Steve Hofmeyr

Steve Hofmeyr
Steve Hofmeyr in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Steve Hofmeyr
Genres	Afrikaans pop/folk
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter Actor TV Presenter
Instrument	Singing
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Big Heart Productions
Website	http://stevehofmeyr.co.za

Steve Hofmeyr (born 29 August 1964) is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.

Career

Hofmeyr matriculated in 1982 at Grey College. After two years compulsory army and border duty, he went to Pretoria Technikon Drama School. He also spent a few years travelling and performing with the Boswell Wilkie Circus as a ventriloquist and clown, before being fired for impregnating circus ringmaster Colin "Spike" Boswell's bearded wife, Geraldine.

Hofmeyr is today well known for his love of vegetables and cattle. Hi hits, "Pampoen" (pumpkin) and "Die Blou Bul" (the blue bull) are testament to this.

In addition, Hofmeyr is a minority rights activist dedicated to the plea of a small group of inbred white Afrikaners with learning disabilities prone to family violence, alcoholism, incest and general ignorance.

He also owns a pet crocodile called PW.

Recording star and performer

In 1997 he broke onto the international music scene when he recorded the duet You Don't Bring Me Flowers with Belgian star Dana Winner for his album True to You. This track was also recorded in Dutch and charted in Belgium at No. 2 in the Top 100. Winner and Hofmeyr performed together to sold-out shows in both Belgium and South Africa. One of his self-penned songs is currently a hit for her in Europe.

He subsequently toured Africa in 2001 with Beautiful Noise, the story and music of Neil Diamond, and released a CD with the same title. The tour was a success, with 224 sold-out concerts.

In 2007 he toured New Zealand drawing record expat crowds in the country. He even appeared in a Breakfast television show.

Actor

He has acted in stage plays, films and television. From 1992 to 2001 Hofmeyr had a recurring role in the soap Egoli as "Doug Durand". Lately his performances have kept him from starring in television roles, but he made a brief return to the SA soap scene in May 2007 with a role in Sewende Laan, as a newspaper editor named "Brandt van den Bergh".

OASE

In 2011 he made public that he supports the Expedition for Afrikaner Self-determination (in Afrikaans Onafhanklike Afrikaner Selfbeskikkingsekspedisie, or OASE). He is an avid pro-Afrikaner but mentioned that he retains a moderate political stance in an OASE public relations video.

Controversies

In January 2007 there were reports that one branch of the News Cafe restaurant chain would not play Hofmeyr's song Pampoen (Pumpkin). The managing director of the company that owns the franchise denies that this is company policy and points out that many Afrikaans acts, such as Karen Zoid and Arno Carstens have performed at News Cafe.

On 12 May 2011, Steve Hofmeyr released the lyrics to his new song called "Ons sal dit oorleef", which means "We will survive this". The song is controversial, because Hofmeyr has threatened to include the word "kaffir" (the common Arabic word meaning "infidel" used by the British and the Boers in the 19th and early 20th century to refer to blacks in the context of his song, but today a very derogatory name for the black population of South Africa) in the lyrics of the song should a judge rule in favour of Julius Malema. When the presiding judge, Leon Halgryn ruled that "... the publication and chanting of the words 'dubula ibhunu', prima facie satisfies the crime of incitement to murder," Hofmeyr removed the offensive word in his song also, citing that the word would offend his black friends and colleagues. Malema is currently on trial for the singing the song "Shoot The Boer", a song argued to be inciting violence upon ethnic Boers, white South Africans, particularly farmers. Some people see the murder of Eugène Terre'Blanche as an example of violence provoked by this song.

Steve Hofmeyr has been publicly criticised by Frans Cronje, who is the deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations. Cronje has rejected Steve Hofmeyr's actions by saying that "if you think that we can fight racism with racism then you are as much of a fool as you are racist."

Personal life

Hofmeyr married actress Natasha Sutherland, whom he had met on the set of Egoli: Place of Gold in 1998, they had two sons, Sebastian, born 13 December 2001 and Benjamin, born later (Hofmeyr also has a few children by other women.). The couple was divorced after reports of numerous affairs dominated Hofmeyr's time in the spotlight in 2008.

In December 2008, Hofmeyr allegedly assaulted Ms Esmaré Weideman, editor of "Huisgenoot" (a popular Afrikaans magazine), by pouring a cup of cold tea over her at the Miss South Africa finals. He was said to have blamed her and two other journalists for his divorce from Sutherland.

Publications

In November 2007 Hofmeyr released a book titled Jêmbekseep, published by Griffel Books, containing quotes from newspaper articles, magazines etc. as well as discussions from Hofmeyr's personal blog page. His autobiography, Mense van my asem, was published by Zebra Press in October 2008. He has also published a book of verse called Valkuns.

