birth_place name background birth_date instrument article_title birth_name occupation
bloemfontein , south africa coenie de villiers solo_singer 11 october 1956 piano coenie de villiers
 coenraad grabe de villiers singer/songwriter
coenie de villiers

coenie de villiers -lrb- coenraad grabe de villiers -rrb- , born 11 october 1956 , is a south african singer/songwriter , pianist , pop artist who sings in his mother tongue , afrikaans .
if any comparison was required , coenie 's music is best compared to the pop/rock of herbert groenemeyer -lrb- german language -rrb- or billy joel -lrb- usa english language -rrb- .
