Francois Van Coke

Francois Van Coke (born Francois Badenhorst) is a South African vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist who rose to fame in the aughts and 2010s as the frontman for the Afrikaans alternative rock/punk groups Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel. He launched a successful solo career in 2015 and has since gone on to issue acclaimed albums like Hierdie is die Lewe (2017) and Dagdrome in Suburbia (2019), as well as to host his own television program, Die Van Coke Show. Raised in a strict Christian household, the Belleville-native cycled through a series of bands, including the faith-...