“Healing in The Glimmer Sun” was single-handedly produced, recorded and performed by de Klerk, and is crafted to capture the feeling of morning sunshine on your skin, when the long night of inner turmoil dissipates and that warmth gives you knowledge that you can take on another day.

Healing in the Glimmer Sun

After recently delivering a soothing song of recovery , “Healing in The Glimmer Sun”,  My Cherie has returned with a soundscape for our inner fears. Speaking about societal expectations through “playing these games” - the multi instrumentalist/producer has created a dream pop soundtrack for the quietly quitting movement.



With EP Healing out at the end of October, Playing These Games, signals the theme of the  larger body of work, with My Cherie telling us “I heard something once about how our generation’s biggest fear is ‘quiet’. We’re constantly overstimulated and have entertainment and distraction in our hands. We have a fear of sitting with the uncomfortable thoughts that come from real reflection because it might mean changing our behaviour or belief systems. So we pour ourselves into all different kinds of passions and routines but when we’re ignoring the big or hard questions our souls don’t find peace”. 
The solo artist goes on to explain the  extended player  “was a process of healing as I faced new challenges and the universal growing pains of moving out of home, finding independence, seeing my parents as humans, and being humbled and confronted by growing more self aware and recognising my own complex issues/patterns as well as the universal craving of purpose and inner peace.’ 

Although Playing These Games is an upbeat, beefy electronic pop song, the lyrics really dive deep into the human conflict and fear of stopping our daily routines to actually question, reflect and try to find some peace within the struggle of not knowing answers to some of the big questions in life.

Playing These Games

Holding on - Staying Strong 

Self Produced by My Chérie

Big Oak Records

Healing EP

Holding On

Winter Ocean

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'Don't Compare Yourself,' the latest single by ethereal pop sensation My Chérie, delves into the universal anxiety induced by the incessant choices and expectations prevalent in today's Western society.

My Chérie, drawing inspiration from personal experiences, captures the essence of the constant struggle to find contentment amid the societal pressures and the endless array of opportunities presented. The lyrics speak to the pervasive feeling that others are leading more fulfilling lives, causing listeners to question their own paths.

Dont Compare Yourself

Darkness & Gold

After a tough few years, I took off to Europe—playing a few shows but mostly just craving new perspectives. Social media only shows the highlights, but in reality, I battled tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, bed bugs, and an injured knee on the trip. I shared hostel rooms with strangers, had deep conversations, and realised that no matter where we are, we carry the same questions—about purpose, the past, the future, connection, and contentment.  

I felt everything: guilt for indulging, joy in new friendships, loneliness, inspiration, awe. My headphones became my closest companion, and though words escaped me for months, on the flight home, they all came rushing in.  

I met soulmates in different pockets of the world—like the three sweet, feminist Dutch boys (twin brothers and a friend) and a Tibetan woman I met at a bus stop at 3 AM. She fled to Switzerland and can’t contact her family for safety reasons. Despite everything, she was kind. She reminded me how lucky we are.  

This song came from all of it—the beauty, the weight, the wonder. And I sing it as a way to connect.

Life is

Dishes in the Sink

A stand out performer and multi-instrumentalist, My Cherie has wild-child appeal. Be it in the pop tinged songs, featuring ambient guitar, live looping, atmospheric synth and hip-hop grooves set apart with her angelic vocals. 

Ethereal Pop Artist, My Chérie ~ 

Brimming with talents - from writing, producing for others and recording her own music to collaborating with producers, to being crowned the title of Best Live Act in SA after popping onto the scene only a short time before.

Growing up surrounded by a musical family, there was no alternative for My Cherie, she knew music was always going to be her passion. Having spent her childhood in South Africa, the impact and inspiration of her homeland is woven throughout her music, forming the basis of her transforming live shows. Wanting to create a unique experience for audiences and create open and honest conversations with the audience, while also weaving her nativeAfrikaans at times.

My Chérie

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