Genres: Pop Released: 11 July 2011 2011 SELECT MUSIEK Heinz Winckler is a South African musician and singer who was the winner of the inaugural series of Idols (South Africa). He placed 4th on World Idol in 2003. The show was a one-off international version of the television show Pop Idol, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows around the world competing against each other. Born in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Winckler burst onto South African TV screens by winning the first South African M-Net Idols competition (the equivalent of American Idol) in June 2002 and a major recording contract with Sony BMG Records. He twice performed his debut single, "Once In A Lifetime" to a 500-strong live audience and millions of television viewers. Walt Disney employed his talent to perform one of the credit songs, "Chasing Shadows" for the movie "Treasure Planet". The movie was a hit on the South African market, grossing over R3-million in the first weekend. 2004 saw Heinz break into the international market by performing & traveling to the USA, U.K & Canada....