Band, 2003-2007
Pop
A.k.a. Hi-5
Hi-5 is a boy band from Pretoria, South Africa singing mainly in Afrikaans language. 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. The first single from the album, the title track "Versoeking", was an Afrikaans language cover of Arash's "Temptation". The popularity of their single and music video helped the band to further cement their success on the South African music charts. Hi-5 are also notable outside their home country South Africa for recording Afrikaans covers of Eurovision Song Contest entries.[2] In April 2007, Hi-5 had some limited success in Europe on an international contract with the resort, Sonamor in Majorca, Spain, in addition to showcasing Afrikaans music in other parts of Europe. 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 (source Wikipedia)
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Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Versoeking | Hi-5 | 2006 | Album |
Weer Sé Dit Weer | Hi-5 | 2006 | Single |
Hi-5 | Hi-5 | 2003 | Album |