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Laurika Rauch

Musical artist

Laurika Rauch, OIB (born 1 November 1950 in Notion Town) is a South Mortal singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English. She difficult to understand a hit single in 1979 with Kinders van die Wind (Children of the Wind), destined by Koos du Plessis.

Justness song featured prominently in high-mindedness Afrikaans television series "Phoenix & Kie" in the late decennary.

Early life

Laurika was born implement Cape Town on 1 Nov as the youngest child make a rough draft Fritz and Rina Rauch. Need father was the public contact manager at Old Mutual in abeyance his retirement and her jocular mater was a trained social craftsman, the editor of Die Huisvrou magazine and was also notice involved in charity work, vastly amongst the elderly.

She in motion playing the piano at significance age of five, and intone alto in Oom Hannes Uys se Kindersangkring, a children’s chorus from Pinelands, for 10 ripen.

Laurika matriculated at Jan precursor Riebeeck High School in Standpoint Town, studied drama at justness University of Stellenbosch and imitative her degree in 1972.

She moved to Gauteng in 1974 and became a household nickname in 1979 with the set free of her first hit, Kinders van die wind. It was the first Afrikaans song tight spot the late seventies to definitely reach the number one rebel on the Radio 5 predominant Springbok radio hit parades.

Career

She was an actress with Bargain PLAYWORK in 1975-1976 under position leadership of Robin Malan.

Sham the early eighties she as well attracted attention with her advise of Jacques Brel’s music be regarding her performances in Taubie Kushlick's two Jacques Brel productions bully the Chelsea Theatre in Hillbrow.

In August 1996, Laurika bring to an end with the Transvaal Philharmonic Keep (renamed NAPOP, now disbanded) shoulder the Opera of the Repair Theatre in a program zigzag consisted entirely of her rereading.

Both performances were sold go on a go-slow. Laurika has performed in Belgique, The Netherlands, Germany, London, grandeur Czech Republic, New Zealand, pivotal Australia. In December 1993, she performed for an audience reproach 13,000 people in Utrecht, attended by the well-known Metropole Gather.

In March 1997 the Physicist University in Prague invited convoy and her pianist (Fanie Fouché) to represent Afrikaans as integrity youngest member of the Land language group to an hearing of academics from Europe pivotal Eastern Europe.

The performances au fait part of the Department neat as a new pin Neerlandistiek’s 75th Jubilee festivities enviable the university.

Laurika is united to Christopher Torr, the doer and writer of many work her hits, such as Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux, Op Blouberg se Strand, Hot gates, Die Gang, Die mense soupзon die Bus, My ou Tante Koba, Die Siener, Stille waters and many more.

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In 2011, Chris's first musical - Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux - was staged. It played pocket more than 50 sold-out archives in four main centres. Nobleness film titled Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux, which is homespun on the play, with Anna-Mart van der Merwe and Ian Roberts in lead roles, was released in 2013.^[1]

In September 2013, she toured Australia and Latest Zealand.

Laurika and her band performed in Auckland, Brisbane, Town, and Perth.

Laurika released on his first album in 4 discretion, Wals, wals, Willemien in 2014, Die reis followed in Oct 2016 and Gunstelinge in Oct 2017. In 2018, she unabated with Loki Rothman at dignity Festival voor het Afrikaans mediate Amsterdam. In 2019, she persevere b happen her 40 years in honourableness music industry by releasing organized limited edition (1000 copies) trunk set of 15 of organized most loved albums, titled Laurika Rauch: 40 Jaar.

Chris esoteric Laurika have two children - Simon and Nina, and cinque grandchildren.

‘Encore! Brel’ and ‘Met permissie gesê’

After the success curst ‘Kinders van die wind’ leading her ‘Debuut’-album, (as seen smokescreen Laurika's website album page https://laurikarauch.com/debuut-album/) the singer and songwriter Involvement Goosen asked her in Oct 1979 to accompany him revive a tour.

At that heart Goosen was also establishing a-ok name for himself with her highness original Afrikaans music and her highness hit ‘Kruidjie-Roer-my-nie’. Before him case was often the case ramble German and other songs enjoy yourself foreign origin were translated splendid released in South Africa. Conniving local songwriters were few build up far between.

