Karen Zoid (born Karen Louise Greeff on 10 August 1978) is a South African rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. She was born in Brussels, Belgium before moving to Johannesburg.
Signed to EMI in 2001 she released her first solo album “Poles Apart” which included the now iconic song “Afrikaners is Plesierig”. The song solidified her in the South African music scene and she soon became South Africa’s queen of rock crossing over between Afrikaans and English markets.
Her fans are often referred to as the “Zoid Generation”.