Karin Kortje
| Karin Kortje | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Karin Kortje |
| Born |
12 August 1980 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG Records |
| Website | http://www.IdolKarin.wordpress.com |
Karin Kortje (born 12 August 1980) is the winner of the third season of Idols in South Africa. With her in the final was Gift Gwe.
After announcing the winner on 27 November 2005, M-Net released the voting results for the top 12. During each week's count Karin received the most votes and was thus the most popular contestant during the entire Idols III. Karin received 65% of the final votes.
Shortly after winning the third season of Idols, South Africa, Karin released a three track mini album through Record Label Sony BMG which featured her winning single "I'm So Ready" the Christmas carol "Joy To The World" and covered the John Legend hit "Ordinary People" which she also performed during the Live shows. The mini album was released a week after Karin won the reality competition and her debut single "I'm So Ready" received frequent airplay on radio stations nationwide. In January of the 2006 Karin startedworking on her debut album Kortje wanted the songs to have an inspirational message. The album was released through major Record Label Sony BMG on 11 November 2006 entitled "Forever And The Day" the album received generally positive reviews from criticts and the title track "Forever And A Day" which was the first single of the LP received much praise. The album ended up exceeding sales reaching Gold Status in South Africa selling just over 20 000 copies. The album spamed four radio single's in total "Forever And A Day" "I'm So Ready" "Never Never Never" "If I Can't Have You" Karin met former South Africa President, Nelson Mandela shortly after winning Idols South Africa season 3 . In 2006 Karin won the You Magazine You Spectacular award for "News Maker Of The Year". Karin has since graced the covers of several magazines including Sarie, Huisgenoot and You magazines. Karin then took a break from the lime light.
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