Heinz Winckler

Heinz Winckler,從南非選秀節(jié)目走出的歌手。獲得了South African Idol的冠軍。1978年3月22日出生，他是法律專(zhuān)業(yè)出身，就讀于Stellenbosch University。自從贏得了冠軍后，他將自己的職業(yè)生涯轉(zhuǎn)向了音樂(lè)。Winckler's debut single, Once in a lifetime, went double platinum in South Africa having sold over 100000 copies. His subsequent debut album, One step closer, included this song as well as Soledad, a cover of the Westlife song which he performed during Idols, and Next stop happiness, which became a single as well.
He was nominated for two South African Music Awards, including best single for Once In A Lifetime and best pop album for One Step Closer.
His second album, Come Alive, was released via BMG, and features more ballads and rhythmic songs. It includes the singles Can't Lose With You and Thank You, as well as I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing. Also included are songs written by himself; Drowning Me is a track co-written by him.
He performed Chasing Shadows, the theme song for the South African release of the Disney movie Treasure Planet.
Heinz married Alette De Klerk on September 25th 2006 in South Africa. They welcomed a son, Lian Theo Winckler, on May 23 2010 at 7:25am.