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‘Own It!’ Episode 9: Vernon Barnard

───   20:00 Thu, 27 Jun 2019

‘Own It!’ Episode 9: Vernon Barnard | News Article
Vernon Barnard

On tonight’s episode of Own It, we check in with singer Vernon Barnard, who was born with glaucoma, an eye condition that left him blind after 16 eye operations to try and save his sight. He shares more about his incredible journey…


Singing and motivating others is hispassion followed closely by his love of sport, particularly cricket. His bigbreakthrough came in the form of MNet’s The Voice SA competition. After makingit to the final round of The Voice SA, Vernon was signed with Universal Music.


You can find out more about Vernon Barnard and how to book him for an event on his Facebook page, Vernon Barnard Artist.  Remember, if you have a question for any of our Own It contributors, you can send it to ownit@ofm.co.za. Next Thursday, we catch up with former OFM presenter, Irene Fischer.


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