Mid-Morning Magic
WATCH: 17-year-old Yolanda performs ABBA─── 09:34 Wed, 03 Nov 2021
In her Grade 10 year, Yolanda Maartens was cast as the lead in John Ross College, Richards Bay's production, "Thank you for the music", which was based on the British stage production, "Mamma Mia".
The year was 2001 and a bright-eyed, music-loving teen wanted to be Sophie Sheridan with all her heart. In love with ABBA music, Yolanda Maartens knew that her final high school play featuring songs by ABBA was written for her.
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Back then she dreamed she would be a singer and actress on Broadway one day.
She wanted to be the girl with golden hair who believed in her dreams and would get a man after midnight... Okay not quite as she was only 17!
In the video below she sings the theme song to their school production with her three on-stage dads - doing what she loves.
