Hi-5 (South African band)
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Hi-5 | |
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Origin | Pretoria, South Africa |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2003–2007 |
Labels | Select Records, VAT-5 |
Members | Refer to "Members" section |
Hi-5 is a boy band from Pretoria, South Africa singing mainly in Afrikaans language.[1][2]
Formation
It was formed in 2003 and took part in the Crescendo annual music contest organized by ATKV (the Afrikaans Language and Culture Association, in Afrikaans, Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging), a major event for Afrikaans music, winning the title for that year. Niel Schoombee was the founding member of this popular boy band.
Career
Hi-5 released a 5-track EP Soebat in 2003 followed by a self-titled album Hi-5 (2004) with their second studio album being Versoeking released in 2006.
In April 2007, Hi-5 had some limited success in Europe on an international contract with the resort, Sonamor in
Members
The original members comprised:
- Niel Schoombee
- Nicolaas Swart
- Shaun van Staden
- Dihan Slabbert
- JP Moggee
Later line-up comprised:
- Niel Schoombee
- Nicolaas Swart
- Wynand Buitendag
- Lee Scott
- Renee Kruger
Discography
Albums and EPs
Title and details | Notes |
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Soebat
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Track list
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Hi-5
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Track list
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Versoeking
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Track list
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Singles
- 2003: "Een Hart Een Droom"
- 2003: "Soebat"
- 2004: "Kinders van die Wind"
- 2004: "Time After Time"
- 2005: "Shnappi"
- 2006: "Versoeking"
References
- ^ "Hi-5 – Recordings – MusicBrainz".
- ^ "Artslink.co.za – A first for a South African Group".
- ^ "Vetseun.co.za: Hi-5 – Versoeking album page". Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- I Do"), all from their third album Versoeking
- ^ "Contains a medley of "Lucjy Lips", "All Shook Up", "Bachelor Boy", "Devil in Disguise", "Summer Holiday" and "Grease Lightning"". Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.