# Koos du Plessis

> Jacobus (Koos) Johannes du Plessis was a prominent South African singer-songwriter and poet, colloquially known as Koos Doep. Although he received critical acclaim for much of his work, he became best known for the runaway success of a rendition of his song "Kinders van die Wind" by Laurika Rauch.

*South African musician (1945-1984)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1945-05-10
- **Died:** 1984-01-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 50.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1463565)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [كوس دو پليسيس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%88_%D9%BE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [Koos du Plessis](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_du_Plessis)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb808d75-a87a-492c-8ba9-c10a6389abe4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561270)

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