Nicholis Louw (born 30 December 1978) is a South African pop and
opera singer
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. His repertoire, mainly in
Afrikaans
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, includes
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
,
pop,
country
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and
music ballads, often incorporating strong
classical elements
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.
Louw has had a number of successful albums through releases through Select Music starting with his debut album in 2003, selling over 650,000 albums. His major hits include "''Ek wil my baby hê vanaand''", "''Rock daai lyfie''" and "''Generaal''". He tours extensively averaging above 100 performances a year. Louw is signed to Select Music, the major South African
record label
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.
On 12 July 2014, he married Denise Shrewsbury.
HuisGenoot: Nicholis Louw is verloof!
Discography
Albums
*2003: ''My Hart Is Aan Die Brand''
*2005: ''Rock Daai Lyfie''
*2007: ''Hier Naby Jou''
*2008: ''Vergeet en Vergewe''
*2008: ''Elvis On My Mind''
*2009: ''Energie''
*2011: ''Ek Is Daar Vir Jou''
*2012: ''Gebed Van 'n Sondaar''
*2014: ''So Rock Ons Die Wêreld Reg''
;DVDs
*2006: ''Rock Daai Lyfie''
*2009: ''Intiem Met... Nicholis Louw''
Singles
(Selective)
*2007: "Hier naby jou"
*2008: "Vergeet en Vergewe"
*2009: "Welkom by my party"
*2009: "Hoe ver sal jy gaan"
*2009: "Generaal"
*2009: "Ek wil my baby he vanaand"
*2010: "Nommer asseblief"
*2010: "Water jou mond"
*2011: "Ek is daar vir jou"
*2010: "Emmers vol liefde"
*2012: "Net 'n Mens"
*2014: "Bring die storm"
References
External links
Official websiteFacebook
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1978 births
Afrikaans-language singers
Living people
21st-century South African male singers