Yolandi Visser
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Yo-Landi Vi$$er | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Anri du Toit |
Also known as | Yo-Landi Vi$$er |
Born | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Cape Town |
Genres | Rave, Rap, ZEF |
Occupation | Actress/Vocalist |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | ZEF Recordz, |
Website | www |
Yolandi Visser (stylized as ¥o-landi Vi$$er), Born: Anri du Toit is best known as a vocalist in the South African Rap/Rave/ZEF group Die Antwoord. Visser is a actress, starring in the 2015 film Chappie and the short film "Umshini Wam"; both films co-starred Ninja, Visser's long-time friend and current band mate. Under her birthname name, Anri Du Toit she made another short film called "Picnic".
Career
Visser was a part of the music and art groups The Constructus Corporation and MaxNormal.tv. The former was a project that produced a concept album/graphic novel while the latter was a South African 'corporate' hip-hop group in which Yolandi's role was portraying Max Normal's personal assistant. She appeared in several of their music/art videos.
Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord is a RAP/RAVE group consisting of Yo-Landi Visser, Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones) and DJ Hi-Tek (Justin de Nobrega). Visser cites Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Nine Inch Nails, Cypress Hill, Eminem, Marilyn Manson and Aphex Twin as musical influences.
Film
- Chappie (2015) – directed by Neill Blomkamp, with Yolandi Visser, Ninja, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver
- "Umshini Wam" (2011) – directed by Harmony Korine, Yolandi Visser, Ninja
- "Picnic" – directed by and starring Anri du Toit
Discography
with The Constructus Corporation
- The Ziggurat (2003)
with MaxNormal.TV
- Rap Made Easy (2007)
- Good Morning South Africa (2008)
with Die Antwoord
- $O$ (2009)
- 5 (2010)
- TEN$ION (2012)
- Donker Mag (2014)
- chappie (2015)
See also
References
External links
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- Unreferenced BLPs from March 2016
- Alternative hip hop musicians
- Cape Town culture
- Afrikaner people
- South African dance musicians
- South African female singers
- South African rappers
- Afrikaans-language singers
- Female rappers
- Living people
- White South African people
- Polydor Records artists
- 1984 births
- Die Antwoord members