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Stefan Ludik

Stefan Ludik
Born (1981-04-05) April 5, 1981 (age 35)
Windhoek, Namibia
Other names Elvis se Seun
Occupation Singer, songwriter, actor, cricketer
Years active 2003–present
Musical career
Genres Pop, rock, hip hop, dance
Instruments Vocals
Website www.stefanludik.co.za

Stefan Ludik (born April 5, 1981) is a Namibian musician, television personality, actor, and former cricketer from Windhoek City. He was the first contestant to represent Namibia in the reality television program Big Brother Africa. He is now a popular Afrikaans singer and actor.

Ludik was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Namibia Under-19s in 1999-2000.

Ludik combined sturdy lower-order batting with an occasional medium-pace bowling and consistent outfielding. He did not play for Namibia beyond the under-19 level.<needs citation>

Ludik competed in the first series of Big Brother Africa, where he first became famous. Since appearing on Big Brother, Ludik has appeared in South African Afrikaans-language TV shows, such as Egoli: Place of Gold, Transito, and Binnelanders (also known as Binneland).

Ludik's participation in this pan-African version of Big Brother was controversial as he was the only white member of the household, representing his home country of Namibia, a majority black country. At the time, some letters to the editor of The Namibian newspaper "accused Ludik of only 'knowing white culture' and being 'Euro-Namibian.'" Some critics stated that it was "an 'insult' for him to have carried a Herero doll into the house because he did not understand its symbolic significance."

Other writers to The Namibian noted that Ludik's presence showed that "Africa is multicultural, especially Namibia," and that Ludik did not seem "to notice that he is the only white one".

Ludik's mother, Susan, responded in the press that "Stefan has friends of different races who come and sleep over and call me 'tannie'. We are Namibians. Our friends are from all races." She further explained that Ludik carried the Herero doll with him into the Big Brother house "because he wanted something that would symbolise Namibia".


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