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In just under three weeks the nine Sing ’it songs have been downloaded more than 8 000 times, with Dans Dans Lisa the current frontrunner.

Bouwer Bosch from Dans Dans Lisa has responded with great enthusiasm to this news, saying that they really want to win the music video.

“We’re very pleased to hear that we’re ahead on the number of downloads. A year ago we gave our whole album away free, so I think our supporters already knew how to download. Those that have downloaded the song like it a lot and it also goes down very well live! If we win the video, we want to do something that’s never been done before. We want to do something that will get people talking.”

Pierre Smith, who wrote the lyrics, supports his band all the way.

“The first time I heard ’Die ouer ek’ I reckoned, this is going to be a hit – and here we have it – it’s the song that’s leading the competition. It all still feels rather like a dream … unreal … from hearing it on the radio to how people are commenting on Facebook. It’s really nice to be able to colab with a cool band like Dans Dans Lisa.”

Smith is one of nine talented songwriters who made it through to the Sanlam/LitNet Sing ’it competition, and all the lyricists are urging the public to download their songs in a bid to win the chance of having their song produced as a music video hit by one of South Africa’s top bands or musicians.

In September last year Sanlam, in collaboration with LitNet, MK (DStv channel 324) and nine of our country’s top singers and bands, launched the Sing ‘it competition, inviting South Africans countrywide to put their songwriting skills to the test. 

After sifting through more than 1 600 entries Bittereinder, Dance You’re on Fire, Dans Dans Lisa, DJ Cleo, HHP, iScream & the Chocolate Stix, Jax Panik, Karen Zoid and Niskerone & SFR chose their favourite lyrics and have since produced songs from them.

“But now it’s up to the public to choose the top song that will be produced as a music video,” says Andre Kearns, sponsorship manager at Sanlam.

The song downloaded the most by 20 March via www.singit.co.za website will be the ultimate winning song.

“Sing ’it embodies Sanlam’s corporate message of ‘Start with what you hope for’ and ties in with National Start Something Day, which inspires ordinary people to take up something that they’ve always wanted to do – whether it’s learning a new language or starting to write songs, as in this case.”

He adds that Sanlam has always been a big supporter of local culture. “Our aim is to help create a platform for local talent to be showcased. Other cultural sponsorships by Sanlam include Sanlam radio dramas, Woordfees, Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature and Food, Wine and Design,” he says.

More information about the competition can be viewed at www.singit.co.za, www.facebook.com/singit.co.za or via Twitter: @singit2011.

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Sing ’it bereik rekordgetal downloads!

Binne net drie weke is die nege Sing ’it-liedjies reeds meer as 8 000 keer afgelaai en Dans Dans Lisa se liedjie is tans die voorloper.

Bouwer Bosch van Dans Dans Lisa noem dat hulle baie opgewonde hieroor is en baie graag die video wil wen.

“Ons is baie bly om te hoor ons loop voor met die downloads. Ons het ’n jaar gelede ons hele album verniet weggegee, so ek dink ons ondersteuners weet al hoe om te download. Die mense wat die song al afgelaai het, hou baie daarvan en hy gaan ook lekker af live! As ons die video wen, wil ons iets doen wat nog nie gedoen is nie. Ons wil ietsie doen wat mense sal laat praat.”

Die liedjie se skrywer, Pierre Smith, staan ook bankvas agter sy band.

“Toe ek die eerste keer ’Die ouer ek’ gehoor het, het ek gedink: dit gaan ‘n hit wees ... (of treffer, soos Bouwer sou sê) – en sowaar is dit die song wat voorloop in die kompetisie. Dit voel als nogal soos ‘n droom en onwerklik, van dit hoor op die radio tot hoe mense daarop comment op Facebook. Dis lekker om te kan ’colab’ met ’n cool band soos Dans Dans Lisa.”

Smith is een van nege talentvolle liedjieskrywers wat deurgedring het tot die eindronde van die Sanlam/LitNet Sing ’it-kompetisie en hulle moedig die publiek aan om hul liedjies af te laai sodat hulle ‘n kans kan staan om ‘n musiekvideotreffer van hul liedjie deur een van Suid-Afrika se topmusikante te laat opneem.

In die kompetisie, wat in September verlede jaar begin het, het Sanlam in samewerking met LitNet, MK (DStv-kanaal 324) en nege van ons land se topsangers en -musiekgroepe Suid-Afrikaners landwyd uitgenooi om hul liedjieskryfvaardighede op die proef te stel.

Ná ontvangs van meer as 1 600 inskrywings het die Bittereinder, Dance You’re on Fire, Dans Dans Lisa, DJ Cleo, HHP, iScream & the Chocolate Stix, Jax Panik en ook Karen Zoid en Niskerone & SFR hul gunsteling-lirieke gekies en sedertdien ‘n liedjie gekomponeer.

“Maar nou moet die publiek die beste liedjie kies wat as ‘n video opgeneem sal word,” sê André Kearns, borgskapbestuurder by Sanlam.

Die liedjie wat teen 20 Maart die meeste via die www.singit.co.za webwerf afgelaai word, sal uiteindelik die wenner wees.

“Sing ’it beliggaam Sanlam se korporatiewe boodskap van ‘Begin met dit waarvoor jy hoop’ en skakel ook in by National Start Something Day, wat gewone mense inspireer om iets nuuts aan te pak – of dit nou die aanleer van ‘n nuwe taal is of, soos in dié geval, die skryf van liedjies.”

Hy sê verder dat Sanlam nog altyd ‘n groot ondersteuner van plaaslike kultuur was. “Ons doel is om ‘n platform te skep waar plaaslike talent vertoon kan word. Ander kulturele borgskappe deur Sanlam sluit in Sanlam-radiodramas, die US Woordfees, die Sanlam Prys vir Jeugliteratuur en Food, Wine and Design,” sê hy.

Meer inligting oor die kompetisie is verkrygbaar by www.singit.co.za, www.facebook.com/singit.co.za of via Twitter: @singit2011.

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