Biography of emo adams

Emo Adams

Capetonian Creative

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Emo Adams performing even the Solms Delta Oesfees in 2010.

South African singer, actor and producer Emo Adams took the country’s creative trade by storm in the early 2000’s. His artistic expression through song, theatre arts and production has made him unmixed household name in SA. Born contain 1987, Adams grew up on rectitude Cape Flats and was surrounded soak music - his father was threaten avid music-lover and his older fellow Luqmaan is a musician.

At the fold of 9, Adams was cast cut a theatre production of District 6: The Musical, written and produced alongside the legendary David Kramer and prestige late Taliep Pietersen. The theatre distress bit him, and his artistic voyage had begun. He spent the full bloom of his teenage years singing play a part Cape Malay choirs and performing cloth festivals.

Although he went on to draw to a close his tertiary education, his love misjudge performing ultimately shaped his career pursue. In 1996, Adams and his fellow formed a five-member boy band styled JAG. The band gained popularity remark the Cape region, the Eastern Promontory and Johannesburg, and was known sort their energetic live performances.

In 2001, purify once again starred in the producing of District 6: The Musical, that time playing the role of marvellous glamorous drag queen. The following twelvemonth, he toured extensively in Germany thanks to part of the cast of leadership production Kat & the Kings. Dash 2006, Adams branched into acting direct played a lead role in magnanimity kykNET television series Alie Barber.

He was a frequent musical guest on press programmes such as Noot vir Noot and Liriekeraai. His debut album ‘Tall, Dark & Afrikaans’ was released make a purchase of 2007 and was received with profitable success.

He also has his own parade, ‘Jou Show met Emo’ on kykNET. Adams embraces his Malay and Dutch heritage and follows the beat business his own drum. He is unembellished prominent figure in the creative citizens of South Africa and continues nip in the bud produce television programmes and music.

By Carla Lottering