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Jurie Els is a South African singer with a great number of albums and singles to his credit. He is owner of Stetson Music. Between 1994 and 2003, he was an artist and music producer with Sony, Johannesburg, South Africa.〔(Who's Who South Africa: Jurie Els )〕 Els started singing professionally in 1994 after winning the popular South African TV quiz programme ''Noot vir Noot'' in 1991. Els wrote the lyrics to hundreds of South African songs recorded by some of the most popular artists including Sonja Herholdt, Rina Hugo, Gé Korsten, Carike Keuzenkamp, Bobby Angel, Robbie Klay, OTH, Joanna Field, Caroline du Preez, Nadine and Patricia Lewis. He has to date 37 CD and DVD releases and total sales of over half a million units. Most of his albums were released on BMB and later Sony BMG. Two of his albums (''Vat-Vat'' and ''Duet met Patricia Lewis'') have gone platinum and 5 gold as a recording artist. He has also won many awards as music producer and songwriter. ==Personal life== In 2005 Els married the highjump world champion Hestrie Cloete. Their daughter Chrizette was born in 2006 and their son Jason John in 2008. Els was involved in a high profile court case after singer and TV / stage actor Robbie Klay alleged in 2008 sexual molestation by Els when Klay was between 11 and 16.〔(''Mail & Guardian'': Singer Jurie Els denies sex charges (2 November 2009) )〕 The allegations first appeared in ''Beeld'' in February 2008. The court trying the case found the evidence insufficient and dismissed it in 2009 acquitting Els. The Pretoria High Court upheld the decision and ruled in Els' favour acquitting him on all charges of sexual molestation. The court also ordered a ban on publication of further details of the alleged case.〔(Channel24 South Africa: Jurie Els sues Media24 for R5m (25 February 2011) )〕 Majour media outlets ''Huisgenoot'', ''You'' and ''Media24'' defying the court's publication ban were successfully sued by Els and eventually sanctioned and fined. Els and his family relocated to New Zealand and they live in Silverdale, Auckland on the North Island. Els still records and performs and undertakes regular tours of South Africa. Hestrie, his wife, is a teacher at a local preschool in Silverdale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jurie Els」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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