Juanita du Plessis

Juanita du Plessis
Born
Juanita Naudé

April 26 1972
GenresAfrikaans country pop
OccupationSinger
Years active1998–present
LabelJuanita Records
Websitejuanitaduplessis.co.za
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Juanita du Plessis ( born April 26, 1972) is a Namibian-South African Afrikaans country singer. She became known for her song Ska-Rumba. Du Plessis' singing career began in 1998 with her debut album Juanita. That year she won the CMA (Country Music Association in Namibia) awards as best singer, best songwriter and the Association's Award for outstanding achievement.

Her record sales total over 3,000,000. In 2010 she received a South African Music award in the category Best Afrikaans DVD for her 10 Year Hit Celebration Production. The DVD contains her most successful hits over the first 10 years of her singing career. She was also crowned the most popular female artist for the seventh consecutive year at the Huisgenoot's Tempo Awards ceremony in Johannesburg during 2011. In 2018 she celebrated 20 years in the music industry, releasing a greatest hits album 20 Jaar – Treffers van 2008–2018.