Van Coke has always had an affinity for music. Moving to\u00a0Boston,\u00a0Bellville,\u00a0Western Cape in early childhood where he grew up, he participated in high school in a battle of the bands competition where he performed the vocals for the band. He was later kicked out of the band, which put him off performing vocals for a while.<\/p>\n

^{<\/sup>Van Coke\u2019s strong Christian upbringing (his father was a pastor) led him to create the Christian band AS180. Van Coke established himself in the Bellville underground music scene by forming the band \u201cA Guy Called Gerald\u201d, which later changed its name to \u201cNew World Inside\u201d. Van Coke then co-founded the rock band\u00a0Fokofpolisiekar.<\/p>\n}

On the 8 April 2015, Francois launched his self-titled debut solo album and kicked his solo career into gear with the release of \u2013\u00a0Toe Vind Ek Jou<\/b><\/i> featuring\u00a0Karen Zoid. It was the first Afrikaans album and single to simultaneously jump to number one positions on the South African iTunes Store. The song was downloaded more than 20,000 times on iTunes, achieving Platinum status as a single. The music video for \u201cToe Vind Ek Jou\u201d was viewed over a million times within six-month and was announced as the biggest Afrikaans music video of 2015.<\/p>\n

His second album,\u00a0Hierdie is die Lewe<\/i>\u00a0followed in 2017 and in 2018 he released a collab-EP,\u00a0Francois van Coke en Vriende<\/i>\u00a0featuring collaborations with Die Heuwels Fantasties, Early B, Laudo Liebenberg and Jack Parow. The first season of his TV show,\u00a0Die Van Coke Show<\/i>, aired in 2018.<\/p>\n

His third solo album,\u00a0Dagdrome in Suburbia<\/i>, released in October 2019.He has a three year old daughter named Alex,and his wife is currently expecting a baby boy.<\/p>\n