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Theuns Jordaan
Person · male · South Africa · Venterstad · born 1971 · died 2021 · recording since 2001
South African singer (1971–2021)
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Also known as Theuns Botha Jordaan · テュヌス・ヨルダーン
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Vreemde Stad
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography301 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1329466725
Biography
Theuns Jordaan (10 January 1971 – 17 November 2021) was a South African singer-songwriter.
Biography
Jordaan was born on 10 January 1971 on a Karoo farm near Venterstad in the Eastern Cape. While studying industrial psychology at the University of Stellenbosch, he had his first performance on 21 October 1992 at a local bar called The Terrace. He started composing his own lyrics, resulting in five songs of his debut album, Vreemde Stad
Vreemde StadSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Klein Verbond4:162Onthou Jy Nog2:263Skipskop4:104Makiesakie2:365Beautiful in Beaufort-Wes4:446Sonvanger5:247Visserman4:328Skielik Is Jy Vry3:219Vreemde Stad2:5810Lalie3:1011Hakieshart3:3512Sien Jou Weer2:4613Loslappie Mengelmoes6:1214Liedjieboer Mengelmoes4:41. Theuns attended Volkskool High School in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape. While at school, Std 9 and matric he played music and sang to local patrons at a pizza restaurant/ pub called Trail in.
After he completed his studies, Jordaan spent a year as an entrepreneur. In October 1998, he moved from the Cape to Pretoria and, after gaining popularity in the city, recorded his debut album, Vreemde Stad, in Stellenbosch. This album was released in 2000 at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees in Oudtshoorn. EMI released Vreemde Stad shortly afterwards, and the album surpassed triple platinum status (150,000 copies) in July 2003.
He launched his second album, Tjailatyd
TjailatydSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Soos Bloed3:302Hanne3:023Gesiggie3:114Straat Troebadoere4:575As Ek Vra5:136Tjailatyd4:127Hoe Draai Die Wind Dan Nou3:248Moenie2:139Vermiste Mense2:2210Alleen Sonder Jou3:2811Buitekant4:3512Waar Was Jy4:0813Laslappie7:00 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.
Personal life
Jordaan is said to have a daughter, born in 2009, about whom he found out about months after the birth, and the mother is a Namibian woman.
Jordaan died on 17 November 2021, after being diagnosed with leukemia in September 2020. He was laid to rest in Pretoria on 26 November 2021.
Music
Jordaan's singing was 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".
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:51
1Klein Verbond4:162Onthou Jy Nog2:263Skipskop4:104Makiesakie2:365Beautiful in Beaufort-Wes4:446Sonvanger5:247Visserman4:328Skielik Is Jy Vry3:219Vreemde Stad2:5810Lalie3:1011Hakieshart3:3512Sien Jou Weer2:4613Loslappie Mengelmoes6:1214Liedjieboer Mengelmoes4:412002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:15
1Soos Bloed3:302Hanne3:023Gesiggie3:114Straat Troebadoere4:575As Ek Vra5:136Tjailatyd4:127Hoe Draai Die Wind Dan Nou3:248Moenie2:139Vermiste Mense2:2210Alleen Sonder Jou3:2811Buitekant4:3512Waar Was Jy4:0813Laslappie7:002005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:19
1Jou Asem4:462Hillbrow4:313Skadu In Die Nag3:564Namibsroos4:545Ek roep jou naam4:566Stofpad4:497Praat Is Te Laat4:238Wie weet3:139Donkerpad3:2710Bietjie Van My3:5111Huise Van Glas4:3812Jukebox Medley8:3613Groet Sonder Woorde2:192009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 48:44
1Kouevuur2:582Kinders van die Wind2:593Môreliedjie2:414Onthou jy nog2:465Sprokie vir 'n Stadskind3:186Jantjie van die Berge3:387Skielik is jy vry2:558Op die pa na Nooitgedacht4:039Skimme3:2810As almal vêr is2:3611Herbergier1:5512Vermiste Mense2:2113Swerwers1:4114Skadu's teen die Muur3:0215Groet sonder Woorde2:2216Molberge3:1617Gebed2:452012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:34:38
Disc 11Hart vol drome3:592Dowwe spore3:383Wals medley5:464Engel van my hart3:275Tussen woorde4:046Kouevuur3:017Sal jy bly3:458Country medley4:469Honger hart3:4610Gospel medley5:4411Wees lig4:1312Gospel medley5:05Disc 21Bring jou hart3:312Kinders van die wind3:073Acoustic medley4:414Roeper van my hart3:505Net voor die storm kom3:186Onthou my4:017Jou volla2:598Toeka se dae3:199Dance medley5:0510Finale medley9:332012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:25
1Honger Hart3:422Sal Jy Bly3:483Deur Die Winters3:374Hartseer Vir Die Reën4:125Jasmyn Katryn3:226By Jou3:327Roeper Van My Hart3:518Op Soek Na Jou3:509Bitterbessie Dagbreek5:0210Ek Wil Weet3:3811Net Voor Die Storm Kom3:2412Wie Se Kind Is Jy (feat. Dr. Victor)4:2613Soos Bloed (Spaans) 2 [feat. Marta Gómez]5:0114Bloutrein3:2515Rugbyhart3:352013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:10:26
1Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)3:152Solitary Man (Neil Diamond)2:513Tougher Than the Rest (Bruce Springsteen)4:364Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)3:435The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel)4:006Streets of London (Ralph McTell)4:167So Long Marianne (Leonard Cohen)6:028Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan)3:179Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)3:1510Father and Son (Cat Stevens)3:4211Book of Love (Peter Gabriel)3:3512Round Here (Counting Crows)5:0313Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2)4:0514Forever in Blue Jeans (Neil Diamond)2:0115Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)1:2716Longfellow Serenade (Neil Diamond)1:4717Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond)2:1818Love Me Tonight (Don Williams)2:5219The Gambler (Kenny Rogers)3:4420Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristofferson)4:37Kouevuur: Die musiek van Koos du Plessis
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 48:44
1Kouevuur2:582Kinders Van Die Wind2:593Môreliedjie2:414Onthou Jy Nog2:465Sprokie Vir ’n Stadskind3:186Jantjie Van Die Berge3:387Skielik Is Jy Vry2:558Op Die Pad Na Nooitgedacht4:039Skimme3:2810As Almal Vêr Is2:3611Herbergier1:5512Vermiste Mense2:2113Swerwers1:4114Skadu’s Teen Die Muur3:0215Groet Sonder Woorde2:2216Molberge3:1617Gebed2:45
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Grootste TreffersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:17:451Soos Bloed3:28 2Jou Asem4:45 3Hakieshart3:28 4Namibsroos4:52 5Hanne3:00 6Beautiful in Beaufort-Wes4:43 7Skipskop4:08 8Hillbrow4:29 9Pakpoort4:25 10Sonvanger5:23 11Vreemde Stad2:57 12Buitekant4:34 13Visserman4:31 14Tjailatyd4:09 15Bietjie Van My3:50 16Laslappie7:01 17Bring Jou Hart3:29 18Moenie2:14 19Groet Sonder Woorde2:19 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2010 | Bring Jou Hart - LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:33:05Disc 1 1Intro0:29 2Bring jou Hart3:34 3Vergeet om te vergeet2:50 4My Best Friend4:04 5Beautiful in Beaufort-Wes4:48 6Hanne3:03 7Namibsroos4:47 8Skipskop4:10 9Vier Seisoene Kind4:45 10Country Medley6:00 11Jou Skaduwee3:43 12Vlieg Hoog4:01 13Gospel Medley4:34 Disc 21Because it's love3:42 2Daar4:16 3Bietjie van My3:57 4Jou Asem4:52 5Soos Bloed3:32 6Dis waar ek wil wees3:01 7Nou wat nou3:14 8Lepellê2:57 9Golden Oldie Medley - Let your love flow, Suspicious minds, Beautifull noise, Have you ever seen the rain5:14 10Finale Medley7:32 | Live | 2010 | |
| 2012 | Hart Vol Drome (live)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:34:391Hart Vol Drome - Live3:59 2Dowwe Spore - Live3:38 3Wals Medley - Live5:46 4Engel Van My Hart - Live3:27 5Tussen Woorde - Live4:04 6Kouevuur - Live3:01 7Sal Jy Bly - Live3:45 8Country Medley - Live4:46 9Honger Hart - Live3:46 10Gospel Medley - Live5:44 11Wees Lig - Live4:13 12Medley - Live5:05 13Bring Jou Hart - Live3:31 14Kinders Van Die Wind - Live3:07 15Acoustic Medley - Live4:41 16Roeper Van My Hart - Live3:50 17Net Voor Die Storm Kom - Live3:18 18Onthou My - Live4:01 19Jou Volla - Live2:59 20Toeka Se Dae - Live3:19 21Dance Medley - Live5:05 22Finale Medley - Live9:34 | Live | 16 November 2012 | |
| 2020 | Agter Slot & GrendelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:10:371Herbergier1:49 2Bloutrein3:33 3Sonvanger4:52 4Beautiful in Beaufort‐Wes5:06 5Gesiggie2:16 6Katriena Lewiena3:08 7Kouevuur3:04 8Namibsroos4:50 9Hartseer Vir Die Reën4:08 10By Jou3:36 11Roeper Van My Hart3:37 12Jou Asem4:44 13Sal Jy Bly3:43 14Skaakspel3:10 15Jaloersbokkie2:03 16Wie Se Kind Is Jy2:55 17Hanne2:58 18Praat Is Te Laat3:33 19Net Voor Die Storm Kom3:19 20Soos Bloed4:13 | Live | 5 September 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Theuns Jordaan head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theuns_Jordaan.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f079e3ba-4d42-445d-8b82-55c1cb670f15discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f079e3ba-4d42-445d-8b82-55c1cb670f15core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132070seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theuns_Jordaanbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theuns_Jordaan
Why this artist is in the database
- List of South African musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Morne · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q132070 · MusicBrainz: f079e3ba-4d42-445d-8b82-55c1cb670f15
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