The talent from M-Net’s The
Voice SA is taking the local music industry by storm. Since the hit show’s
final at the end of May, winner Richard Stirton has already topped the iTunes
charts with two number one singles, runner-up Gavin Edwards then followed suit
with his song “Sparks” and Zoë Modiga
has been entertaining television viewers in a new M-Net Movies brand promo. And
this was just the beginning! Universal Music SA announced today that they are
signing six more singers from The Voice SA.
The vocalists who clinched Universal Music deals are blind
singer Vernon Barnard; Durban’s Jono Johansen; family man Jeremy Olivier; Almur
Marais, known to many as “Stilfontein”, the classically trained opera singer
Johan Anker and the supercool Austin Lurring from Pietermaritzburg. This
treasure trove of talent joins Richard and Gavin as well as the two ladies who
were told in the show’s finale that Universal Music wanted them in their
stable, Thembeka Mnguni and Zoë Modiga.
“We are delighted by the incredible talent that has emerged
from season 1 of The Voice SA - the show and the talent far exceeded our
expectations! We believe that the ten artists that we’ve chosen to work with
represent a good cross section of the SA music landscape, with each one having
their own unique sound and personality. We look forward to working with each
one of them,” says Kevin Grenfell, head of A&R at Universal Music.
Television viewers are already enjoying Richard’s music
video of the single “What Tears Me The Most” and the release of Gavin’s music
video is scheduled for the end of July. Thembeka Mnguni and Jono Johansen are
both releasing their debut singles on 22 July, while winner Richard Stirton
will be releasing his full debut album in late August.
Earlier this week, Richard Stirton was also named the best
winner of The Voice internationally, after a panel was recently tasked to rank
winners of the global franchise from 23 different countries.
“It’s fantastic to see that in its very first season The
Voice SA has provided a platform to kickstart or elevate the careers of
phenomenal musicians, “says M-Net’s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. “We’re
very proud of Richard and his achievements to date and are excited that not
only our winner, but so many of the other stars of the show will have the
opportunity to make their music dreams come true.”
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