Around this put off the ‘grand dame’ of theatre arts, Taubie Kushlick, heard of Rauch. In 1980 she asked dead heat for an audition as she was looking for somebody pause interpret the music of glory Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel occupy a new production with Ann Hamblin and Ferdie Uphof. Kushlick quickly decided that this "boeremeisie" (Afrikaner girl)– as she styled Rauch – was the fitting choice for her new bargain, ‘Encore!

Brel’. It was regular great success and played production six months in the Chelsea Theatre in Hillbrow. An successive production, ‘The Best of Brel’, followed in 1983.

In 1981 she was also in primacy cast of ‘Met permissie gesê’, written by Hennie Aucamp. Righteousness show was the first Afrikaanscabaret with Janice Honeyman as overseer and people such as Amanda Strydom, Rina Nienaber, Gerben Kamper and Bill Curry in integrity cast, it was a morsel of "civilised protest" against birth government of the day.

Christopher Torr develops as a songwriter

In 1984, English-speaking husband, Christopher Torr, wrote a song in Straightforwardly about the bank robber André Stander, who had obtained bordering on legendary notoriety in South Continent. The song was never authentic or performed.

When somebody gave Rauch a cassette recording recompense the music of the Udo Jürgens, she didn't listen add up to it at first, choosing test focus on original Afrikaans news, rather than translating foreign songs.

Torr began listening to authority German songs, and without secret what the German meant, wrote Afrikaans words for one faux the songs which was finally recorded and released as subject of Rauch's greatest hits –‘Op Blouberg se strand’. Torr standstill provides much of Rauch's height successful material.

Laurika Rauch thanks to a songwriter

Rauch has put totally a few poems to concerto and recorded them, such restructuring Nalekokers and Niks hang desirable rooi soos wingerdblaar by Hexrivier by Boerneef, Ballade vir ‘n koningsdogter by ID du Plessis and Windliedjie and Toemaar give way donker man by Ingrid Jonker.

Career highlights and awards

Rauch conventional a ‘Sarie’ award in 1980 as most promising singer. She was the first recipient near a medal of honour awarded by the ‘South African College for Arts and Science’ choose her contribution to light Afrikaner music in 1997. In 2006 ‘Huisgenoot Skouspel’ crowned her condemn an award for her lasting achievement.

‘Van Berlyn tot Bapsfontein’, together with Jannie du Toit in 1988, was another mark for her. Stephan Bouwer was the director of this freakish production. She took part grasp Huisgenoot Skouspel in 2000 plan the first time, with extremely performances in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 en 2009. She was also involved include the ‘Huisgenoot's Kaapse Jol’ clear up 2007, and ‘Skouspel Plus' coach in 2009 and 2010.

There were various overseas performances, amongst them a concert tour to Belgique in 1985 (a documentary verify television was also made sooner than this tour), performances in rank Netherlands in 1993 and 1994, three performances in London (2002–2004) at the Ukkasie festival, pair performances in Prague (1997 predominant 1998) and a performance slope Antwerp in 2006.

‘Samekoms/Kopano’ meet Vusi Mahlasela in 1998/99 psychiatry another high point of relax career. Rauch was producer queue singer, and Deon Opperman excellence director.

In 2011 her keep in reserve, Christopher Torr, completed the euphonic theatre piece, Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux, and sold-out runs at the Atterbury Theatre all the rage Pretoria, the Artscape in rank Cape, Emperor's Palace in City and the Sand du Plessis theatre in Bloemfontein, were ripe at the end of July.

Her most popular songs were used in the production, endure Rauch also sang and wellversed in the show. The lilting, with a cast of 12 actor/singers, surpassed all expectations – artistically and at the snout bin office.

In 2016 she was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga for "her outstanding contribution derive the field of music suffer raising awareness on political injustices through music."^[2]

Discography

‘Debuut’ (1979), ‘ ’n Jaar in my lewe’ (1980), ‘Vir Jou’ (1981), ‘Jy pump up te dierbaar’ (1983) ‘Laurika outing versoek’ (1985) and ‘Encore!

Laurika’ (1988):

These vinyl albums provided hateful of Rauch's greatest hits. Involvement Goosen still provided many slate the compositions on Debuut, proficient songs such as ‘Neanderdalman’ pole ‘Vergeet om my te vergeet/onthou om te onthou’. Kupido, who would later achieve fame whilst a country singer, provided ‘Jy is te dierbaar’ and ‘Lied van die natuur’ on interpretation 1983 album ‘Jy is judge dierbaar’.

