Chris Chameleon
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Chris Chameleon is a South Africa
n musician. Chris was born as Chris Mulder on Wednesday, July 28, 1971. He is currently a solo artist, and was previously the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!
. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s and also performing a role on 7de Laan
as a musician. An Afrikaans
album titled 7de Hemel was released which contains music he wrote for his character in the show.
In 2005 Chameleon released "Ek Herhaal Jou", which consists of the poems of Ingrid Jonker
(a famous South African poet) set to music. "Ek Herhaal Jou", was nominated for a 2006 South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best Adult Contemporary Afrikaans Album, and reached gold status in South Africa in July 2006 and platinum status in December 2007. A DVD, "Volkleur" was also released in 2005, and contained songs from "Ek Herhaal Jou" as well as hits from Boo!.
Chameleon has released two albums in 2006, namely the English-language "Shine", and "7de Hemel", consisting of songs sung by his 7de Laan character. "7de Hemel" reached platinum status within two months, and "Shine" was nominated for a 2007 SAMA Award for Best Alternative Album.
In July 2007, Chameleon released another Afrikaans album titled "Ek vir jou". "Ek vir jou" is a concept album
with songs describing the different stages of a romantic relationship - right from first sight to breaking apart. His second DVD, "Flight of an Extraordinary Alien", was released in October 2007, and his popular stage show, "Klassieke Chameleon" (Classical Chameleon), wherein he performed classical adaptations of his songs, was released as a DVD and a CD in 2008.
Chameleon's next album, Kyk hoe lyk ons nou, was released in March 2009, and received much critical acclaim.
Chameleon's most recent album, As Jy Weer Skryf, was released on June 1, 2011, and contains song forms of the poem's of Ingrid Jonker. Chameleon mentioned this in a press release on his website as something he's been wanting to do for a long time. The album contains 15 tracks, and has a more mellow and refined sound than his previous album. It is also his first album released under his own label, Chameleon Records.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n musician. Chris was born as Chris Mulder on Wednesday, July 28, 1971. He is currently a solo artist, and was previously the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!
Boo! (band)
Boo! are a South African band. They described their music as "Monki Punk". Boo! consisted of three members; the cross-dressing "Miss" Chris Chameleon on bass guitar and lead vocals, Princess Leonie on drums and Ampie Omo, filled in the rest of the sounds on trumpet, trombone, keyboard and...
. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s and also performing a role on 7de Laan
Sewende Laan
7de Laan is a South African soap opera in Afrikaans with some English and Zulu in between. It features English subtitles. It started in 2000 and is broadcast evenings on SABC 2 from Monday to Friday....
as a musician. An Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
album titled 7de Hemel was released which contains music he wrote for his character in the show.
In 2005 Chameleon released "Ek Herhaal Jou", which consists of the poems of Ingrid Jonker
Ingrid Jonker
Ingrid Jonker , was a South African poet. Although she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages...
(a famous South African poet) set to music. "Ek Herhaal Jou", was nominated for a 2006 South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best Adult Contemporary Afrikaans Album, and reached gold status in South Africa in July 2006 and platinum status in December 2007. A DVD, "Volkleur" was also released in 2005, and contained songs from "Ek Herhaal Jou" as well as hits from Boo!.
Chameleon has released two albums in 2006, namely the English-language "Shine", and "7de Hemel", consisting of songs sung by his 7de Laan character. "7de Hemel" reached platinum status within two months, and "Shine" was nominated for a 2007 SAMA Award for Best Alternative Album.
In July 2007, Chameleon released another Afrikaans album titled "Ek vir jou". "Ek vir jou" is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
with songs describing the different stages of a romantic relationship - right from first sight to breaking apart. His second DVD, "Flight of an Extraordinary Alien", was released in October 2007, and his popular stage show, "Klassieke Chameleon" (Classical Chameleon), wherein he performed classical adaptations of his songs, was released as a DVD and a CD in 2008.
Chameleon's next album, Kyk hoe lyk ons nou, was released in March 2009, and received much critical acclaim.
Chameleon's most recent album, As Jy Weer Skryf, was released on June 1, 2011, and contains song forms of the poem's of Ingrid Jonker. Chameleon mentioned this in a press release on his website as something he's been wanting to do for a long time. The album contains 15 tracks, and has a more mellow and refined sound than his previous album. It is also his first album released under his own label, Chameleon Records.
Discography
- Ek Herhaal Jou (2005)
- Shine (2006)
- 7de Hemel(2006)
- Ek vir jou (2007)
- Flight of an Extraordinary Alien (2007)
- Klassieke Chameleon (2008)
- Kyk hoe lyk ons nou (2009)
- As Jy Weer Skryf (2011)