Caitlin De Ville
De Ville playing violin with the band Turisas
De Ville performing in Finland in 2019
Background information
Born (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 34)
Chingola, Zambia
OriginCape Town, South Africa
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitecaitlindeville.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers730 thousand[1]
Total views259 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: 6 December 2023

Caitlin De Ville (born 9 March 1989) is a Zambian electric violinist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She released her debut album Serengeti Sunrise in 2017.[2] A popular touring musician, De Ville has toured as a solo artist and with bands like Turisas.

Biography

De Ville was born in the city of Chingola in the Zambian copperbelt and raised in the nearby city of Kitwe. She moved to Cape Town at age eighteen.[2]

De Ville started uploading videos to YouTube in 2009,[3] and her violin covers of popular songs gained online popularity during the 2010s.[4] By 2018 her channel was one of the top ten YouTube channels in South Africa.[5] As of July 2022, she has more than 235 million views on her YouTube videos and remains one of the most subscribed to creators in South Africa.[6][7]

In 2019, she toured with the Finnish metal band Turisas.[8]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Serengeti Sunrise
  • Released: 2 June 2017
  • Label: Ostereo
  • Formats: digital[9]
Covers Collection
Primal Donna
  • Released: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Ostereo
  • Formats: digital[11]

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Isis" 2017 Serengeti Sunrise
"Crowe"
"Black Jack"
"Ricochet" 2019 Primal Donna
"Untamed" 2020
"Conquest" 2021
"Fire & Wine"
"Kalumbila"
"Vermilion Dawn"
"Back from the Beyond"
"Izmira"
"Stregheria" 2022
"Stregheria - Alternate Version"
"Land of Freedom"
"Pentacles"

References

  1. ^ a b "About Caitlin De Ville". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Kratochwil, Karo. "Interview: Caitlin De Ville - December 2020". www.reflectionsofdarkness.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kedibone Modise (8 June 2017). "Electric Violinist to rock Jozi's top social event". Independent Online. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "The Electric Sounds of Caitlin De Ville". Demand Africa. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ Jay Caboz (6 March 2018). "South Africa's top YouTube channels feature musicians, health fanatics, wildlife – and a guy who teaches you how to play Minecraft". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Caitlin De Ville - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 100 YouTubers Channels in South Africa - Socialblade YouTube Stats | YouTube Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "CHANGES IN THE TOURING LINEUP". Turisas: The Official Battleground. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Serengeti Sunrise". Amazon. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Covers Collection". Amazon. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Primal Donna". Amazon. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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