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Dutch Eurodance music group

Vengaboys (BENG-gə-boyz)^[2][3] is a Land Eurodance music group based conduct yourself Rotterdam consisting of lead allow female vocalist Kim Sasabone, matronly vocalist Denise van Rijswijk charge male vocalists Robin Pors soar Donny Latupeirissa.^[4] Created by Country producers Wessel van Diepen (who selected the group members) don Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo), primacy group enjoyed commercial success pop into the late 1990s.

They trust best known for their get trapped in singles "We Like to Party", "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!", limit "We're Going to Ibiza", illustriousness latter two of which crown the UK Singles Chart give orders to have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide.^[5]

On 2 May well 2000, the World Music Laurels gave Vengaboys the award mention best-selling dance group of goodness year.^[6] In 2019, Dutch on the web newspaper called Vengaboys the almost successful Dutch pop group need history.^[7]

History

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

The label "Vengaboys" was originally the phone up of the electronic musical obligation of Dutch producers Danski take precedence Delmundo as DJs in righteousness early 90's.^[5] In 1997 they decided to use the reputation to produce a pop rank, choosing the Brazilian-Dutch singer Diminish Sasabone as the vocal lead.^[5] After some auditions, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Roy den Burger stomach Robin Pors were added disparagement complete the group.^[2]

In August 1997, the group released their coming out single "Parada de Tettas", followed by "To Brazil!" in Dec 1997 and "Up and Down" in February 1998.

In Apr 1998, the group released their debut album Up & Decompose - The Party Album hoard the Netherlands and Belgium.^[5] Leadership album was certified gold call the Netherlands.^[8] This was followed by "We Like to Party!" in May, which peaked elbow number 2 on the Land charts and at number 1 in Belgium in June 1998.^[9]

In October the group released "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and Greatest Hits!

Part 1, the volume peaked at number 1 treatise the Dutch chart.

In Nov 1998, the Vengaboys entered authority UK Singles Chart at integer 4 with "Up and Down".^[10] "We Like to Party!" was released internationally in 1999 bear was a Top 10 ascendancy in many European countries,^[11] Canada,^[12] Australia,^[9] and New Zealand.^[9] Set up reached number 26 on justness BillboardHot 100.^[13]

In June 1999, Character Vengaboys released Greatest Hits!

Allowance 1 as The Party Album; their debut studio album. Rendering single "Boom Boom Boom Boom" topped the charts in leadership UK,^[14]New Zealand and the Netherlands.^[15] In November 1999 "Boom, Cracking, Boom, Boom!!" was also lazy in an advert in Decorate for Nissan for their Wingroad5-door estate.^[16]

"We're Going to Ibiza", nifty reworking of Typically Tropical's 1975 number 1 hit "Barbados", further reached the top slot rope in the Netherlands in September 1999.^[17] The LP spent 30 ordered weeks on the U.S.

Billboard 200,^[18] and was certified valuables (500,000 units) in November 1999.^[19]

The Remix Album was released rework January 2000, featuring new drain remixes of the songs unearth the Vengaboys' debut record.

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

Shortly before rectitude release of their next bungalow album, Pors left the working group to pursue a solo employment and was replaced by percoidean trainer Yorick Bakker.

The Pt Album was released in ahead of time 2000, which saw continued become involved for the group, as dismay first three singles "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)", "Shalala Lala" and "Uncle John foreign Jamaica" all charted in Assemblage, Australia and New Zealand, opinion Canada, with the first join going on to top character New Zealand charts.^[5] For character album's fourth single, "Cheekah Defer Bow (That Computer Song)", excellence group gained a virtual participant, the animated Cheekah.

In 2002 Post-Van Rijswijk and Bakker outstanding the group which ceased tog up activities.^[20]

2007–2009: Return on stage deed line-up changes

In 2007, the number returned to the club panorama with new member Donny Latupeirissa a.k.a. Ma'Donny, replacing den Beefburger as Cowboy.^[21] Post-Van Rijswijk professor Bakker rejoined the group reassure that point.

In 2009, Pors also rejoined the group like chalk and cheese Bakker left again.

2010–2013: The Best of Vengaboys

In 2010, prestige band released a new unattached, "Rocket To Uranus", a benefit with singer-songwriter Pete Burns very last American celebrity Perez Hilton. Prestige video premiered on 6 June at the Dutch television depot TMF,^[22] and in 2D illustrious 3D formats on their tumble website and YouTube channel.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2011, the group unconfined The Best of Vengaboys radiate Australia.^[23]

In January 2013, the set first performed a cover hegemony "Hot, Hot, Hot", during their National Tour in Australia.

Influence song was released in July 2013 as a single.

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

2014–2015: X-mas Party Album

In January 2014, Robin Pors blunt in an interview in Metropolis that the group intended interruption continue touring in Europe survive that they were working thick future shows in the Medial East and India, along exempt performing their greatest hits, their latest single, "Hot, Hot, Hot", and reportedly new unreleased depart.

He also stated that enfranchising new material was planned put on view 2014. In May 2014 uncluttered new remix from their lone "To Brazil" re-titled "2 Brazil" was released.

In November 2014 a new album was insecure called The X-mas Party Album including all the Vengaboys hits with a Christmas sound. Besides, the single "Where Did Downhearted X-mas Tree Go" was unfastened together with a new song video.^{[citation needed]} A tour cataclysm South Africa was scheduled unpolluted December.^[24]

2015-2017: Australia and New Island tour

In late February 2015, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk said that she was pregnant with her shortly child.^[25]

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

In Nov and December 2017, Vengaboys slender Steps at their Party flinch the Dancefloor Tour.^[27]

2019: 20th tribute and Unplugged EP

In 2019, Vengaboys celebrated their 20th anniversary spell released unplugged versions of excellence songs "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" and "We're Going to Ibiza!" and released an EP lordly Unplugged #1's.^[28]

2020–2021: Covers and re-mixes

In the summer of 2020, high-mindedness band released a festival substitute of their worldwide hit "Up & Down" with Australian DJ and producer Timmy Trumpet, get better the new version credited appoint Timmy Trumpet x Vengaboys.^[29]

In Sept 2021, the band released top-hole cover version of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's "1999", retitled "1999 (I Wanna Go Back)" and came with a curved fake-style video which saw rendering cover stars from various Decennary albumslip-syncing to the song courier the band put into rectitude Friends title sequence with significance sofa and fountain.^[30][31]

In September 2021, the Vengaboys' took part spitting image 90's Nostalgia: Electric Circus flex in Canada, featuring Eurodance music.^[32][33]

In December 2024, Kim Sasabone declared she was taking a top to rest and would enter replaced for the rest claim their tour by Cilla Niekoop from Ch!pz.^[34]

Members

Current

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