{"id":14809,"date":"2022-04-10T14:56:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14809"},"modified":"2022-04-10T14:56:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:56:56","slug":"bernice-west-enters-a-new-season-of-her-career-with-new-single-and-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/04\/10\/bernice-west-enters-a-new-season-of-her-career-with-new-single-and-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernice West Enters A New Season Of Her Career With New Single And Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=450%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a><strong>Bernice West<\/strong><\/a>, with her bubbly personality and exceptional musical talent, has taken the music industry by storm since being named runner-up in the reality series, <em>Make My Famous<\/em>, in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This twenty-one-year-old \u201cdarling of Afrikaans music\u201d has already had several successful secular hits and is very excited to share <strong><em>JONA<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> the first single from her upcoming album, with fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by the Pretorian herself, the song was inspired by a well-known biblical story. <em>\u201cSometimes we are afraid to live out our true calling. When we try and avoid this calling by choosing our own path, we get lost and can only find peace once we\u2019ve accepted our calling,\u201d<\/em> she explains about the meaning behind the track. <em>\u201cJonah\u2019s story is close to my heart, because it is not always easy to live out your calling, but there is comfort in knowing that you\u2019re on the right track.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Keilly produced this upbeat song, which combines elements of pop, alternative and eighties music, and will resonate with a wide audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is also accompanied by a performance video, which was filmed in Magoebaskloof by Fokkid Media\u2019s Daniel Rademeyer and Jannes Erasmus and includes hidden elements that refer to Jonah in The Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSometimes it is not necessary to overthink the concept and who knows, you might even see a whale in the water,\u201d<\/em> says the singer. <em>\u201cThe best part of this experience was spending time with amazing people who made me laugh.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernice West - Jona (Official Music Video)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-FR81Ajfcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernice grew up in Swartruggens and started singing and entertaining when she was small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She made her debut in the Afrikaans music industry in 2019 after ending in second place in Emo Adams\u2019 reality program, <em>Maak My Famous<\/em>, and has only gone from strength-to-strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of nineteen she was invited to sing the <em>South African National Anthem<\/em> before the test match between the Springboks and Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, she released a successful album, <em>Net Geleen<\/em>, as well as several number one hits, including <em>Sonop-Blom<\/em> (number 1 on Apple Music\u2019s charts for ten months) and <em>Die Hart<\/em>. Her music videos have also been streamed more than fourteen million times on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernice West - Sonop-Blom (Official Music Video)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RbqZBYym9-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernice West - Die Hart\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vh_4e1Zjuig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to being nominated for several Aitsa Music Awards, Bernice is also the youngest Afrikaans artist ever to be nominated for a SAMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI am blessed to have been able to launch my music career during lockdown and to have my second album on the way. It is a privilege to have a music career and being able to learn so much from the people who support it,\u201d<\/em> she shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the musician, who enjoys a wide variety of music, Twenty One Pilots has had the biggest influence on her own style and she would love to collaborate with the likes of Spoegwolf, Karen Zoid, Early B, Francois van Coke, Elandr\u00e9, Tarryn Lamb and Die Heuwels Fantasties someday. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music industry has taught her to be patient and to go with the flow. The artist is currently busy writing new music, recording her second album and planning shows. She will also be featuring in the musical, <em>Die Gelofte: \u2019n Musiekblyspel<\/em>, which opens in May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernice wants to touch people\u2019s hearts with her music, and with <strong><em>JONA<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s raw approach and meaningful lyrics, she is well on her way of doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is available on all platforms. Download it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bernicewest.lnk.to\/JonaSingle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bernicewest.lnk.to\/JonaSingle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;N Nuwe Seison Breek Vir Bernice West Aan Met Tweede Album<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=450%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bernice-West-JONA-Cover.