Amy Tjasink is making waves as both singer and GBV activist. Image: Supplied
The South African catches up with the outspoken young visionary who is as committed to raising awareness about gender-based violence as she is to her music.
Amy Tjasink is making waves as both singer and GBV activist. Image: Supplied
She is small in stature but make no mistake — Amy Tjasink is a powerful force when it comes to her music and fighting the scourge that is gender-based violence (GBV).
The gutsy singer/songwriter from Cape Town is a multi-talented musician and a proud anti-GBV activist.
Since being a Top Seven finalist on The Voice South Africa in 2019, Tjasink has released the successful singles Spiderman Kiss and Game Over.
Tjasink, 27, also opened the DHL Stormers and Friends video next to Springbok Steven Kitshoff, which was recorded in March 2020 before the Coronavirus pandemic took hold.
Tjasink is a bright young visionary whose signature vocals and singer/songwriter abilities provoke deep thought and heart-wrenching emotion within the listener. This is especially evident in her latest offering I am a Fire, an anthem dedicated to the fight against GBV.
“For years, I have had a yearning in my soul to create something bigger than my own dreams,” Tjasink said.
“I have wanted to use my talent, music and various platforms to make a true difference, and that difference now comes in the form of the ‘I am a Fire’ Anti-GBV Campaign, which is intended to create enough awareness around the absolute devastation that is caused by gender-based violence.”
Competing with Generation Z.
Being fabulous.
You turn 60.
Seafood.
Expressing feelings you can’t in any other way.
Bringing happiness to an audience.
Falling off the stage when I was exciting in front of my entire middle school.
My dad, my mom and my partner.
My dad – for never giving up and always working hard.
My acoustic Fender.
Pina colada.
I’d love to play in Kirstenbosch Gardens.
I’m a small girl with a big guitar.
Bunny and Amz.
Architect.
Short, bossy, cute, determined, bubbly.
I cant possibly choose as I love all South African musos!
The Count of Monte Cristo.
Meant To Be by Bebe Rhexa, as it was my The Voice SA audition song.
My family and friends.
Fresh!
My leopard-print coat.
I don’t know too much slang as I grew up in Fish Hoek lol.
Visiting Rome and the Vatican City.
Representing South Africa at the High Coast Songwriting Camp in Sweden.
Being tired.
Getting old too quickly.
Enjoying the present.
Get lost in my stories.
That success shouldn’t be measured against what others are achieving.
I don’t watch sport.
In my pajamas watching Netflix!
I have been trying to raise money through my I am a Fire campaign for The Safe House, which provides a safe space for victims of gender-based violence.
Wishes: For the COVID pandemic to end and for musicians to be able to work again properly. Dreams: To be financially stable as a musician.
Follow Amy Tjasink on social media @amytjasinkmusic on Facebook and @amytjasink on Instagram.
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