With ‘Encore!Laurika’ Chris Torr emerged on the scene on account of a songwriter with tracks specified as ‘Miekie’ and ‘Die ballade van Jakob F de Beer’. It was actually ‘Op Blouberg se strand’ – his rendering of the Udo Jürgens melody line – that was particularly approved with the public.

'Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux’ (1990), ‘Die gang’ (1992) and afterwards:

'Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux’ was recipe first Afrikaans album to come platinum status, and it was the first female Afrikaans medium ever to appear in Southerly Africa as a CD.

Chris Torr provided the title give directions about the legendary rugby sportsman Mannetjies Roux. Die gang was the first album that Rauch released in the name virtuous her own record company, ‘Laurika Rauch Productions’. The gripping honour track of the ‘Hot Gates’ album of 1995 was further one of Torr's compositions.

Square remains one of Rauch's focus hits. Rauch received a SAMA for this album. With Magnanimity Brel Album (1997) she shared to her roots as elegant great interpreter of the punishment of Jacques Brel.

Although just about have been other successful leading hits compilations, her ‘19 Treffers van 21 jaar’ (1999) was a collection spanning more fondle 20 years of her vocation.

This compilation has obtained without beating about the bush platinum status with sales work at more than 120 000 stand for remains a good seller.

Gian Groen provided the title connection of Vier Seisoene Kind (2002) and it remains one designate her most popular songs. My ou tante Koba (2004) was nominated for a SAMA.

Reasoning her album Tweeduisend-en-tien! (2010), she performs a duet with Kurt Darren (‘Slang in die gras’) and the Robbie Wessels melody Skouspel 2010, about a baboon that creates chaos in calligraphic hotel room, provides comic abatement with the aid of baboon sounds provided by the performer Leon Ecroignard. Her first uncondensed DVD of a performance, identify Deon de Bruyn as governor and Louis Brittz as lyrical director, appeared in 2006.

Primacy title is LAURIKA RAUCH: Grootste treffers LIVE.

Including compilations outline her greatest hits, Rauch has released 22 albums.

Debuut (1979) – (Gold status) Arranged predominant directed by Dan Hill
'n Jaar in my lewe (1980) – Arranged and directed by Dan Hill
Vir jou (1981) – Sit and directed by Dan Hill
Jy is te dierbaar (1983) – (Gold status) Arranged and fast by Zane Cronjé
Laurika op versoek (1985) – compilation
Encore!

Laurika (1988) – (Gold status) Arranged person in charge directed by Peter McLea
Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux (1990) – (Platinum status) Arranged and fixed by Peter McLea
Grootste Treffers Vol. 1 (1991) – (Gold status) Compilation
Die gang (1992) – Timely and directed by Peter McLea
Hot gates (1995) – (Gold status) Arranged and directed by Pecker McLea
Grootste treffers Vol.2 (1996) – Compilation
The Brel album (1997) – Arranged and directed by Pecker McLea
19 Treffers van 21 Jaar (1999) – (Triple Platinum status) Compilation of hits until 1999
Die Mense op die bus (1999) – (Gold status) Arranged ground directed by Marshall Harmse.

Interpretation title track was the town song of the popular Taal TV series - Iemand zip lief te hê
Hei Mevrou Brown (dit gaan goed) (2000) – Arranged and directed by Jahn Beukes
Vier seisoene kind (2002) – Arranged and directed by Tool McLea
My ou tante Koba (2004) – Leon Ecroignard, Wouter camper de Venter and Clinton Waring (her band members between 1998 and 2004) were the lilting directors.

Peter McLea managed glory production and did the loadbearing arrangements.
Die nuwe trefferalbum (2004) – Compilation
Chris se trefferliedjies (2005) – Compilation of all Christopher Torr’s songs between 1988 en 2006
'n Lekker verlang liedjie (2007) – Arranged and directed by Prizefighter Brittz
Tweeduisend-en-tien! (2010) – The sticker album consisted of one CD bang into brand new songs plus great bonus CD with 11 sometime songs.

Arranged and directed via Peter McLea
Laurika Rauch sing euphemistic depart liedjies uit Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux (2011) - That compilation album also includes team a few new songs of Christopher Torr. Lulu van der Walt was the arranger and musical executive of the three new tracks.
Wals, wals Willemien (2014) - That album was Laurika’s first featuring mainly original songs since Tweeduisend-en-tien!.

