Music Van Jaarsveld started his professional singing career in high school when he was offered singing record, and he released his first solo album in his last year. after receiving three nominations from the
Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees,
Vonk (a local music magazine) and
Huisgenoot Tempo magazine. As the winner of this category, Van Jaarsveld performed at the Skouspel Extravaganza hosted at
Sun City, and continued to do until 2011. In November 2006, Theuns Jordaan Productions offered Van Jaarsveld a recording contract. His first album, '
n Duisend Ure, was released later that year and album sales reached gold status. In January 2010, Van Jaarsveld was awarded the Viewers' Favourite Artist award for 2001 on DKNT, a local music program on
DStv. That same year, "Spieëltjie", a song from his second album, won Best Afrikaans Song at both the
Huisgenot Tempo and
Vonk Awards. He went on to release two more albums, "Wat Geld Nie Kan Koop Nie" and "Maak 'n Wens" in 2012 and 2014, respectively. In February 2016, his single "Middernag Serenade" peaked at number 2 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart of the top-selling Afrikaans singles in South Africa. In the same year, his single "HOLY" topped the South African iTunes chart. In 2018, he released a new single, "Die Land", with
Steve Hofmeyr,
Bok van Blerk,
Jay, and Rohan du Toit. The song peaked at number 2 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In December 2019, his single "Ek weet al kanal", a duet with Demi Lee Moore, topped the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In October 2020, his single "Sprokie", a duet with Early B, peaked at number 11 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In August 2023, his single "Toe, nou en altyd", also peaked at number 11 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In March 2024, he released the single "Verlore seun", which peaked at number 7 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In August of the same year, he released the single "Lief My Weer Lewendig". The song peaked at number 14 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In August, he also performed the
national anthem of South Africa in
Perth in
Australia before kickoff of the test match between the
Australia national rugby union team and
South Africa national rugby union team. In December 2024, he released a new single, "Niks Soos Liefde Nie" (Nothing Like Love), which reflects on the end of his marriage. The song debuted at number 18 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. In April 2025, his single "Wat Dit Ook Al Vat" peaked at number 6 on the Maroela Media Afrikaanse Top-20 chart. Later that month, he had a second hit on the chart, with "Shut up en soen my", a duet with Irene-Louise Van Wyk, peaking at number 2.
Film and television Van Jaarsveld played the lead character in the Afrikaans film
Liefling – Die Movie, which was released in November 2010 by Hartiwood Studios South Africa and fetched
R16 million at the local box office. He also starred in the film
As Jy Sing in 2013. In 2022, he was cast in the fourth season of the South African crime drama anthology television series
Spoorloos. In 2024, he starred in
Eksie Perfeksie, an Afrikaans comedy on
Showmax.
Reality TV In 2016, Van Jaarsveld began appearing as a judge on the local singing competition
The Voice SA. Between 2017 and 2019, he and his sister were the subjects of the
Showmax reality series
Bobby & Karlien: In Jou Skoene. In each episode, the siblings spend 48 hours with people that have fallen on hard times or face other immense challenges in their lives. In 2024, he participated in the new season of
Tropika Island of Treasure in
Zanzibar, which his sister, Karlien, won the previous year. In the same year, he appeared as a contestant on
SABC's local version of
Masked Singer. He used the alter-ego "Mielie" for his performances. == Accolades ==