Juanita Du Plessis Net Worth and Biography

Juanita du Plessis is a Namibia Afrikaans country singer, with an estimated net worth of $9 Million. She is one of the most successful recording artists in Africa since she emerged in the late ’90s. With over  24 years in the South African music industry, Juanita has released 30 albums and has sold over 3 million units.

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Biography

Juanita du Plessis was  born on 26 April, 1972 in Windhoek, Namibia. She was raised in an artistic family; her older brother, Pieter Naudé, is also a singer and songwriter. She grew up on a farm with her two stepbrothers.

The singer joined Suiderhof Primary School and then proceeded to Windhoek High School for secondary education. After school, Plessis immediately got a job as a secretary in a transport company before venturing into her music career.

Juanita married Herman du Plessis and they have three children: Ruan, Mario, and Franja. Her oldest son Ruan is also an Afrikaans singer and manager at Juanita Records. He performs under the stage name Ruan Josh. Her only daughter Franja is also a successful Afrikaans singer and won 2 Ghoema awards in 2017.

Career

Juanita du Plessis began her career in 1998 when she released her first album, Juanita. The album was an immediate hit and also won a handful of awards from the Country Music Association in Namibia, including the best singer and best songwriter.

She returned in 2001 with the multi-platinum Ek en Jy, which spawned the African dance smash “Ska-Rumba.” Releasing her music on her own Juanita Records label and continuing her streak of platinum albums, Dis Waar Ek Wil Wees saw release in 2002, and Jy Is… followed suit a year later.

Du Plessis ventured into country-gospel in 2004 with the release of Altijd Daar. It proved to be another multi-platinum hit. So was her next studio album, 2007’s Volmaakte Kring, and Vlieg Hoog (Gospel, Vol. 2) from the same year. She followed those with a pair of 2008 releases, Jou Skaduwee and the collection 10 Jaar Platinum Treffers.

Juanita du Plessis is considered one of the most successful female musicians in Africa with more than thirty successful albums. In 2018 she celebrated 20 years in the music industry, releasing a greatest hits album 20 Jaar – Treffers van 2008–2018.

Honors and accolades

Juanita du Plessis is one of the most successful recording artists in Africa since she emerged in the late ’90s, With over 3. Million record sales worldwide. She has gone platinum many times over in her adopted home of South Africa and native Namibia with her agreeable mix of adult-contemporary pop, gospel music, country pop, and dance tunes.

In 2010 she received a South African Music award in the category Best Afrikaans DVD for her 10-Year Hit Celebration Production. She also won the most popular female artist for the seventh consecutive year at Huisgenoot’s Tempo Awards ceremony in Johannesburg in 2011.

Her 1998 debut album, the country-inflected Juanita (aka Young Hearts or The Debut Album), was a critical and commercial hit, eventually becoming her first of over a dozen consecutive albums to go platinum. She had a best-selling single with the dance-pop anthem “Ska-Rumba” from the follow-up, 2001’s Ek en Jy. With 2004’s Altijd Daar, she charted again, this time with religious songs.

Juanita Du Plessis Net Worth

Juanita Du Plessis is one of the richest musicians in South Africa, with an estimated net worth of $9 Million. As one of the best-selling singers on the continent, she makes money from record sales, live performances, and concerts, as well as through licenses and royalties.

Juanita Du Plessis also grows her net worth through endorsement deals, investment, and other forms of revenue streams. She signed numerous ambassadorial deals with numerous brands in South Africa, over the years.