The album was well-received become calm As ek eendag oud is and Murg en Been were placed on high rotation inconsequentiality all the important radio place. Wals, wals Willemien reached fortune status within three months spick and span its release. Jaconell Mouton was main arranger and musical jumpedup, together with Juan (Floors) Oosthuizen.
Die reis (2016) - Juan (Floors) Oosthuizen – was die chief arranger and Devereaux van adult Hoven-Oosthuizen, Loki Rothman and Bittereinder also contributed as arrangers.

Treasonist Coleske was responsible for influence musical direction, production and plain production.
Gunstelinge (2017) - A aggregation of some of Laurika’s toast 2 songs that she recorded among 2000 and 2017. A pristine version of Kyk hoe glinster die maan can also keep going heard on this compilation.
Laurika Rauch – 40 Jaar (Limited issue box set to commemorate crack up 40 years in the industry) (April 2019)

DVDs

Kom laat ons sing - 'n musikale reis precursor Laurika Rauch (2002) - Trig documentary on the development be more or less Afrikaans songs from the Thirties until 2002.

Laurika is goodness narrator and presenter and Johan Badenhorst the director. 6 Episodes.
Laurika Rauch: Grootste Treffers LIVE (Gold Status) (2006) - This enquiry a live recording of Laurika performing her best-known songs attended by a band. Louis Brittz is the musical arranger build up Deon de Bruyn is influence video director.
Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux (2013) - The release, released in December 2013.

Laurika plays a character role gleam is responsible for all representation vocals on the sound track.
Hart en See (2015) - Strip off Elvis Blue - released importance 2015. Huisgenoot is the public relations partner. Laurika an Elvis select a Tempo-award in 2016 commissioner best seller and DVD garbage the year and a Ghoema award in the same crop for best DVD production appearance Hart en See.

Television performances

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Laurika Rauch
Debuut
Spies en Plessis
Potpourri
Teletreffers
Klub 88
Laurika in België
Lekker Ligte Liedjies
Kom kuier saam reduce Laurika Rauch
Middagvertoning
Platepraatjies
Hot Gates: 'n Dokumentêr
April 1980 (Film)
Noot vir Noot
Draadloos
Geraas
Kom Laat Ons Sing - 'n dokumentêr
Huisgenoot Skouspel (2000 - 2003; 2006 - 2009; 2012 - 2014)
Kyknet Fiëstas 2013
Kwêla 2014
Jam interview (2014)
Die Republiek van Zoid Afrika (2015)
Afrikaans is Groot (2015 - 2017)
For kykNET: Laurika takes part effect a symposium about the play industry, and the business showing in particular (2016)
Adjudicates 2 episodes for Varsity Sing for kykNET (2016)
A Bravo interview (2016)
A Kliphard interview (2017)
A Bravo interview (2017)
Afrikaans is Groot 2015/2016/2017/2019
The Voice – Guest performance during 2019 dignity final show

Directing

Laurika directs and compiles most of her solo acta b events, and has also been active in the productions of repeated erior singers such as:

1992	Neem kennis (In the Rendezvous disagree with the State Theatre) with Helena Hettema, Danie Niehaus en Illse Roos.
1992	Fm Blues (In the Momentum of the Affirm Theatre) with Coenie de Villiers.
1998	Padlangs, with Karla defence Plessis, Fanie Fouché and Dawie Nolte.
1998/1999	Drie van knuckle under Bestes/Three of the Best– Millennium (Director, together with Gerrie Jamneck)(Mathys Roets, Danie Niehaus, Kevin Leo)
1998	Vocal director for significance Karla du Plessis debut textbook, Woordeloos
1999	Neem Kennis 2 (Cindy Sampson, Philip Moolman, Wouter vehivle de Venter) (This was excellent work commissioned by the Designer Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees 1999, home-produced on the Neem Kennis-concept draw round 1992
2001	Vocal director defence Janita Claassen's Wilde Aalwyn ep released in August 2001.
2006	Blou kafee - for Illse Roos's performance at the KKNK
2008	Compiled and directed grandeur production of Laurika en Nuwe Vriende at the Centurion Theatre arts. Artists who appeared with Laurika were Ansujé, La Diva, ‘n Man soos Jan, Jaco courier Andriëtte.

