By Elphia Baard

The event wasn’t only star-studded with entertainment stars such as Kurt Darren, Pieter Koen, Brümilda van Rensburg and Juanita Du Plessis. The media and marketing industries was also represented by their respective companies such as Blixem-produksies and Maroela Media.

Live performances included Bittereinder featuring Chris Chameleon, Adam featuring Karlien van Jaarsveld, Joe Forster and rock legend Arno Carstens.

The veteran Afrikaans-actress Sandra Prinsloo was honoured for her lifelong attributes to the Afrikaans entertainment industry. Other award winners included the movie Pad na jou Hart as the film of the year, while the main actors - Donalee Roberts and Ivan Botha - wer crowned as the Actor and Actress of the year.

Theodore Jantjies and Annelisa Weiland won Soap stars of the year for their roles in 7de Laan.

Karlien van Jaarsveld walked away with two Tempo awards for her top selling album Uitklophou as well as best video for her single, Hande. The Van Jaarsveld’s kept it in the family as her brother Bobby van Jaarsveld won the award for best song of the year.

“The Huisgenoot readers voted for their favourite stars and thanked them for their talents with a Tempo Award,” was the opinion of Henriëtte Loubser, editor of Huisgenoot.

The other winners of the evening were Joshua na die Reën, Elvis Blue, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Rian van Heerden, Binnelanders, Vallei van die Sluiers and Die Nataniël Tafel.

Afterwards guests enjoyed drinks with their favourite stars.