Nataniël

Nataniël le Roux
Nataniël le Roux
Born	August 30, 1962 (age 61); Grahamstown
Nationality	South African
Occupation(s)	Singer, writer, entertainer, composer
Television	Die Nataniël Tafel, Edik van Nantes
Website	http://www.nataniel.co.za

Nataniël le Roux (born 30 August 1962), better known as Nataniël, is a South African singer, songwriter, entertainer and best-selling author.^[1] He is best known for his solo stage act and his lifestyle and cooking TV shows.

Career

Nataniël le Roux launched his career in 1987 with the release of his first single, Maybe Time. Since then he has released fifteen studio- and two live- albums, staged more than eighty original theatre productions and published twenty-one books. In 1997 he also released a four-track EP entitled The Diva Divine with opera singer Mimi Coertse.^[2] His many theatre shows, often staged at the Johannesburg casino Emperor's Palace, have won him multiple awards.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Nataniël manages a company specialising in lifestyle goods called Kaalkop, which means "bald" in Afrikaans, but implies "honest" or "unpretentious".

After starring in the TV series Another Life With Nataniël (1998-1999) and Project Fame (2004), Nataniël created and hosted Die Nataniël Tafel, a cooking and entertainment program in five seasons (2012-2014), on the South African television channel kykNET.^[7]^[8] In 2014 he starred in the South African TV drama Almon, Henry which he also wrote.^[9] In recent years he has created and hosted five seasons of his TV show Edik van Nantes (2015–2020) on the same channel alongside his brother, Erik le Roux.^[10]

During live musical performances, he is often accompanied on stage by Steinway pianist Charl du Plessis, or the Charl du Plessis Trio.

Nataniël has been a column writer for Sarie magazine since 2002, and has recently published the first part of his memoirs.^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

2017: One Day in a Castle
2010: Oh!
2007: I Wear White
2006: Fashion
2003: Will He Weep
2002: Dance ’til I Break
2000: Fall
1998: Slow Tear

1997: Portfolio
1995: The Wallflower
1995: The Cover Concert
1994: Dying for Master
1993: Recital
1989: Work of Art
1988: Weird People

Live albums

2014: Moodswing (Nataniël on Stage)
2013: Factory (live at Emperors Palace)

Compilation albums

2009: Act Two
2006: Act One

Singles and EPs

1987: Maybe Time (Single)
1988: One Life (Single)
1997: The Diva Divine, with Mimi Coertse (EP)
1998: Gossip Tower (Single)
1999: In Ev’ry Star (Single)
2003: Santa Maria (Single)
2004: Gold (Single)
2005: Diamond (Single)
2019: 100 Years (Single)

Music videos

1988: Weird people
One life
Dis te laat
Spook
Roses and Jazz
Bat
Maybe we still believe
Juice
Moon Jazz
Now I can die

Slow tear
None of Them
Say Your Name
In Ev’ry Star
Hopeless Hand
Gold
Diamond
2005: Fashion
2019: 100 Years

Literature

Memoirs

2019: Look At Me ISBN 978-0-7981-7996-6
2019: Kyk Na My ISBN 978-0-7981-7993-5

Story books

2020: Dik Dun Thick Thin ISBN 978-0-7981-8141-9
2017: Closet ISBN 978-0-7981-7437-4
2016: Zip! ISBN 978-0-7981-7424-4
2014: 150 Stories ISBN 978-0-7981-6664-5
2012: Kaalkop 3 ISBN 978-0-7981-5686-8
2010: Nicky And Lou ISBN 978-0-7981-5572-4
2008: When I Was ISBN 978-0-7981-5002-6
2008: Kaalkop 2 ISBN 978-0-7981-4923-5

2005: Kaalkop Journal ISBN 978-0-7981-4711-8
2004: Kaalkop ISBN 978-0-7981-4436-0
2001: Tuesday ISBN 978-0-7981-4189-5
1999: Maria Maria ISBN 978-0-7981-3997-7
1996; Rubber ISBN 978-0-7981-3539-9
1993: Oopmond
1992: Dancing with John
1990: Excuse Me ISBN 978-1-8681-9379-0

Cookbooks

2018: Die Edik van Nantes Kookboek, by Nataniël and Erik le Roux, ISBN 978-0-7981-7732-0
2015: Die Huis van Rye ISBN 978-0-7981-5804-6
2009: Gatherings ISBN 978-0-7981-5114-6
2001: Food from the White House ISBN 978-0-7981-4273-1
1996: Die Nataniël Kombuis
1994: Nataniël Kook

References

^ Kennedy, Christina (3 February 2007). "South Africa: The Bald Truth? Nataniël Knows Show Business". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ "Release "The Diva Divine" by Nataniël & Mimi Coertse - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "The Naledi Theatre Awards winners announced". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Nataniël set to wow in new show". Germiston City News. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Little Nataniël Waltzes With Giants". De Beer Necessities. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Nataniël's new show astounds". Benoni City Times. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Die Nataniël Tafel". Food & Home Entertaining. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "'Die Nataniël Tafel' is back". Food24. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ Burger, Janhendrik (27 August 2014), Almon, Henry (Short, Drama), Armand Aucamp, Nataniël, Elzette Maarschalk, Renée Conradie, Meerfout Films, retrieved 15 September 2020
^ Edik van Nantes (Reality-TV), Nataniël, Erik Le Roux, Meerfout Films, Nataniël House of Music, 13 October 2015, retrieved 15 September 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Magwood, Michele (3 November 2019). "As a child, people couldn't look at me. It broke my heart, admits Nataniël". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2020.