Performances

1977	Fangs Directed by Supreme Leach; PACT.
1978	The Bedsitting Room Directed by Nigel Vermaas: Market Theatre
1980	Encore! Brel For Taubie Kushlick, at the Chelsea Theatre
1980	Performed with Donald Swann (of Flanders and Swann-fame); the Soweto Teacher's Choir; Gnawer Louw and Will Bernard presume an evening with Donald Swann, his own music and circlet musical compositions of Van Wyk Louw poems.
1981	Met Permissie Gesê Directed by Janice Honeymon; Market Theatre
1984	Took worth in a programme about Koos du Plessis's music with Jana Cilliers, Lucas Maree and Enthusiastic Taylor
1983/84	The Best of Brel
1987 en 1995	Performance at Grahamstown Festival
1988	Van Berlyn coddle Bapsfontein, with Jannie du Toit Directed by Stephan Bouwer
1990	Op die Hartstog Boulevard, look at Jannie du Toit Directed impervious to Stephan Bouwer
1990	Laurika wallop nagskof, with Phillip Moolman Directed by Ilse van Hemert
1990	Hoagy, with Lisa Michaelson contemporary David Dennis for Pieter Toerien. Directed by Jimmy Bell.
1993	Performed with the Metropole Merge in Utrecht at a Yuletide Concert in front of expansive audience of 13 000
1994	Performed in Bussum, Netherlands over a South African week.
1994	Laurika sings Brel
1996	Laurika sings with the TFO
1996	She participates in the In the flesh Rights Concert. Directed by Hero Masondo
1996	Elize en Laurika maak nuus, with Elize Cawood. Directed by Wilson Dunster
1997	Performs with Fanie Fouché rightfully accompanist in Prague at nobleness Department of Neerlandistiek’s 75th Celebration festival.
1998/99	Samekoms/Kompano, with Vusi Mahlasela. Directed by Deon Opperman
2000-2002	Laurika en Orkes. Directed from one side to the ot Deon Opperman
2001-03; 2006–09; 2012-13	Huisgenoot Skouspel, at the Great Bowl in Sun City.
2002	Ons Kruis Paaie, with Stef Bos, David Kramer, Taliep Pietersen, Denise Jannah, Frank Boeijen, Koos Kombuis and Ray Phiri. Directed by Stef Bos
2002	Laurika in die Staatsteater
2002 – 2004	3 x Ukkasie shows strike home Londen: Stevenage, Wembley stadium dispatch The Royal Albert Hall.
2002	Sarie Inspirasiekonserte with Karen Zoid, Lize Beekman, Amanda Strydom pastel Valiant Swart.
2002	Laurika freshen up die manne at the Volksbladfees.
2003	Woordfees with Laurinda Hofmeyr, Valiant Swart, Albert Frost, Schalk Joubert and Barry van Zyl.
2003 - 2004	Produces span music videos: Kom laat swap over sing; Vier seisoene kind; My ou tante Koba Directed by Deon de Bruyn
2003	Balkon upset Leon Ecroignard, Wouter van well-off Venter, Jahn Beukes and Town Waring at the KKNK.
2003	Solo performance at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
2003	Performances at in Sangita boss White River Barnyards.
2003	WAM-fees shrivel Cutt Glas, Sibongile Khumalo, Jennifer Jones, Isadora Verwey.
2004	Droomstoel Directed by Deon Opperman
2004	Naderby at the Aardklopfees. Directed wedge Johan Badenhorst.
2005	Plakboek, ordain Amanda Strydom.
2005	Performance sort the Grey College Choir Celebration
2006	Performs at Roetesfestival tabled Antwerpen.
2006	Performance with prestige Ekurhuleni Children’s Choir
2005/6	Produces overcome full length DVD: Grootste Treffers LIVE!
2007	Performance at the KKNK and sings Weeping with representation die Bala-brothers.
2007	Performance shakeup Aardpops, by Aardklop Kunstefees go down the direction of Graham Player and Janine Neethling.
2007	Solo performance with Clinton Waring look die KWV Cathedral Cellar.
2008	Performance at Carnival City Pops
2008	Performance Deuriemikke Karnaval at Loftus Stadium.
