Vengaboys

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Vengaboys

Kim Sasabone, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Yorick Bakker and Donny Latupeirissa performing in 2008
Background information
Origin Netherlands
Genre(s) Dance-pop
Years active 1997-2001
2007-present
Label(s) Breakin' Records/Violent Music/Strictly Rhythm
Members
Kim Sasabone
Denise Post-Van Rijswijk
Yorick Bakker
Donny Latupeirissa
Lee Haynes
Former members
Robin Pors
Roy den Burger
Thomas Kellaghan
David Glasgow

Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in the Netherlands. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen (Danski and Delmundo), they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going to Ibiza" and their U.S. Top 40 hit, "We Like to Party." They have sold an estimated 15 million records worldwide. [1]

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[edit] History

Danski and Delmundo toured Spain from 1992 to 1997 in a school bus, previously owned by K Siebenhausen, finding success organizing illegal beach parties during the summers.[2] Danski, Delmundo and keyboard player Scott Bailey recruited six dancers to form a group: Kim Sasabone, Denise van Rijswijk, Thomas Kellaghan, Robin Pors, David Glasgow and Roy den Burger. In 1997, the name Vengaboys was thought up during a recording session for another of Danski's projects Nakatomi, as he kept repeating the word "venga" (Spanish for "come on").[citation needed]

After two small hits with "Parada De Tettas" and "To Brazil", they scored a number 4 hit in the UK with "Up & Down" in November 1998. The follow-up "We Like to Party" peaked at number 3, and also reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. In June 1999, they scored their first number 1 with "Boom Boom Boom Boom", when it topped the charts in both the UK and the Netherlands. "We Like to Party" was used in a Six Flags advertisement campaign, featuring an elderly gent dancing to the tune and picking up passengers.

"We're Going to Ibiza", a reworking of Typically Tropical's 1975 number 1 hit, also reached the top slot in September 1999. Their debut LP The Party Album spent 30 consecutive weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified gold (500,000 units) in November 1999.

Performing Ibiza at 53 degrees in Preston, England.

Vengaboys are quite commonly credited with the successful 1999 smash hit, "Sex on The Beach", which is a T-Spoon hit.

Shortly before the release of their second album, Robin Pors left the group and was replaced by Yorick Bakker. More UK Top 10 hits followed: "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)", "Shalala Lala" and "Uncle John from Jamaica". For their fourth single the group got a fifth member, the computer-animated Cheekah. The single "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" was not as successful as their previous singles. They released their single "Forever as One" in February 2001 and the group temporarily disbanded; however, they regrouped for a private charity event under the name "Boowiffeck" and performed one date in 2005, playing for a Chinese-led operation management audience in Oxford.

In 2007 they returned to the club scene, with new member Donny Latupeirissa replacing Roy den Burger. They have most recently been touring university student union clubs in the UK and Ireland.

During some university tours in the UK, Disco/Folk artist Lee Haynes has made some appearances with the group as a backup violinist.

There were some rumors in 2008 that the Vengaboys had penciled in a new single entitled "Partylife" to be released. This never eventuated and disappointed the dormant fans around the world.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Chart positions[3][4][5] Certifications
(sales thresholds)
NZ SWI AUS NOR AUT FIN NED
1998 The Party Album! 5 7 4 6 26 9 1
2000 The Remix Album — — — — — — —
2000 The Platinum Album 1 17 20 10 2 15 2

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
NLD UK[13] AUS USA DEU POL NOR IRL NZL
1997 "Parada de Tettas" 29 — — — — — — — — The Party Album
1998 "To Brazil" 23 — — — — — — — —
"Up & Down" 5 4 — — 12 2 — 3 27
"We Like to Party" 2 3 2 26 4 1 — 3 9
"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" 1 1 2 84 6 9 1 7 1
1999 "We're Going to Ibiza" 1 1 26 — 9 1 3 9 6
"Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" 3 3 17 — 10 1 20 3 1 The Platinum Album
2000 "Shalala Lala" 2 5 4 — 3 1 5 4 1
"Uncle John from Jamaica" 7 6 45 — 12 8 — 11 5
"Megamix" — — — — 55 — — — — The Remix Album
"Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" (featuring Cheekah) 29 19 — — 34 14 — — — The Platinum Album
2001 "Forever as One" 77 28 — — 79 — — — —

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vengaboys biography - The Eurodance Encyclopædia
  2. ^ http://eurokdj.free.fr/search/eurodb.php?name=Vengaboys
  3. ^ swedishcharts.com The Party Album
  4. ^ swedishcharts.com The Platinum Album
  5. ^ dutchcharts.nl Greatest Hits! Part 1
  6. ^ RIAA. Gold & Platinun Database: "Vengaboys". Recording Industry Association of America.
  7. ^ a b CRIA. Gold & Platinum Certifications: "Vengaboys". Canadian Recording Industry Association.
  8. ^ ARIA. Gold & Platinum 1999 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association
  9. ^ RIANZ. Top 50 Albums Charts. "Sunday 25 June 2000".
  10. ^ a b swisscharts.com Gold & Platinum certifications Switzerland
  11. ^ ARIA. Gold & Platinum 2000 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association
  12. ^ RIANZ. Top 50 Albums Charts. "Sunday 14 January 2001".
  13. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 584/5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
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