Bles Bridges (22 July 1947, Viljoensdrif, Free State) – 24 March 2000), born Lawrence John Gabriel Bridges, was a South African singer. He became known as Bles Bridges, as his Irish grandfather called him "Bles" (meaning "bald" in Afrikaans), due to his very thin hair from an early age.

He released his first album in 1982, Onbekende Weermagman (Unknown Soldier). His professional career began in 1984, with the release of his second album, Bles, which went gold in under a month (25,000 copies) and included Maggie, one of his better-known songs. The album had sold twice that by the time his third album was released. At the time of his death, Bles had sold more than two and a half million albums (records and CDs).

Soon Bles Bridges began alternating between Afrikaans and English language albums, to great acclaim. He also began working with Eurovision South Africa. In 2000, he began recording an album with his friends in the music industry. The first song - a duet with Patricia Lewis (and his last song as it turned out, as he died within a week of finishing it) - was "The First Kiss Goodnight" by Dennis East; it was recorded on 21 March 2000. His biggest hit was "Ruiter van die Windjie" (Rider of the Wind), which was released in 1986.

In the 1980s, he held a concert in support of the Volkshulpskema (People's Help Scheme) of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, a far right paramilitary organisation, which raised R10,000.

He had cancer during the 1980s and gave generously to charity for cancer research after his recovery. His wife Leonie was his sound engineer and the composer and/or songwriter of most of his songs, including most of his biggest hits, including "Maggie" and "I am the Eagle, you're the Wind", among others. It was his custom to hand out roses to some of the female audience members in the front row at his concerts.

His career highlight was when he performed to a soldout Superbowl at Sun City, five times on one weekend, becoming the first and only artist to do so, as feature artist on 14 and 15 May 1987. He actually managed to draw a bigger crowd than Frank Sinatra did when he opened the Super Bowl in 1982.

Bles died in a motorcar accident on 24 March 2000,leaving behind his wife, Leonie, and children Sunette and Victor. More than 15,000 mourners turned up for his funeral.

Ek sien 'n ster
Dit is so ver, nooit sal ek ooit daaraan kan raak nie
Dit is so hoog, die Hemel sit bo, ek sal dit nooit tot daar kan maak nie
Ek moet probeer, nog net een keer, dan sal eers vir seker weet
Of ek tot hoog daarbo kan kom, en dan verby tot by die son
Waar ek elke dag, tot laat in die nag, vir liefde wag
Ek kyk na die ster en niks is ooit vir my te ver nie
Liefde in my lewe laat my ook op plekke swewe
Iets om na te strewe want dit is my hele lewe
Ek wil aan jou vertel, maar ek dink tog jy weet dit wel
Jy is my lewe
'n Arend se vlug, hoog in die lug
Niemand kom by waar hy gaan sit nie
Hy is nie bang, want niks kan hom vang
Niks kan tog beter as dit wees nie
Nou dat ek weet, sal ek nooit vergeet
Dat ek moet lewe en laat lewe
Dat liefde nooit weer sal vergaan
Dat dit vir ewig sal bestaan
Dat daar van my 'n deel sal kan bly, my hele lewe

Ek kyk na die ster en niks is ooit vir my te ver nie
Liefde in my lewe laat my ook op plekke swewe
Iets om na te strewe want dit is my hele lewe
Ek wil aan jou vertel, maar ek dink tog jy weet dit wel
Jy is my lewe
Ek kyk na die ster en niks is ooit vir my te ver nie
Liefde in my lewe laat my ook op plekke swewe
Iets om na te strewe want dit is my hele lewe
Ek wil aan jou vertel, maar ek dink tog jy weet dit wel
Jy is my lewe