NICHOLIS LOUW
He sang in pubs at the age of 13, he’s been flying solo in the industry for 16 years and you might not know it, but he’s got an opera background. Nicholis Louw is full of surprises at the end of this year…
What’s new? We’ve released a new single – World in Union – in record time! My head is spinning! I recorded the single with Liesl Pieters, basically because there was no one else who could sing it so well. I told Liesl that we need to be very careful, because we’re treading in the footsteps of giants. PJ Powers is a world-renowned artist and very talented.
expensive to record. I’ll do it piece by piece. I think the opportunity you have with singles is that you can release different things months apart. If you release singles, you can do whatever you want. What do we not know about you? I did professional racing in 2014, I am married and have a 4-year old daughter and I would like to bring out a swing album at some stage.
Not many people will know this, but World in Union was written between 1914 and 1916 and it formed part of a production called The Planets. PJ Powers then recorded it in 1994 and got people to write additional lyrics for it – great lyrics. We might have needed this song in 1994 but let me tell you – we need it now more than ever.
Your favourite place in Pretoria to perform at? There is a lodge just outside of Pretoria called Gabatta and I’m doing a Christmas show there on 15 November with a couple of school choirs. We did it last year as well and I really enjoy performing there.
Why this song? It’s Rugby World Cup! That’s the first reason – to support the Bokke. But, if you listen to the words, it is as if it has been written for South Africa and we need it a thousand times more now than in 1994. It’s a message of hope.
What do you do to relax? I like to get into the car and drive. I don’t do it that often anymore now that I have a family, but I always went driving for about two hours in the evening. I loved it. Today, I relax when I drive back home from a show.
What else can your fans look forward to? After what I’ve learned by releasing my first single, I can now start releasing more singles. I might only release another album after the tenth single, because an album is very
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Hello Pretoria • November 2019 • www.hellopretoria.co.za
Jealousy Unfairness Not to have peace
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