FATMAN - Topic

Funnyman Johan Brümmer, also known as Fatman, was born to entertain people with his distinctive voice and larger-than-life personality. These characteristics helped him win over music lovers during the blind auditions of the second season of The Voice SA. The forty-six-year-old music teacher from Bela-Bela, known for his signature boater hat, comes from a musical family. His father was a freelance musician and his mother was a police officer. He grew up in Toitskraal, near Marble Hall, where their living room was filled with instruments. His passion for music began at a young age when he realized he could entertain people. He made his stage debut at ten and started performing at restaurants for extra income at sixteen. Although his father initially didn't want him to pursue a music career, he studied music at Pretoria Music Academy and Unisa. Fatman performed with singer Pieter Smith for seven years in the early 90s before he and his wife moved to the countryside to raise their children, Sanrico and Pedri. Music remained his primary source of passion and income, and he was happy when his children also became interested in music and instruments.