Francois Van Coke
- January 4, 2024
- Rock Singer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Francois Van Coke |
Occupation | Rock Singer |
Date Of Birth | Sep 18, 1980(1980-09-18) |
Age | 44 |
Birthplace | Brakpan |
Country | South Africa |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Francois Van Coke Biography
Name | Francois Van Coke |
Birthday | Sep 18 |
Birth Year | 1980 |
Place Of Birth | Brakpan |
Birth Country | South Africa |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Spouse | Lauren Wiid |
Francois Van Coke is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on September 18, 1980 in Brakpan, South Africa. South African punk rock musician who gained notoriety as lead singer in the band Van Coke Kartel and Fokofpolisiekar. Van Coke Kartel’s 2nd album received the SAMA (South African Music Awards) for the best Afrikaans Rock Album back in 2008 as well as their album Bloed, sweet and Trane, which was awarded the the Best Rock Album in 2014.
His group, Van Coke Cartel, has played together with Muse, Good Charlotte and Metallica.
A minister in his family requested Francois the name change after people at church complain about the kind of music he played. His name is Francois Badenhorst.
Francois Van Coke Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Rock Singer |
House | Living in own house. |
Francois Van Coke is one of the richest Rock Singer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francois Van Coke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He got married to Lauren Wild in 2012 and they have a daughter, Alex Lila.
The majority of his performances are in Afrikaans rather than English. Fokofpolisiekar won a SAMA for Best Afrikaans Rock album in 2007.
Francois Badenhorst, better known by his stage name Francois Van Coke, rose to fame as the front man of South African rock bands Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel. On the 8 April 2015, Francois launched his self-titled debut solo album and kicked his solo career into gear with the release of – Toe Vind Ek Jou featuring Karen Zoid. It was the first Afrikaans album and single to simultaneously jump to number one positions on the South African iTunes Store. The song was downloaded more than 20,000 times on iTunes, achieving Platinum status as a single. The music video for “Toe Vind Ek Jou” was viewed over a million times within six-month and was announced as the biggest Afrikaans music video of 2015. His second album, Hierdie is die Lewe followed in 2017 and in 2018 he released a collab-EP, Francois van Coke en Vriende featuring collaborations with Die Heuwels Fantasties, Early B, Laudo Liebenberg and Jack Parow. The first season of his TV show, Die Van Coke Show, aired in 2018. His third solo album, Dagdrome in Suburbia, released in October 2019.
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Who is Francois Van Coke Dating?
According to our records, Francois Van Coke married to Lauren Wiid. As of December 1, 2023, Francois Van Coke’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Francois Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Francois Van Coke celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.