If you are lucky enough to meet the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, it calls for a celebration. And that is exactly what singer-songwriter, Christiaan Baartman, aims to achieve with his latest single.
DIS JY is a folk pop song, written and produced by the artist himself, about the moment you realize that you have found true love.
“I recently fell in love with a special lady and the emotions I was experiencing inspired the song. Unfortunately, it did not work out, but the feelings still linger,” he shares. “Being in love is a gift that should be pursued and treasured for as long as possible.”
The upcoming music video was created to capture the joy of being in love and features a band of well-known musicians playing on stage at a party, while the rest of the guests are dancing and having a good time.
“Sometimes you just want to have fun with your friends and enjoy the music and that was the idea with this video,” he explains.
This catchy song is the singer’s fourteenth release in three years and follows in the footsteps of chart toppers like As Hy Vir Jou Nog Lief Was , Net ’n Bietjie , Stof , ’n Vriend Soos Jy (a duet with Mack Rapapali), My Vrou and Die Beste Deel .
The singer-songwriter is currently working with Mack on his latest single, is helping out with a film project and is in talks with George Parker about a gospel album. In addition to his work in studio, he is also studying psychology and plans on releasing more music later this year.
He is also one of the contestants in the kykNET breakfast show, Ontbytsake ’s songwriting competition and is excited to see what happens next.
Christiaan has been involved in the music industry for around two decades and released his first album in 2008 at the age of nineteen.
Over the years, he has had many highlights in his career, including winning several music awards; producing a children’s album with Leon Jonkman; progressing to the final rounds of Idols SA in 2006; opening for Smokie in 2012; performing at Huisgenoot Skouspel in 2007 and more.
He enjoys being back on stage and feels privileged to be able to perform again.
DIS JY is a beautiful song that showcases his abilities as a musician, producer and songwriter.
“The song is different from the norm. It has an organic, fun and energetic approach, but no synthetic instruments were used to create it,” he concludes.
It is now available on all digital platforms. Download it here:
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/christiaanbaartman/dis-jy