List of works

Stage Productions

• Summer Holiday
• Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat
• Die Soen
• Sound of Music
• Dis Hoe Dit Was - Die Steve Hofmeyr Storie

Movies

• Kampus (lead actor)
• Agter Elke Man (lead actor)
• No Hero (lead actor)
• A Case of Murder as Jack Norkem
• Platteland (2011)

TV Soapies

• Guillam Woudberg
• Agter Elke Man
• Egoli
• 7de Laan

TV

• Dis-hoe-dit-is met Steve (Kyknet TV-show)
• Proesstraat as a karaoke machine repairman (Kyknet TV-show)

Poetry

• Valkuns

Books

• Jêmbekseep (November 2007)
• Mense van my asem - Zebra Press (October 2008) (autobiography)
• Vier briewe vir Jan Ellis - Zebra Press

Albums

• Beautiful Noise

1. Sweet Caroline
2. I Am... I Said
3. Shilo
4. I'm A Believer
5. Kentucky Woman
6. Cracklin' Rosie
7. Song Sung Blue
8. Longfellow Serenade
9. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - (Duet With Dana Winner)
10. Beautiful Noise
11. Forever In Blue Jeans
12. Hello Again
13. Love On The Rocks
14. Holly Holy
15. Red Red Wine
16. Headed For The Future
17. Desiree
18. America
19. The Story Of My Life

• Decade of Steve Hofmeyer

1. Casablanca
2. Daar Waar Jy Moet Wees
3. Love's The Light
4. Gatvol
5. Cross My Heart
6. As Jy My Wil Hê
7. Emotionally Candid
8. Hand Aan Hand
9. Changes
10. Did She
11. Slot

• Desertbound

1. Yours
2. Know Me
3. Ghetto Song
4. Laaste Lag
5. Hand Upon My Shoulder
6. Desertbound
7. Alles Vir Niks
8. 7 Steelway
9. Born To Be
10. Mine

• Die Bok Kom Weer

1. Die Bok Kom Weer
2. Ek Bly 'n Bok
3. O Liewe Bobbie
4. Bliksem
5. Skeeloog Schutte
6. Bring It Home
7. Bokke Bokke
8. Loftus
9. Tjollie
10. Bokveld Toe
11. Medlie
12. Dolla
13. Anthems

• Die Treffers - The Hits

1. Want net ons weet
2. Prove me wrong
3. Ek weet jy weet
4. Know me
5. Agter elke man
6. The last time you came along
7. Kyk hoe lyk ons nou
8. Lose when you lie
9. Deur jou vingers
10. She's a woman
11. Ek ken jou soms
12. No hero
13. Die sprokie
14. Rosie
15. Altyd by jou
16. Laaste lag
17. Hand upon my shoulder

• Engele Om Ons

1. Toe Jy Hier Was
2. One Shot At This Heaven
3. Assegaai
4. Engele Om Ons
5. Wordsworth's Dream
6. Liewe Ma
7. Sunday Morning Coming Down
8. Wie Sal?
9. How 'Bout I Let You Go?
10. Jolliefontein Toe
11. Bengal Lights
12. Gee Jy Wat Jy Neem
13. Papa
14. Summer Of '69

• Grootste Treffers Vol.2

1. You Got Me
2. Liefling
3. Die Bloubul
4. Verstaan Mekaar
5. Love's The Light
6. Kiss Me
7. Daar Waar Jy Moet Wees
8. Die Kind
9. Forgiveness
10. Dis Hoe Dit Is
11. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
12. Ver Hiervandaan
13. Heart
14. Casablanca
15. Close To You
16. Gatvol
17. By My (Tjollie)
18. Die Bok (Kom Weer)
19. O Liewe Bobby

• Laurika Rauch and Steve Hofmeyr

Duets by Laurika Rauch and Steve Hofmeyer

• No Hero

1. No Hero
2. Nothing At All
3. As Is
4. She's A Woman
5. Alles Is Myne
6. Kim's Theme
7. Dabbel Trabbel
8. Gone Too Long
9. Ek Weet Jy Weet
10. Love Theme

• Only Me

1. Only Me
2. Agter Elke Man
3. Never Say Goodbye
4. Lose When You Lie
5. Ek En Jy
6. You & Me & The Night
7. Ek Ken Jou Soms
8. Hard To Find
9. Wag (allegro In F)
10. Love For Love (duet With Irene Van Wyk)

• Southern Cross

1. Dis Hoe Dit Is
2. Kiss Me
3. Ver Hiervandaan
4. Heart
5. I'll Be The One (Duet With Irene Van Wyk)
6. Dolla (Feat. Anton Goosen)
7. Not One Thing
8. Don't Be Cruel
9. Maybe
10. Koos Doep
11. Reasons (Natasha's Song) (Duet With Manuel Escorcio)
12. Southern Cross
13. By My
14. Wie?

