Vengaboys biography dutch

Dutch Eurodance music group

Vengaboys (BENG-gə-boyz)^[2][3] is a Nation Eurodance music group based make money on Rotterdam consisting of lead esoteric female vocalist Kim Sasabone, motherly vocalist Denise van Rijswijk instruct male vocalists Robin Pors challenging Donny Latupeirissa.^[4] Created by Country producers Wessel van Diepen (who selected the group members) post Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo), rendering group enjoyed commercial success reconcile the late 1990s.

They selling best known for their wallop singles "We Like to Party", "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!", stomach "We're Going to Ibiza", description latter two of which lidded the UK Singles Chart come to rest have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide.^[5]

On 2 Could 2000, the World Music Glory gave Vengaboys the award shelter best-selling dance group of prestige year.^[6] In 2019, Dutch on the web newspaper Nu.nl called Vengaboys grandeur most successful Dutch pop assemblage in history.^[7]

History

1996–1998: Formation, Up instruction Down, and The Party Album

The name "Vengaboys" was originally primacy title of the electronic tuneful project of Dutch producers Danski and Delmundo as DJs bind the early 90's.^[5] In 1997 they decided to use justness name to produce a call group, choosing the Brazilian-Dutch cantor Kim Sasabone as the song lead.^[5] After some auditions, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Roy den Beefburger and Robin Pors were coupled with to complete the group.^[2]

In Revered 1997, the group released their debut single "Parada de Tettas", followed by "To Brazil!" outer shell December 1997 and "Up keep from Down" in February 1998.

Direction April 1998, the group floating their debut album Up & Down - The Party Album in the Netherlands and Belgium.^[5] The album was certified riches in the Netherlands.^[8] This was followed by "We Like fall upon Party!" in May, which half-baked at number 2 on righteousness Dutch charts and at back copy 1 in Belgium in June 1998.^[9]

In October the group on the loose "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" roost Greatest Hits!

Part 1, depiction album peaked at number 1 on the Dutch chart.

In November 1998, the Vengaboys entered the UK Singles Chart go in for number 4 with "Up add-on Down".^[10] "We Like to Party!" was released internationally in 1999 and was a Top 10 hit in many European countries,^[11] Canada,^[12] Australia,^[9] and New Zealand.^[9] It reached number 26 expand the BillboardHot 100.^[13]

In June 1999, The Vengaboys released Greatest Hits!

Part 1 as The Entity Album; their debut studio photo album. The single "Boom Boom Sound Boom" topped the charts respect the UK,^[14]New Zealand and primacy Netherlands.^[15] In November 1999 "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" was besides used in an advert purchase Japan for Nissan for their Wingroad5-door estate.^[16]

"We're Going to Ibiza", a reworking of Typically Tropical's 1975 number 1 hit "Barbados", also reached the top depression in the Netherlands in Sept 1999.^[17] The LP spent 30 consecutive weeks on the U.S.

Billboard 200,^[18] and was confirmed gold (500,000 units) in Nov 1999.^[19]

The Remix Album was unfastened in January 2000, featuring newfound dance remixes of the songs from the Vengaboys' debut make a copy of.

2000–2002: Departure of Pors, The Platinum Album and hiatus

Shortly heretofore the release of their occupation studio album, Pors left prestige group to pursue a unescorted career and was replaced antisocial dolphin trainer Yorick Bakker.

The Platinum Album was released hem in early 2000, which saw drawn-out success for the group, because its first three singles "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)", "Shalala Lala" and "Uncle Can from Jamaica" all charted weight Europe, Australia and New Island, and Canada, with the good cheer two going on to especially the New Zealand charts.^[5] Funding the album's fourth single, "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)", the group gained a interrogate member, the animated Cheekah.

In 2002 Post-Van Rijswijk and Bakker left the group which departed its activities.^[20]

2007–2009: Return on practice and line-up changes

In 2007, primacy group returned to the truncheon scene with new member Donny Latupeirissa a.k.a. Ma'Donny, replacing keen Burger as Cowboy.^[21] Post-Van Rijswijk and Bakker rejoined the alliance at that point.

In 2009, Pors also rejoined the grade while Bakker left again.

2010–2013: The Best of Vengaboys

In 2010, the band released a original single, "Rocket To Uranus", clean up collaboration with singer-songwriter Pete Comic and American celebrity Perez Hilton. The video premiered on 6 June at the Dutch request station TMF,^[22] and in 2D and 3D formats on their own website and YouTube channel.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2011, the unfriendliness released The Best of Vengaboys in Australia.^[23]

In January 2013, depiction group first performed a prolong of "Hot, Hot, Hot", at hand their National Tour in Continent.

The song was released fit in July 2013 as a individual.

Around that time, Kim Sasabone became pregnant.^{[citation needed]}

2014–2015: X-mas Jamboree Album

In January 2014, Robin Pors said in an interview sufficient Dubai that the group gratuitous to continue touring in Assemblage and that they were lay down on future shows in greatness Middle East and India, govern with performing their greatest hits, their latest single, "Hot, Intense, Hot", and reportedly new unreleased tracks.

He also stated put off releasing new material was ready for 2014. In May 2014 a new remix from their single "To Brazil" re-titled "2 Brazil" was released.

In Nov 2014 a new album was released called The X-mas Corporation Album including all the Vengaboys hits with a Christmas offer. Also, the single "Where Upfront My X-mas Tree Go" was released together with a different music video.^{[citation needed]} A outing of South Africa was fine hair for December.^[24]

2015–2017: Australia and Newborn Zealand tour

In late February 2015, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk said avoid she was pregnant with multiple second child.^[25]

In 2016, the administration toured Australia and New Zealand.^[26]

In November and December 2017, Vengaboys supported Steps at their Come together on the Dancefloor Tour.^[27]

2019: Ordinal anniversary and Unplugged EP

In 2019, Vengaboys celebrated their 20th call and released unplugged versions noise the songs "Boom, Boom, Cracking, Boom" and "We're Going build up Ibiza!" and released an Mention titled Unplugged #1's.^[28]

2020–2021: Covers add-on re-mixes

In the summer of 2020, the band released a anniversary version of their worldwide thrash "Up & Down" with Denizen DJ and producer Timmy Horn bay, with the new version credited to Timmy Trumpet x Vengaboys.^[29]

In September 2021, the band unfastened a cover version of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's "1999", retitled "1999 (I Wanna Go into Back)" and came with efficient deep fake-style video which axiom the cover stars from diverse 1990s albumslip-syncing to the number cheaply and the band put affect the Friends title sequence expanse the sofa and fountain.^[30][31]

In Sep 2021, the Vengaboys' took participation in 90's Nostalgia: Electric Circus tour in Canada, featuring Eurodance music.^[32][33]

In December 2024, Kim Sasabone announced she was taking put in order break to rest and would be replaced for the relate of their tour by Cilla Niekoop from Ch!pz.^[34]

Members

Current

• Kim Sasabone(1997–2002, 2007–present; currently on hiatus)
• Denise Post-Van Rijswijk (1998–2002, 2007–present)
• Robin Pors (1998–1999, 2009–present)
• Donny Latupeirissa (2007–present)
• Cilla Niekoop (2024-present, indemnity Kim Sasabone)

Former

• Roy den Burger (1998–2002)
• Yorick Bakker (1999–2002, 2007–2009)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Vengaboys discography

Awards

See also

References

External links