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bernice West<\/strong>, met haar borrelende persoonlikheid en uitsonderlike musiektalent, het die musiekbedryf stormgeloop sedert sy in 2019 as naaswenner aangewys is van die realiteitsreeks, <em>Maak My Famous<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di\u00e9 een-en-twintig-jarige \u201clieflingkind van Afrikaanse musiek\u201d het reeds \u2019n rits sekul\u00eare treffers agter haar naam en is baie opgewonde om nou, <em><strong>JONA<\/strong><\/em>, die eerste radiovrystelling vanaf haar komende album (met dieselfde naam) met die publiek en aanhangers te deel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hierdie nuwe enkelsnit, uit die Pretorianer se eie pen, is ge\u00efnspireer deur \u2019n bekende Bybelse verhaal. \u201c<em>Baiekeer het jy \u2019n \u2018calling\u2019 of \u2019n daad wat op jou hart druk, maar wat jy bang is om uit te voer\u2026 soms kies jy dan jou eie paadjie, ten spyte van dit wat God jou voor geroep het, en dan sluk die walvis van die lewe jou in. Die dag wat jy vrede maak met jou calling, kry jy ook vrede in jou hart<\/em><em>,\u201d<\/em> verduidelik sy oor die betekenis agter die snit. <em>\u201cJona se verhaal l\u00ea my juis na aan die hart, omdat dit nie maklik is om altyd jou roeping uit te leef nie, maar jy vind wel vrede in die wete dat jy besig is om die regte ding te doen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Keilly was die vervaardiger van hierdie titelsnit \u2013 wat elemente van pop, alternatiewe- en tagtigs-musiek kombineer \u2013 en sal aanklank vind by \u2019n wye gehoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hierdie splinternuwe snit word vrygestel met \u2019n unieke \u2018performance\u2019 musiekvideo. Dit is in Magoebaskloof verfilm deur Daniel Rademeyer en Jannes Erasmus van Fokkid Media en bevat hier en daar elemente wat na Jona in <em>Die Bybel<\/em> verwys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Soms het jy nie nodig om \u2019n konsep te oordink nie en wie weet, dalk sien jy \u2019n walvis in die water,\u201d<\/em> s\u00ea die sangeres. <em>\u201cDie lekkerste deel van die opname was om tyd te spandeer saam met ongelooflike mense wat my baie laat lag.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernice West - Jona (Official Music Video)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-FR81Ajfcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernice het in Swartruggens grootgeword en is al van kleins af mal daaroor om te sing en te <em>perform<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar musiekloopbaan het in 2019 amptelik afgeskop met haar deelname aan Emo Adams se program, <em>Maak My Famous<\/em>, en sy het nog net van krag-tot-krag gegaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op die ouderdom van negentien het sy Suid-Afrika verteenwoordig deur die nasionale<em> Volkslied<\/em> te sing voor die toetswedstryd tussen die Springbokke en Argentini\u00eb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sedertdien het sy al \u2019n suksesvolle album, <em>Net Geleen<\/em>, en verskeie nommer een-trefferliedjies, waaronder <em>Sonop-Blom<\/em> (wat vir tien maande nommer 1 op Apple Music se ranglys was) en <em>Die Hart<\/em>, vrygestel. Haar musiekvideo\u2019s is ook al meer as 14-miljoen keer gestroom op YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernice West - Sonop-Blom (Official Music Video)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RbqZBYym9-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernice West - Die Hart\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vh_4e1Zjuig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buiten vir talle Aitsa-musiektoekenningbenoemings, is Bernice ook die jongste Afrikaanse sanger wat nog ooit vir \u2019n SAMA genomineer is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Die feit dat ek deur Covid \u2019n loopbaan kon begin en vandag op die voorstoep van \u2019n tweede album kan staan, is \u2019n groot hoogtepunt. Dit is \u2019n voorreg om \u2019n musiekloopbaan te h\u00ea en soveel by die mense te leer wat dit ondersteun,\u201d<\/em> deel sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernice het \u2019n wye musieksmaak en s\u00ea Twenty One Pilots het die grootste invloed gehad op haar eie musiekstyl en dat sy nog graag eendag saam met plaaslike name soos Spoegwolf, Karen Zoid, Early B, Francois van Coke, Elandr\u00e9, Tarryn Lamb en Die Heuwels Fantasties wil werk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het geleer om elke dag te vat soos dit kom. Tans is sy besig om nuwe musiek te skryf, opnames te doen vir haar tweede album en optredes te beplan. Sy is ook binnekort te sien <em>Die Gelofte: \u2019n Musiekblyspel<\/em>, wat vanaf 6 Mei by die AfriForum Teater op die planke is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernice wil graag mense se harte raak met haar musiek, en met<em><strong> JONA<\/strong><\/em> se rou aanslag en betekenisvolle lirieke gaan sy dit beslis regkry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die liedjie is nou beskikbaar op alle digitale platforms. Laai dit hier af: <a href=\"https:\/\/bernicewest.lnk.to\/JonaSingle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bernicewest.lnk.to\/JonaSingle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernice West, with her bubbly personality and exceptional musical talent, has taken the music industry by storm since being named runner-up in the reality series, Make My Famous, in 2019. This twenty-one-year-old \u201cdarling of Afrikaans music\u201d has already had several successful secular hits and is very excited to share JONA, the first single from her&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/04\/10\/bernice-west-enters-a-new-season-of-her-career-with-new-single-and-album\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bernice West Enters A New Season Of Her Career With New Single And Album<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14809\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}