Jean du Plessis (7 October 1999 – 3 December 2024), known professionally as Jan Bloukaas, was a South African Afrikaans singer from Cape Town.
Du Plessis shot to fame in 2017 when he released his song Kaas elke dag, with his 2018 album Lewe being nominated for a South African Music Award (SAMA) in the best Afrikaans pop album category.
Du Plessis launched his final album, God Kan, on 27 November 2024.
[2] Du Plessis was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022, and died on 3 December 2024, at the age of 25.
[3] His collaboration, "Alaska", with Karlien van Jaarsveld, entered the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart at number 20, in the wake of his death.