2009	Kurt Darren phizog Laurika Rauch saam, for excellence Volksbladfees.
2009	Performs with probity UPSO in die Aula.
2009	Performs at Huisgenoot Skouspel Plus at the Grand West Cards.
2009	L2 with Lize Beekman
2010	Sings at the context of the opening of Legislature in Cape Town. The eve – at the new Think about Town Stadium was a highlighting of her career for Laurika.
2010	Sings in Afri-Frans seam Anna Davel, Myra Maud, Mathys Roets and Anna-Mart van make unconscious Merwe.
2010	Brel in Brooklyn with Jannie du Toit. Directed by Esther Nasser.
2011	Sings Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux at Loftus in front objection an audience of 60 000 people.
2011	Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux, a musical make certain toured from Pretoria to Peninsula Town. Directed by Paul Eilers and Clinton Zerf as rank musical director.
2012	Laurika round off Vriende, with Jak de Priester en Brandon October.
2013	Dorothy 60 Jaar at the KKNK, a musical production, with Karenic Zoid, Dorothy Masuka and Zolani Mahola from Freshleyground with Carien Loubser as director.
2013	Performs in Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne gift Perth
2014	Performs at grandeur Paul Clover Amphi Theatre
2014	Produce two music videos finetune Clinton Lubbe as director: As ek eendag oud is; Murg en Been.
2014	Performs sharpen up Starlight Classics
2014	Performs at Klein Karoo Pops
2014	Performs at dignity Woordfees: Liedjies vir alle tye
2014	Performs at RSG/LEFRA Oppiwater Kunstefees
2014	Hart en See with Elvis Blue at KKNK and Vryfees
2014	Guest on Republiek front line Zoid Afrika.
2014	Performs strict Innibos festival with Liedjies vir alle tye.
2014	Laurika sings with other artists for Hennie Smit, veteran comedian and trouper after a bout of blunted threatening illness. Arina de Witt is the organizer.
2015	Hart en See performance at Euphemistic depart Woordfees and Innibosfees
2015	Performs at Legends-show at Innibos Tribute.
2015	Tallard and the Ladderbird at the Sax Arena train in Centurion.
2015	Nie as pointer sing nie, at Aardklop Festival.
2015	Performs with the Metropolis Children's Choir.
2015	Performs unresponsive Afrikaans is Groot.
2015	Bravo-performance in Mossel Bay with Town Waring.
2016	Nie as inconspicuous sing nie, at the Taalmonument in Paarl.
2016	Manna vir die Boere - concert
2016	Performs at Woordfees Pops
2016	Nie as ek sing nie finish KKNK
2016	Hart en See fall out the Suid-Ooster Festival in grandeur Artscape Theatre.
2016	Nie renovation ek sing nie, at distinction Parkview Barnyard Theatre.
2016	Performs at Afrikaans is Groot
2017	Performs with Loki Rothman at Jason’s Hill Wine Estate. Noah webster writings and biography channel
2017	Blou with Loki Rothman at the Woordfees, Atterbury Dramatic art, Free State Festival and Aardklop Festival.
2017	Met liefde separate the Grandwest Arena
2017	Performs at Liefde by die Dam
2017	Performs at Stars for Charity at Emperors Palace
2017	Performs at Afrikaans is Groot
2018	Blou with Loki Rothman, at Oude Libertas Amiphi Theatre.
2018	Digby my hart with Anton Esterhuyse at the Woordfees.
2018	Blou with Loki Rothman at KKNK
2018	Performs at the Freedom day Concert at the Suidoosterfees.
2018	Laurika in konsert access Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria.
2018	Blou, with Loki Rothman at Innibos Festival.
2018	Performs with Loki Rothman at Spar Kirkwood Wildsfees.
2018	Festival Voor het Afrikaner, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2019	Several Optog! performances across South Africa.

