Jody was born in Cape Town and
grew up a shy and introverted child.
Today she describes herself as a “go-getter” and her motto is “to live
life to the fullest”! She started
playing the piano in high school as a means to explore her passion for music
and also sang in the school choir for a few months.
At
the age of 14 she joined a private music school (Music & Talent Promotions)
under the watchful eye of her mentor and biggest fan Marius Theron. She had been receiving voice training for 4
years and it has paid off tremendously!
She won the music school’s awards as the Most Outstanding Performer and
also took the title of Student of the Year twice. Just before her Idols
audition, Jody entered the Pick ‘n pay Future Stars Singing Competition and
made history by achieving an overall mark of 100% by the judges, the highest
mark even given to a singer in the previous 6 years of this competition!
In
June 2007 Jody entered Idols and after a long 6 months she has just walked away
with the coveted title of the winner of South African Idols Season 4. Jody realized one of her dreams when she
performed as the opening act for Celine Dion in 2008 when Celine toured South
Africa.
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Jody
did 110 live performances during 2008, performed at 15 charity events, 12
festivals and numerous schools.
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She
was the opening act on Celine Dion’s’ World Tour in 2008 (SA leg)
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She
was endorsed by ABSA Bank, Face of the Youth – the first SA Idol to be endorsed
by a financial institution in 2008/9
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Jody
wrote 4 subjects in the 2008 National Matric Exams and received a 72%
aggregate. She completed her Matric over two years (2008 – 2009)
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She
was nominated for two SAMA awards in 2009 for Best New Comer and Best Pop Album
of the year.
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She
represented Africa at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games in August 2010,
alongside Sean Kingston, Jessica Mauboy, Tabitha Nauser and Steve Appleton.
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She
was one of Jay Sean’s opening acts when he came to South Africa.
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She
performed with The Rockets in Israel for 4 weeks.
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