She attended Suiderhof Primary School and then proceeded to Windhoek High School for secondary education. After school, Plessis immediately got a job as a secretary in a transport company before venturing into her current career.<\/p>\n

Juanita is married to Herman du Plessis and they have three children: Ruan, Mario and Franja (the last two are twins). Her brother, Pieter Naud\u00e9, is also an accomplished South African artist.<\/p>\n

Her oldest son Ruan is also an Afrikaans singer, and manager at Juanita Records. He performs under the stage name Ruan Josh. Her only daughter Franja is also a successful Afrikaans singer and won 2\u00a0Ghoema awards\u00a0in 2017.<\/p>\n

Her singing career began in 1998 with her debut album\u00a0Juanita<\/i>. That year she won the CMA (Country Music Association in Namibia) awards as best singer, best songwriter and the Association\u2019s Award for outstanding achievement.<\/p>\n

Her record sales total over 3 000 000.\u00a0^{<\/sup>In 2010 she received a\u00a0South African Music award\u00a0in the category Best Afrikaans DVD for her 10 Year Hit Celebration Production. The DVD contains her most successful hits over the first 10 years of her singing career. She was also crowned the most popular female artist for the seventh consecutive year at the Huisgenoot\u2019s Tempo Awards ceremony in Johannesburg during 2011.<\/p>\n}

^{<\/sup>In 2018 she celebrated 20 years in the music industry, releasing a greatest hits album\u00a020 Jaar \u2013 Treffers van 2008\u20132018.<\/p>\n}