She is a South African singer, songwriter, and actress who has gone against the odds.
Read her bio to find out more facts about her life.
Sonja Herholdt is involved in motivational and inspirational work to help uplift those weakest in society.
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She is open about all the struggles she faced in her life and reveals all this in her autobiography.
The book is honest, raw, and truthful.
We highlight the essential key aspects of her life.
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She went to the Afrikaans-medium Tini - Vorster Primary and John Vorster High School.
She was hardworking and even became the head girl in both schools.
She wasawarded honorary colorsfor academic and drama achievements.
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She went to the Johannesburg (Goudstad) College of Education and obtained her diploma cum laude in teaching.
She was accompanied by her mother, who was a singing teacher at the time.
The single went gold in South Africa, selling over 25,000 copies.
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In 1975, she won the South African Recording Industry (SARIE) Award as the best singer.
It was the first time that a newcomer had scooped this award.
Sonja Herholdt songs became very popular and she was cast into the limelight very fast.
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She wasthe only South African singerto be invited to the Netherlands to perform on the local television.
She charted very highly in Belgium as well.
She had a song ‘Oberammergau,’ which was recorded in Dutch.
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She also performed the song in Belgium, pushing it to 5th place in the Belgian charts.
He was FC Hamman.
They started a relationship together.
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He was also a freelance filmmaker.
This led to her recording and releasing the song, thus pushing her career forward.
Sonja Herholdt married in 1976.
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On 26th June 1996, Sonja Herholdt and her man got divorced because he had been unfaithful to her.
The divorce came three years after she was involved in a gruesome car accident.
In 1993, tragedy struck when Sonja Herholdt son, Timothy, became deaf due to an illness.
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This prompted her to start a school for hearing and linguistically impaired Afrikaans children.
In Johannesburg, no such facility existed.
The school is housed in the pre-primary section of Bryanston Primary School.
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She went back to her first career, teaching, and taught there for five years.
Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
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She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
Lynn specialises in writing celebrity biographies, listicles and teasers for popular TV shows.
Contacts; +254707596322, lynnkandie27@gmail.com
