Very well-known South African artist, song writer and actor, born in Pretoria on 29 August 1964. He matriculated from Grey College in Bloemfontein in 1982, after which he completed 2 years of military training in the Defence Force, and then enrolled at the Drama School of the Pretoria Technicon, obtaining his diploma in 1986. He first appeared on TV in 1985 in “Guillam Woudberg”, following this up with “Agter Elke Man” (as Bruce Beyers) from 1986 – 1988, “Egoli” (as Doug Durand) from 1992 – 2001, “7de Laan” from 2007 to present, and he hosts his own TV show, “Dis Hoe Dit Is”. He has also appeared in several stage productions (including Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1989) and films (including “Platteland” in 2011 and “Pretville” in 2012).

His music career started as a young boy singing in the church choir, and from the age of 11 he started writing songs. His first album “Desertbound” was released in 1989, and he has since released a further 22 albums. He first appeared on the international stage when he recorded “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” with the Belgian superstar, Dana Winner, in 1997. The song reached number 2 on the Belgian charts and they toured to sell-out performances. In 2001 he toured South Africa with “Beautiful Noise”, a show depicting the life and music of Neil Diamond. It was a huge success, with 224 concerts held across the country and all tickets sold. 150 of the songs he has written to date have been recorded by South African and international artists.

This song is off his second album “Only Me” released in 1990.

Music video by Jennifer Lopez performing Ain’t It Funny. (C) 2001 Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

Buitenkant Valiant Swart ? 2001, Rhythm Records Released on: 2008-07-01 Music Publisher: Rodeo Songs Auto-generated by YouTube.

Cybersakkie Valiant Swart ? 2001, Rhythm Records Released on: 2008-07-01 Music Publisher: Rodeo Songs Auto-generated by YouTube.

Music video by Jennifer Lopez;Ja Rule performing I’m Real. (C) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

03 Summertime TMF Unplugged First broadcast 23/12/2001.

Music video by Jay-Z performing Song Cry. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 4019970. (C) 2001 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC.

Mariah Carey- Greatest Hits [Disc 2] Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Year: 2001 1. One Sweet Day 2. Always Be…

Dick’s version of “Was ek maar ‘n digter” recorded at the Beach Hotel in Durban, South Africa in 2001. I love his version of the song, I think it suits his v…

Music video by Britney Spears performing Stronger. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 1305520 (C) 2001 Britney Television L.L.C..

Music video by Britney Spears performing Lucky. (C) 2001 Britney Television L.L.C..

Music video by Britney Spears performing I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman. (C) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC.

Music video by Britney Spears performing I’m A Slave 4 U. (C) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC.

From her album “Ek en jy” 2001 (Best seller of the year, Song of the year, Album sold 3 x platinumstatus)