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good stuff about HI-5

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.

Contents [hide]
1 Origins of the group
2 Members of Hi-5
2.1 Former members
3 Live tours
3.1 Tour themes
3.2 Christmas eve concert
4 Discography
5 References
6 External links



[edit] 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.


[edit] Members of Hi-5
Kellie Crawford
Nathan Foley
Sun Park
Stevie Nicholson
Casey Burgess

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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. The band had also toured to Iraq to perform for Australian soldiers.


[edit] 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)

[edit] 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.


[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links
Official Hi-5 Website
Hi-5 (Australia) at the Internet Movie Database
Hi-5 on NineMSN
[1] HI-5 at the National Film and Sound Archive
[hide]v • d • eHi-5 (Australian band)

Current members Casey Burgess · Sun Park · Nathan Foley · Stevie Nicholson · Kellie Crawford

Puppets Chatterbox · Jup-Jup

Former members Kathleen de Leon Jones · Tim Harding · Charli Delaney


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