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Sonja Herholdt (born 1 December 1952) is a talented South African actress, songwriter and singer from Niger, Gauteng.
She triumphed over the adversity that befell her.
She has suffered from everything from accidents to an unfaithful husband.
South African singer
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| Name: | Sonja Herholdt |
| stage name: | Sonya Harman |
| Date of Birth: | December 1, 1952 (71 years old) |
| place of birth: | Gauteng Province, South Africa |
| Children: | Claudia Harman, Simon Harman, Jesse Harman, Timothy Harman |
| Country of Citizenship: | South Africa |
| parents: | not applicable |
| high: | not applicable |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Boyfriend • Husband: | Hamman Football Club |
| Profession: | Singer • Actor |
| net worth: | USD 5,000,000 to 7,500,000 |
early life
Sonja Herholdt was born on December 1, 1952, in Niger, a mining community in Gauteng, South Africa.
Sonja Herholdt is a 68-year-old musician.
Sonja Herholdt completed her primary education at the Tini-Vorster Basic School. She then continued her education at the John Vorster Gymnasium, where she was a girl leader in both the primary and secondary schools.
Her dedication as a student earned her honors for her academic and theatrical achievements.
After graduating from secondary school, Sonja Herholdt entered the College of Education in Johannesburg (Goudstad).
After three years of study, he received a Distinction Teaching Diploma from the institution.
Profession
Sonja Herholdt started teaching after graduating from higher education. She was doing well in her teaching career until she decided to leave.
She left her teaching job to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Sonja Herholdt founded her own record label, Son Music, in 2002. She sang a nostalgic version of her first song, “Sonjare”.
Sonja Herholdt’s singing career began at the age of three.
She recorded her first singing performance at that age, performing at the village recreation centre, in which she sang an Afrikaans lullaby, “Slaap, My Kindjie”.
Sonja Herholdt is one of those celebrities who has attracted a huge number of fans and has gone international with her immense talent. The actress rose to fame after appearing in the show Gwyneth Ashley Robin.
Sonja Herholdt was asked to record the song “Ek Verlang Na Jou”. The song sold over 25,000 copies in the United States and was certified gold.
Awards and recognition
In 1975, Sonja Herholdt won the South African Recording Industry (SARIE) Award for Best Singer.
Sonja Herholdt was awarded the SARIE Prize eight times in the 1970s and 1980s and was the best-selling female artist of her time.
Her songs were so popular that the Netherlands had to invite her to perform on national television.
One of her hits, “Oberammergau”, was recorded in Dutch and the singer performed it in Belgium. The song was a huge success in Belgium, reaching number five in the country’s charts.
Discography
- n Sanwanand (1994)
- The Runaway (1995)
- More Sal Dee Son Will Skene (1996)
- Rittsel of Rittbos (1998)
- Reincarnating Alice (2000)
- Die mense wat ek liefhet*Gunsteling treffers (1992)
Personal life
FC Hamman is the husband of Sonja Herholdt. They met when Sonja was a student and Hamman was teaching at a nearby art school.
They met and began dating. Sonja Herholdt and FC Hamman married in 1976. However, the couple split in June 1996 after he was caught cheating on his wife.
The couple had four (4) children during their approximately twenty years of marriage. They welcomed their first child, Claudia Hamman, in 1982, five years after their marriage.
Three years later, in 1985, Simeon Hamman was born, and Jesse Hamman was born in 1987. Timothy Hamman, their last child, was born in 1991.
In 1993, two years after their last child was born, tragedy struck when Timothy Harman became ill and lost his hearing.
So Sonja Herholdt founded a special education school for South African children with hearing and speech impairments. She taught there for five years.
net worth
Versatile South African actress Sonja Herholdt’s net worth has been estimated to be $5,000,000-7,500,000.
