Janie Bay
OriginCape Town, South Africa
Genres
  • Pop
  • folk rock
  • rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Websitejaniebay.com

Janie Bay[1] is a South African singer-songwriter from the Helderberg area of Cape Town. She is currently signed to Warner Music South Africa.[2]

Career

Janie Bay began her musical career by self-releasing the album I Remember in 2011. The record generated three no. 1 hits on local mainstream and student radio stations: "Feels Like", "The Meaning", and "This Love".[3] She promoted the album in an acoustic format, together with her brother, under the name Janie & The Beard.[3] The duo went on to perform at numerous venues and festivals, including Oppikoppi, KKNK, and the first edition of the Cape Town Folk & Acoustic Music Festival.[3] In 2014, Bay relocated to Pretoria.[4] In 2016, she signed a recording contract with Warner Music South Africa.[2][5]

Bay's first major-label single, "Dance", was released on 3 February 2017.[6] It was followed on 15 September by her sophomore album, Miscellany.[4] The record spawned the singles "Better Off", "Wag Vir Jou (feat. Hunter Kennedy)", and "Koning". The album was ultimately nominated for a South African Music Award in the Best Adult Contemporary Album category.[7][8] Meanwhile, the song "Can't Be the One" won a Gold Award for Best Music in a Video at the 2019 Queen Palm International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California.[9][5]

Bay's next single, "Amper Daar", released in 2019, went on to reach the number 1 position on the Jacaranda FM SA Top 20, Groot FM, Maroela Media, and Joox charts.[5] Later that year, the artist collaborated with rapper Early B on the track "Die Heelal".[10] She followed up with the single "Jammer" in 2020. [11]

On 4 September 2020, Bay released the acoustic album In Die Sitkamer[12] It included some of her previous singles, the original track "Herfs", as well as a cover of the Elvis Presley hit "Can't Help Falling in Love with You".

Bay's next single, a collaboration with Danie Reënwolf, was titled "Ek Glo Nog In Jou" and came out on 13 November 2020.[13] A year later, the singer collaborated with musicians Majozi and Early B on the single "My Lief".[14] Both songs appear on Bay's subsequent album, the EP Prisma.[15][16][17] The third single from the record, titled "Kalmeer", was released in September 2021.[18]

Discography

Albums

  • I Remember (2011)
  • Miscellany (2017)
  • In Die Sitkamer (2020)
  • Prisma (EP, 2021)

Singles

  • "Feels Like" (2011)
  • "The Meaning" (2011)
  • "This Love" (2011)
  • "Dance" (2017)
  • "Better Off" (2017)
  • "Wag Vir Jou (feat. Hunter Kennedy)" (2017)
  • "Koning" (2017)
  • "Amper Daar" (2019)
  • "Die Heelal (feat. Early B)" (2019)
  • "Jammer" (2020)
  • "Ek Glo Nog In Jou (feat. Danie Reënwolf)" (2020)
  • "My Lief (feat. Majozi & Early B)" (2021)
  • "Kalmeer" (2021)

Guest appearances

  • Bouwer Bosch – "Hardloop (feat. Janie Bay)" (2015)
  • Dawie De Jager – "Stroomop My Mens (feat. Janie Bay)" (2018)

Awards and nominations

  • 24th South African Music Awards – Best Adult Contemporary Album – Nominated (2018)
  • Queen Palm International Film Festival – Best Music in a Video – Won (2018)

References

  1. ↑ "Janie Bay – Who's Janie Bay?". netwerk24.com (in Afrikaans). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Warner Music South Africa". warnermusic.co.za. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Janie Bay". reverbnation.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Interview:Janie Bay". musicmusingsandsuch.com. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "A Great Year for SA Singer-Songwriter Janie Bay". undergroundpress.co.za. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Janie Bay Releases New Single "Dance"". warnermusic.co.za. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mafikizolo, Mi Casa and Simphiwe Top SAMAs Nominations". musicinafrica.net. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Everything You Need to Know About Samas 2018". news24.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "2019 Annual Festival Music Video Award Nominations". queenpalmfilmfest.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Janie Bay's Video for "Die Heelal" Is As Prettily Predictable As It Is Touching". texxandthecity.com. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Janie Bay Reveals New Single Titled 'Jammer'". undergroundpress.co.za. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Afrikaans Singer-songwriter Janie Bay Announces the Release Date of Her Acoustic Project 'In Die Sitkamer'". samusicnews.co.za. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Janie Bay and Danie Reënwolf Premiere Emotional New Ballad 'Ek Glo Nog In Jou'". thehouseofpop.co.za. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Janie Bay Joins Forces with Majozi and Early B. for a Sugary-Sweet Love Song Titled "My Lief"". texxandthecity.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Janie Bay Pushes the Envelope with New Album 'Prisma'". iol.co.za. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Janie Bay Shines on New Album". ofm.co.za. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Afrikaans Superstar Janie Bay Stuns with Annie Lennox Cover on Friday Live". jacarandafm.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Janie Bay Releases Video for New Single 'Kalmeer'". undergroundpress.co.za. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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