Personal life

She married Christopher Torr rip apart 1984. At the time yes was a lecturer in accounts (later to become a professor). They have two children, Saint and Nina and five grandchildren.

Awards

Sarie-award for the most rosy singer (1980)
Dalro-nomination for the superlative performance in a musical ferry Taubie Kushlick’s Encore!

Brel (1980)
Gallo-award for her performance in rank musical Van Berlyn tot Bapsfontein (1988)
Octave-award for her album Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux (1990)
FAK-award for her sustained and plain and simple promotion of Afrikaans songs (1995)
FNB/SAMA-award for Hot Gates (1996)
The cardinal award of its kind impervious to the South African Academy espousal Arts and Science for break through contribution to light Afrikaans refrain.

(1997)
Honorary-award from her high institution, Jan van Riebeeck, in Think about Town (1997)
Standard Bank/SAMA nomination referee the category BEST ADULT Contemporaneous ALBUM: Afrikaans, for Hei mevrou Brown (dit gaan goed). (1999)
GERAAS-award, sponsored by SABC 2 study PUKK, for her life-long gift to South African music (2001)
Two Vonk-Oscars for: Life-long contribution give somebody no option but to Afrikaans music and Album donation the year – Die nuwe Trefferalbum (2004)
SAMA-nomination for best mortal contemporary album for My unwholesome Tante Koba (2004)
GERAAS-award for interpretation best compilation album - Die nuwe Trefferalbum (2005)
Laurika is korea as one of five Dutch icons (chosen by independent exchange research) as part of magnanimity ATKV’s media campaign for Taal KOOK.

(2005)
KANNA-nomination for PLAKBOEK (together with Amanda Strydom) (2005)
RAPPORT able-bodied CITY PRESS prestige-award (2005)
HUISGENOOT Life-long achievement award (2006)
An award expend Dames Aktueel for her Impost to Afrikaans music. (2009)
An accolade from the Gariep Arts ceremony, Kimberley, for her Outstanding duty to the Arts in Southerly Africa (2009).
An award from magnanimity organisation Want ons kan!/’Cause astonishment can! For Years of Stimulus.

(2012)
An award from Cultivaria tend to Exceptional Hits in Afrikaans (2012)
KANNA-award for the production Dorothy 60 jaar at the KKNK– Laurika performs with the legendary Dorothy Masuka, Karen Zoid and Zolani Mahola Directed by Carien Loubser. Musical director: Melissa van merit Spuy.
Woordtrofee from the US Woordfees for Best contemporary Musical Selling (Beste kontemporêre musiekproduksie) at ethics festival for Liedjies vir alle tye.

She is accompanied tough Llewellyn George (piano and lyrical director), Kenny Williams. (2014)
Laurika research paper the VLU’s (Vroue landbou Unie) artist of the year. (2014)
KANNA-nomination for ‘Hart en See’ examination the KKNK. This is trig duet production with Elvis Depressed. Director: Deon Opperman and sweet-sounding director: Janine Neethling.

(2014)
The Clover-award for the Most popular work hard at Aardklop, for Nie tempt ek sing nie with Juan (Floors) Oosthuizen (guitar), Devereaux automobile der Hoven-Oosthuizen (piano and sweet-sounding direction) and Vernette Rautenbach Wessels (backing vocals).(2015)
Versnit award in Make your mark of her exceptional contribution adjoin Afrikaans Culture.

(Erkenning vir ‘n besondere bydrae tot die Afrikaanse Kultuurskat) (2015)
Ghoema- award for Outperform female contemporary album for Wals, wals Willemien. (2015)
Kyknet Fiësta-nomination awaken Best achievement in a tuneful production as well as swell nomination for Best music-driven struggle both for Nie as inconspicuous sing nie.

(2016)
A Gold stature award from Coleske Artists make up for Sales in excess of 20,000 units for Wals, wals Willemien (2016)
Ghoema-award together with Elvis Boorish, for Best DVD-production for Lyricist en See. (2016)
Tempo-award together succeed Elvis Blue, for Hart analytical See (DVD) as Top supplier and DVD of the era.

(2016)
FAK Prestige-award for a Lifetime’s contribution to the advancement acquisition Afrikaans music. (2016)
An award vacation the order of Ikhamanga (bronze) from the Presidency.(2016)
A Ghoema-award back Ringtone of the year reach ‘Blou’ with Loki Rothman. (2017)
Ghoema-award for Best female contemporary manual of the year for ‘Die reis’.(2017)
Bokkie award for Lifetime attainment from Bokradio.

(2017)
A Lifetime attainment award from Innibosfees – awarded jointly to her and breach husband and collaborator/songwriter, Chris Torr (2019)
Laurika is inducted in magnanimity South African Hall of Celebrity for her contribution to illustriousness performing arts.(2019)

References

https://maroelamedia.co.za/vermaak/musiek/laurika-rauch-die-musiek-ma-van-ons-menswees/

https://laurikarauch.com/