Jan Bloukaas
{{Short description|South African singer (1999–2024)}}
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| birth_name = Jean Prieur du Plessis
| birth_date = {{birth date|1999|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Monte Vista, Cape Town, South Africa
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|3|1999|10|7|df=y}}
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| nationality = South African
| occupation = Singer
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Jean du Plessis (7 October 1999 – 3 December 2024), known professionally as Jan Bloukaas, was a South African Afrikaans singer born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Career
Du Plessis shot to fame in 2017 when he released his song Kaas elke dag, with his 2018 album Lewe being nominated for a South African Music Award (SAMA) in the best Afrikaans pop album category. He released his second album, The Party Starter, in 2019, and his third album, Vreemdeling, in 2023. Du Plessis launched his final album, God Kan, on 27 November 2024.{{cite web |last1=De Villiers |first1=Jan-Hendrik |title=South African musician Jan Bloukaas dies at 25 after cancer battle |url=https://www.capetownetc.com/news/south-african-musician-jan-bloukaas-dies-at-25-after-cancer-battle/ |website=CapeTown ETC |access-date=5 December 2024}} Several heavyweights in the Afrikaans music industry collaborated with Du Plessis on the last album, including Francois van Coke, Van Pletzen, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Karlien van Jaarsveld.{{cite web |last1=Hattingh |first1=Mizanne |title=Huldeblyke stroom in ná Jan Bloukaas sterf |url=https://maroelamedia.co.za/vermaak/musiek/huldeblyke-stroom-in-na-jan-bloukaas-sterf/ |website=Maroela Media |access-date=5 December 2024}}
Du Plessis was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022, and died on 3 December 2024, at the age of 25.{{cite web |last1=Ontong |first1=Joel |title='His music lives on': Beloved Afrikaans star Jan Bloukaas dies at 25 after courageous cancer battle |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/his-music-lives-on-beloved-afrikaans-star-jan-bloukaas-dies-at-25-after-courageous-cancer-battle-20241204 |website=News24 |access-date=5 December 2024}} His collaboration, "Alaska", with Karlien van Jaarsveld, entered the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart at number 20, in the wake of his death.[https://maroelamedia.co.za/vermaak/musiek/hand-vol-somertreffers-maak-toetrede-tot-top-20/ Hand vol somertreffers maak toetrede tot Top-20] Maroela Media. 10 December 2024
References
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External Links
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Category:Deaths from cancer in South Africa
Category:South African male singers
Category:Afrikaans-language singers of South Africa