Bles Bridges, born Lawrence John Gabriel Bridges, was a South African singer. He became known as Bles Bridges, as his Irish grandfather called him “Bles”, due to his very thin hair from an early age.

Born – July 22, 1946

Died – March 24, 2000 (aged 53)

Genres Afrikaans/English/Country

His professional career took off in 1984 with the release of his second album, Bles, which went gold in under a month (25,000 copies) and included Maggie, one of his better-known songs. The album had sold twice that by the time his third album was released. At the time of his death, Bles had sold more than 2.6 million albums (records and CDs). Up to 2016, he sold over 3 million records, making him the biggest-selling male singer in the Afrikaans Music industry.

Bles Bridges was inducted into the South African Hall of Fame – January 26, 2020