. He has always viewed his musical career as his second vocation. He is also a classically trained pianist. During the late 1980s, Coenie spent a few years in self imposed exile in Cyprus. Coenie has also performed in New Zealand, Canada, England, Holland and Belgium⁶

Coenie signed with Mountain Records¹ in 1983, and recorded his debut album, Skoppensboer, working with producer, Patrick Lee-Thorp and engineer, Kevin Shirley, in the same year. He subsequently recorded 4 albums for the label many of which won industry awards. In addition he contributed to label compilations of his work. Since leaving Mountain Records he has recorded a number of one off projects for different labels.

Futher information can be found at Coenie de Villiers : Biography⁶

Discography

• Amper Alleen (Cyprus)
• Skoppensboer (Mountain Records beginning 2003, rereleased)
• Hartland
• Die Reisiger
• Kruispaaie
• Karoo Nagte (1990)
• Liefdesversies
• Ek Wens
• Solo
• Zen
• Handgemaak (unplugged)(SAMA Award, Huisgenoot TEMPO Award)
• Weerlig oor die See (2008)
• Dekade (2009)
• Hart van Glas (2011)

External links

1 Mountain Records 2 [1] 3 [2] 4 [3] 5 [4] 6 [5]