Koos du Plessis

Jacobus " Koos " Johannes du Plessis ( born May 10, 1945 in Rustenburg, † January 15, 1984 in Krugersdorp ), also known as Koos DOEP known, was a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Although most of his works received very good reviews, its greatest success was the interpretation of the song Kinders van the Wind ( Children of the Wind), which was originally written by Laurika smoke.

Life

Koos du Plessis was born as the youngest of four children and grew up in the mining town of Springs. After school, he attended the University of Pretoria and the Witwatersrand University, where he completed the course of study Afrikaans - Nederlands. At university he also met his future wife Mornay know. The couple had three daughters, Irma, Karien and Karla. About each of these four women in his life Koos later wrote a song.

Koos worked as a journalist and editor for various publications appearing in Afrikaans ( Oggendblad, The Vaderland, The Nataller and The Transvaler ).

In 2010, two albums were released in the Netherlands. The first was Ofschaaid scale Woorden, singing on the Wia Buze and Klaas Spekken songs du Plessis on Gronings. Karla du Plessis has also made ​​an appearance and sings a duet. The second album The Land Van Blou Saffiere was a publication of the chicks Continents series. It contained a book with a biography, texts with footnotes and explanations, and a CD with 20 songs Koos du Plessis '.

In the early morning hours of January 15, 1984 he died in a car accident near Krugersdorp.

Works

Literary works

Discography

• 2010: The Land Van Blou Saffiere ( with accompanying book, ISBN 978-90-815659-1-2 )