Vier jaar gelede was sy net \u2019n kind wat \u2019n nuwe begin in \u2019n nuwe land moes maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was koud, groen, Engels en anders in hul nuwe tuiste in Ierland, maar Niamh Smith (nou 12) het gou \u2019n veilige hawe en groot liefde in sang ontdek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En kort voor lank het sy sommer ingespring om ander ook met haar talent by te staan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is \u2019n baie suksesvolle paar jaar vir Niamh (uitgespreek Neave), wat al in vele kompetisies uitgeblink het en al op verskeie TV-programme opgetree het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En nou het Niamh ook onlangs vir die eerste keer \u2019n Afrikaanse liedjie, \u2018Klein Tambotieboom\u2019 deur die Heuwels Fantasties, by \u2019n Suid-Afrikaanse byeenkoms gesing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het ook \u2019n projek begin om met behulp van haar weergawe van hierdie liedjie geld vir Make-a-Wish Ierland in te samel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil graag my sang gebruik om \u2019n lig te skyn op die mense en dinge waarvoor ek lief is en wat saak maak. Dis waarom ek die \u2018Shine from within\u2019-projek saam met Make-a-Wish Ireland begin het,\u201d s\u00ea sy. Make-a-wish is \u2019n organisasie wat geld insamel om die drome te bewaarheid van kinders wat aan lewensbedreigende siektes ly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie idee is dat as jy my musiek geniet, jy \u2019n donasie aan die organisasie maak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar weergawe van \u2018Klein Tambotieboom\u2019 kan ten bate van die organisasie gestroom word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is besonder trots daarop dat Pierre Greeff van die groep self sy ondersteuning daarvoor gegee het en \u2019n video vir haar gemaak het om haar aan te moedig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Heuwels Fantasties toer vanjaar na Ierland, waar hulle gere\u00ebl het om haar ook gou te ontmoet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar ma, Alda, het besef sy het talent toe sy agt of nege was. \u201c(Dit was) kort voor ons Ierland toe verhuis het,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het by \u2019n maatjie se huis karaoke gesing en die maatjie se mamma het vir my ma ges\u00ea ek moet sanglesse neem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die gesin het destyds in Bellville gebly, waar sy \u2019n leerder aan die Laerskool Welgemoed was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het juis die liedjie gesing omdat dit haar aan grootwordjare in Suid-Afrika laat dink het. Sy mis baie goed van die land: Die skole en vriende waar sy was; die \u2018Toy Factory Shop\u2019 in Voortrekkerweg; die voer van diere by Stodels; Wimpy-eet by Tygervallei; die vriendelike petroljoggies by die vulstasie (daar is nie petroljoggies nie); die tannie wat haar kralekuns langs die pad verkoop; lekker tye saam met haar nefies, niggies, oumas en oupas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar ouers, Johann, \u2019n kubersekerheidskundige en Alda, wat mediese leer en ontwikkeling in die farmaseutiese bedryf lei, en haar broers, Jesse (15) en N\u00e9o (10), is ook almal musikaal. Jesse het, soos sy, SA-kleure vir uitvoerende kunste ontvang, maar ook die Afrikaanse eisteddfod-beker vir musiekteater in 2021 gewen (waaraan hy weens Covid vanuit Ierland kon deelneem).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niamh self het nog baie wat binnekort plaasvind. \u201cEk neem later die somer (dit is tans somer daar) deel aan die uitdunne vir \u2019n gesogte musiekprogram, maar ek kan nog nie meer oor dit vertel nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy gaan ook \u2019n Kersliedjie ten gunste van Make-a-Wish vrystel. \u201cEk wil ook graag nog \u2019n Afrikaanse liedjie sing, maar ek begin in September met ho\u00ebrskool hier, so ek sal maar sien of ek tyd kry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besoek @niamhbeatrix op Instagram of @NiamhBSmith op Facebook vir meer inligting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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