• Steve

1. You Know
2. Ek Weet Jy Weet
3. Rosie
4. The Last Time You Came Along
5. Staan Hier By My
6. Never Say 'no'
7. Die Sprokie
8. Hoe Voel Jy Nou?
9. All For Real
10. My Deure Bly Oop

• Toeka

1. Jou Hart Is Weer Myne
2. I Need Someone
3. I Wanna Live
4. Master Jack (Four Jacks & A Jill)
5. Pampoen
6. You Asked Me To
7. Liefling
8. Hasie
9. Sunday Girl
10. Liefde Is 'n Stille Rivierstroom (Nick Taylor)
11. Gypsy Girl
12. Ou Kraalliedjie (Groep Twee)
13. 4 x 4
14. So You Win Again
15. Appel Van My Oog
16. Cry To Me
17. Heart (Gene Rockwell)
18. She's A Woman
19. Amper
20. Amazing Grace

• Toeka 2

1. Reik Na Die Sterre
2. I Won't Give Up
3. Sproetjies
4. Delta Dawn
5. Glimlag
6. Michael Rows The Boat Ashore
7. Tips Of My Fingers
8. Transkaroo (Cupido)
9. Gezoem Van Die Bye (Des and Dawn Lindberg)
10. Sonder Jou
11. Kinders Van Die Wind (Koos du Plessis)
12. Million Drums
13. Die Wilgerboom
14. Liefde Is My Nooi Se Naam
15. Too Late To Say Goodbye
16. Dankie
17. As Jy My Nou Kon Sien
18. In Die RSA
19. Maak Die Bulle Almal Bokke
20. Tjoklitbeksoentjies

• Tribute

1. Prove Me Wrong (Prove Me Right)
2. Suspicious Minds
3. Deur Jou Vingers
4. Games People Play
5. Why Me Lord
6. Altyd By Jou
7. Man On The Moon
8. Cry To Me
9. Sweet Caroline
10. Don't Believe
11. Man On The Moon

• Tribute - Vol.2

1. Holly Holy
2. Kyk Hoe Lyk Ons Nou
3. I'd Love You To Want Me
4. Want Net Ons Weet
5. You've Lost That Loving Feeling
6. Burning Bridges
7. Photograph
8. Edge Of Love
9. Mammy Blue
10. Yesterday's Hero
11. Darlin'
12. Put Your Hand In The Hand / Glory Glory Hallelujah (Medley)

• True To You

1. Not Letting Go
2. True To You
3. Gimme Tonite
4. Verstaan Mekaar
5. Go / S Tonite
6. Om My Te Probeer
7. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
8. Forgiveness
9. Die Goed In My
10. Die Wasgoed Song
11. Vroeger Bracht Je Bloemen
12. Die Kind
13. Raindance
14. Threshold

• Grootste Platinum Treffers

CD 1

1. Laaste Lag
2. Know Me
3. Agter Elke Man
4. Hand Upon My Shoulder
5. Lose When U Lie
6. Ek Ken Jou Soms
7. Ghetto Song
8. Ek Weet Jy Weet
9. Rosie
10. Prove Me Wrong (Prove Me Right)
11. Deur Jou Vingers*
12. Kyk Hoe Lyk Ons Nou*
13. No Hero
14. Dis Hoe, Last Time U Came Along
15. Die Sprokie
16. Prove Dit Is
17. Kiss Me
18. Ver Hiervandaan
19. By My (Tjollie)
20. You Got Me

CD 2

1. Daar Waar Jy Moet Wees
2. Loves The Light
3. Gatvol
4. Gimme Tonite
5. Verstaan Mekaar
6. Die Kind
7. Forgiveness
8. Assegaai
9. Engele Om Ons
10. Toe Jy Hier Was
11. Amper
12. As Jy My Nou Kon Sien
13. Maak Die Bulle Almal Bokke
14. In Die RSA
15. Trein Na Margate (met Christo & Cobus)*
16. Die Bloubul
17. Pampoen
18. My Diefie My Duifie*
19. Doepading*
20. Skote Petoors*
21. Kaapse Draai (met [Nádine]*
22. Bly (Met Karin Hougaardt)*

DVDs

• Toeka - Nag Van Die Legendes

1. Jou Hart Is Weer Myne - Steve Hofmeyr
2. Gypsy Girl - Steve Hofmeyr
3. Love & Roses - Sunette Bridges and Bles Bridges
4. I Wanna Live - Steve Hofmeyr and Tommy Oliver
5. Honderd Jaar - Tommy Oliver
6. You Asked Me To - Steve Hofmeyr and Bobby Angel
7. Medley: I Walk The Line / On The Road Again / Rose Garden / Gentle On My Mind - Bobby Angel
8. Ou Kraalliedjie - Steve Hofmeyr, Carike Keuzenkamp and Gert Van Tonder
9. Medley: Timothy / Kaalvoet In Die Reen / Heidi / Dit Reen In Tsitsikamma / Hoeka Toeka - Carike Keuzenkamp
10. Medley: Ek Is Lief Vir Die Wereld / Die Padda Wou Gaan Opsit / Dink Jy Darem Nog Aan My / Daar's Niks Soos Ware Liefde
11. Liefling - Steve Hofmeyr
12. Hasie - Steve Hofmeyr and Al Debbo
13. Sonbrilletjies - Al Debbo
14. Maak Die Bulle Almal Bokke - Steve Hofmeyr
15. Medley: Single Boy / Tell Laura I Love Her / Ave Maria / Patches - Jody Wayne
16. Million Drums - Dennis East
17. Pampoen - Steve