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Bok van Blerk

1978 - Today

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Bok van Blerk (born Louis Andreas Pepler; 30 March 1978) is a South African singer-songwriter who sings in Afrikaans. He became famous in 2006 for his rendition of "De la Rey" by Sean Else and Johan Vorster. Though controversy attended the release of "De la Rey", South Africa's Department of Arts and Culture examined the debate and then wished van Blerk well with the song, writing officially that the Department saw "no problem". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bok van Blerk is the 4,160th most popular singer (down from 3,553rd in 2024), the 391st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 335th in 2019) and the 16th most popular South African Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bok van Blerk ranks 4,160 out of 4,381. Before him are Gavin James, Ramy Sabry, Pimp C, Alexis Jordan, Phife Dawg, and Vance Joy. After him are Zion.T, Umji, Willa Ford, Danny O'Donoghue, Marion Raven, and Sunye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Bok van Blerk ranks 1,151. Before him are Adam Busch, Svetlana Lapina, Ryo Fukudome, Dwain Chambers, Ramy Sabry, and Andry Laffita. After him are Franck Queudrue, Lester Moré, Andrea Facchin, Myriam El Khomri, Alexander Östlund, and Mattias Gustafsson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Bok van Blerk ranks 391 out of 454. Before him are Sven Schmid (1978), Mark Fish (1974), Cameron van der Burgh (1988), Matthew Ebden (1987), Faf de Klerk (1991), and Shannon Kook (1987). After him are Natalie du Toit (1984), Elna Reinach (1968), Marilyn Agliotti (1979), Tony Greig (1946), Quarraisha Abdool Karim (1960), and Darrell Roodt (1962).

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Among SINGERS In South Africa

Among singers born in South Africa, Bok van Blerk ranks 16. Before him are ZP Theart (1975), Zahara (1987), Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), Katia Guerreiro (1976), Yvonne Chaka Chaka (1965), and Shaun Morgan (1978). After him are Tyla (2002), Nomcebo Zikode (1985), Zain Bhikha (1974), Master KG (1996), Lebo Mathosa (1977), and AKA (1988).

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