Laurika Rauch

About

Afrikaans and English folk singer who sang the 1979 single "Kinders van die Wind (Children of the Wind)."

Before Fame

She started training as a pianist and a singer at age five.

Trivia

She was the inaugural winner of the South African Academy for Arts and Science Medal of Honor in 1997.

Family Life

She married Christopher Torr in 1984; the couple have a son named Simon and a daughter named Nina.

Associated With

She has performed numerous duets with fellow Afrikaans artist Steve Hofmeyr.