Group Die Antwoord: soloist

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The lead singer of Die Antwoord is known as Yo-landi Visser. She is easy to recognize and hard to forget thanks to her alien hair, white eyebrows, and the ability to combine a sweet little voice with an aggressive reading. Many interesting facts remain behind the scenes, and they will be discussed in the article.

Origin and childhood

The biography of the soloist Die Antwoord does not begin in the most rosy way. The girl does not know her biological parents. Presumably, the mother was white, and the father was a representative of the Negroid race. As the girl herself suspects, close relatives could force her mother to abandon the child, due to racial conflicts within the country.

The girl was raised by a religious family - a priest and a housewife. Yolandi had an older brother who was also adopted. She was always oppressed by the strict foundations of the family and the conservative atmosphere of the provincial town of Port Alfred, where she spent her childhood. The child grew up problematic and wayward. Saint Dominic Catholic Schoolfor girls could not pacify the complex character. At the age of 16, Yolandi became involved in a school fight and was expelled as a result.

The beginning of the musical path

A troubled teenager was sent to study at the Praetorian boarding school, 9 hours away from home. Here the atmosphere was more creative, the peers were more advanced. She admits that she finally found like-minded people in the boarding school and felt free.

A classmate of our heroine was fond of experiments in the program for creating music FL-studio. As one of them, he recorded a composition with the voice of Yolandi, which was positively received and distributed by classmates. So, the future star at the age of 16 first tried herself as a participant in a creative project. But the girl did not take this experiment seriously and did not make further musical plans.

Introducing the Ninja

After leaving school at 18, Yolandi moved with her foster parents to the more developed Cape Town to find some work. Like most of her peers, she often went to clubs. In one of them, Yolandi soon met a young guy named Watkin Tudor Jones. Then he rapped in a local group, and now he is known as Ninja. This acquaintance became a fateful event for young people.

At first they just hung out together. Ninja was impressed by the girl's unusual voice and saw the potential for creating interesting joint compositions. The future soloist of Die Antwoord was not at all versed inmusic and did not believe in their abilities in this direction. But she was interested in what the Ninja does. He promised to enlighten the girl in hip-hop and teach everything. Yolandi became the rapper's personal assistant and featured on some recordings. Gradually, an understanding of musical culture appeared, the ability to control one's voice and rap.

Birth of a daughter

Soon the girl became pregnant. In 2004, she gave birth to a girl, who was named Sistine. Young parents tried to start a more serious relationship for the sake of the child. However, it didn't work out. Both realized that marriage would not end, and decided to remain friends. However, both parents are actively involved in the upbringing of the child from the very beginning.

Some time after the birth of the child, Yolandi fell out of her usual way of life and was engaged in education. While all her friends were hanging out smoking weed, she was forced to learn how to be a responsible mom. The girl admits that at some moments it was insulting, but it was worth it. And along with the growing up of her daughter, creative plans were ripening in the head of a young mother.

Birth of Die antwoord and soloist style

After the collapse of another group in which Ninja read, in 2007, Yolandi invited him to create a joint one. As a DJ, they took a mutual friend known as DJ Hi-Tek to the team. Experiments and searches for style did not last long. Almost immediately, the direction of the group was determined - zef-rap (the more common name for rap-rave). The soloist of Die Antwoord characterizes it as musictrash who have no money but style.

It was necessary to create a memorable image for each participant. Yolandi then represented a typical pretty young blonde from the category of Britney Spears. A momentous change took place in 2009. The group was filming their first video, and the girl did not want to agree with the cutie image that the director saw in her. The ninja said, "Well, let's just do it!", and shaved off her whiskey. And so the famous frontwoman hairstyle was born. She admits that then she felt extraordinary energy and inspiration from how her appearance reflects her inner state. Since then, only Ninja has touched the singer's hair.

In the photo of the soloist Die antwoord, her hairstyle is amazing.

Acting career

David Fincher offered the performer to star in his film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". She categorically refused to negotiate, despite the statements of those around her that it was unforgivable to miss such an opportunity. Yolandi justified her choice by the fact that she wanted to devote herself completely to music, to do what she can and how she feels. Being true to yourself, even if it's not right in terms of commercial success. In addition, filming would practically take at least a year of life, which was an unaffordable luxury, given the need to achieve musical goals and raise a child.

However, she can still be seen on the big screen. In 2014, she and Ninja played themselves in the film "Robot byname Chappie". There are several possible reasons for agreeing to shoot. Influenced by Ninja, who was always more ambitious. Possibly aroused loy alty to the proposal and the South African origin of director Blomkamp. But the most important factor, most likely, was the lack of need for reincarnation on the screen in a different character, the ability to be yourself. Be that as it may, participation in the film had a good effect on the recognition of musicians.

Children

In addition to her daughter Sistine, the lead singer of Die Antwoord has an adopted son, Tokki. She adopted a boy from a poor family, which could not provide him with a decent maintenance and education. Yolandi met him wandering the streets of Joburg and at first just picked up Tokki on the weekends. But I soon realized that this was not the way out, that the promising boy would get lost in the slums. And took him completely under her wing.

Yolandi admits that it was very difficult for her as a child, she felt like a stranger and unnecessary to anyone. She has an almost family connection with street children, they cause special sympathy.

Despite the defiant image, according to eyewitnesses, the singer is an exemplary and caring mother. To spend more time with their daughter, parents take her on tour and to shoot videos. In some of them, the baby even took part.

Interesting facts

Many will be interested:

• Many do not know the real name of the lead singer of Die antwoord is Henri du Toit. She ischose this stage name because she simply fell in love with the popular South African name Yolandi. She says that in her life she knew more than 30 girls with that name. And since the band works in Zef culture, this name fits perfectly. A nice bonus for herself, the soloist calls the fact that the name begins with YO!
• The girl was born on December 1, 1984. According to the sign of the zodiac, she is Sagittarius, and according to the eastern horoscope - the Rat. And now you can calculate how old the lead singer of Die antwoord is!

• Yolandi is a very petite girl. Height - 1.55 cm, weight - 45 kg. Approximate parameters: 79-53-81. The singer is not predisposed to be overweight, but due to a busy tour schedule, the weight is constantly decreasing.
• Favorite musicians: NIrvana, Nine Inch Nails, Cypress Hill, Aphex Twin, Marylin Manson, Eminem.
• The name of the group Die Antwoord in translation means "Answer". In recent interviews, the soloist has expressed the idea of changing the name to the more understandable "ZEF" in honor of the street culture they represent.
• In 2013, Yolandi moved to Los Angeles. Due to her great popularity in South Africa, she almost never appears without protection.
• Poorly informed people believe that Yolandi and Ninja are married. Fans dreamed for a long time that they would still be together. But there is absolutely no information about the personal life of the Die Antwoord soloist. However, Ninja is now legally married. And Yolandi has repeatedly stated that only music has been connecting them for a long time.