Nadine
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She started her music career as a teenager and for the past 13 years Nádine has taken up occupation in the hearts of Afrikaans music fans, selling an astonishing 500 00 albums along the way.
But in 2009 the singer is stretching her creative soul, in the most breathtaking way, with the release of an album that is as good – if not better – than any other adult contemporary album on the global stage.
Titled ‘This Time I Know’, the 15-track album has all the makings of bonafide smash hit, taking Nádine into new markets – including international waters – whilst never leaving behind the core base of fans who have allowed her to enjoy the astonishingly successful music career that she has enjoyed up to now.
“I cannot imagine not recording an album that I know my fans will love – after all, they have helped sustain my career for so long,” Nádine says – and the inclusion of four Afrikaans songs on ‘This Time I Know’ is nothing short of a gift to her fans from an artist who has never lost sight of the important role they play in her life.
But if ‘Africa Spore’, ‘Ons Leef Vir Ons Twee’, ‘Vlug Nie Meer Nie’ (all three co-composed by Nádine) and ‘So Is Jy’ are a thoroughly enjoyable link with Nadine’s roots, the rest of ‘This Time I Know’ is the sound of a teenager all grown up; a woman whose time has come to make her mark on the wider stage that has been waiting for her all along.
Key to the unfolding of ‘This Time I Know’ is Nick Manic – a Stockholm based songwriter and producer who worked several years with Simon Cowell. (The man behind artists like Leona Lewis, Westlife and Il Divo)
“Working with Nick was amazing, but it nearly didn’t happen,” confides Nadine. In fact, the track that has already registered as a huge hit on South African radio, being number one on numerous radio stations throughout South Africa.‘I’d already felt what it was like to lose a song to another artist when two songs that we really wanted were taken by Nelly Furtado,” Nádine reveals. “I was heartbroken but knowing that Nelly had taken the song showed us we were on the right track with selection the songs for the album.”
When “This Time I Know It’s For Real” arrived through a publisher, Nadine knew instantly that this was the perfect vehicle to showcase her growth as a singer and performer, and introduce her to a broader audience than her loyal South African fanbase.