Hi-5 (Australian band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hi-5


Img_capt = Hi-5 at Sentosa during a Meet n' Greet session
From left: Kellie, Nathan, Charli, Sun and Stevie
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Origin = flagicon|Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Genre = Children's music, edutainment
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Years_active = 1998 — Current
Label = Sony BMG
Associated_acts = Hi-5 USA
Teen Queens
URL = http://www.hi-5.com.au
Current_members =

Nathan Foley
* Sun Park
* Stevie Nicholson
* Kellie Crawford
* Casey Burgess
Past_members =

Kathleen de Leon Jones
* Tim Harding
*Charli Delaney
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"Hi-5" is an Australian children's musical group formed in 1998 which is associated with the children's television series of the same name.

Origins of the group

In 1998, television producer Helena Harris, creator of "Bananas in Pajamas", created "Hi-5" when her two children outgrew Bananas. She and co-producer Posie Graeme-Evans decided the new show would be aimed at 2-8 year-olds, would include educational trends as fun and games, and would feature music and movement that would attract children's attention.

The auditions for the hosts and the eventual members that would make up the group were held in June 1998, with the first program broadcast in January 1999. Since then, the group has won five ARIA awards for "Best Children's Album" (in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), won three consecutive Australian Logie Awards (the Australian awards for television performance and production recognition) for "Most Outstanding Children's Preschool Program" in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Members of Hi-5

* Kellie Crawford
* Nathan Foley
* Sun Park
* Stevie Nicholson
* Casey Burgess

Former members

* Kathleen de Leon Jones: left following the birth of her first child.
* Tim Harding: left following a serious motorcycle accident.
* Charli Delaney : She notes her plans for the future include other presenting work, and acting in film and television, in order to challenge herself.

Live tours

The band tours annually and visits several countries in which they are popular. These include Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Tour themes

*2002-2003 "Hi-5 Alive" (covering songs and acts from series 4)
*2003-2004 "Come on and party" (series 5)
*2005-2006 "Space Magic" (series 6)
*2006-2007 "Live Action Hero" (series 7)
*2007-2008 "Circus Stage Show Live" (Series 8 and 9)
*2008 "Party Street Tour" (Live appearance in Regional Australia Only,Series 9 Reprised)
*2008 "Playtime Tour" (Series 10)

Christmas eve concert

There have been seven special Christmas Eve concerts, in which the cast sang at Carols by Candlelight. These concerts have been held annually since 2000.

Discography

Hi-5 has produced a number of CDs, at least five of which have gone platinum in Australia. In addition, there is a range of DVD's and videos (Region 4, PAL colour), as well as games and puzzles.

* "Jump And Jive With Hi-5" (1999) - #33 Australia
* "It's a Party" (2000) - #4 Australia
* "Boom Boom Beat" (2001) - #3 Australia
* "It's A Hi-5 Christmas" (2001)
* "Celebrate" (2002) - #27 Australia
* "Hi-5 Hits" (2003)
* "Hi-5 Holiday" (2003) - #26 Australia
* "Hi-5 Holiday- Hear it, See it" (Limited edition- 2004)
* "Jingle Jangle Jingle With Hi-5"(2004)
* "Making Music" (2005)
* "Its a Hi-5 Christmas Gift Pack"{Limited Edition 2005)
* "Wish Upon A Star" (2006) - #57 Australia
* "Wow!" (2007) - #30 - Australia
* "Planet Earth" (2008) - #25 - Australia

References

External links

* [http://www.hi-5.com.au/ Official Hi-5 Website]
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* [http://hi5.ninemsn.com.au/ Hi-5 on NineMSN]
* [http://www.hi-5.com.au] [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A414361;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 HI-5 at the National Film and Sound Archive]