Jump to content

Vengaboys

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vengaboys
Vengaboys in 2009. From left to right: Robin Pors, Kim Sasabone, Donny Latupeirissa and Denise Post-Van Rijswijk
Vengaboys in 2009. From left to right: Robin Pors, Kim Sasabone, Donny Latupeirissa and Denise Post-Van Rijswijk
Background information
OriginRotterdam,Netherlands
Genres
Years active
  • 1997–2002
  • 2007–present[1]
Labels
  • Breakin' Records
  • Violent Music BV
MembersKim Sasabone
Denise Post-Van Rijswijk
Robin Pors
Donny Latupeirissa
Past membersRoy Olivero den Burger
Yorick Bakker
Websitevengaboys.com

Vengaboys(/ˈbɛŋɡəbɔɪz/BENG-gə-boyz)[2][3]is a DutchEurodancemusic group based inRotterdamconsisting of lead and female vocalist Kim Sasabone, female vocalist Denise van Rijswijk and male vocalists Robin Pors and Donny Latupeirissa.[4]Created by Dutch producersWessel van Diepen(who selected the group members) and Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo), the group enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "We Like to Party","Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!",and"We're Going to Ibiza",the latter two of which topped theUK Singles Chartand have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide.[5]

On 2 May 2000, theWorld Music Awardsgave Vengaboys the award for best-selling dance group of the year.[6]In 2019, Dutch online newspaperNu.nlcalled Vengaboys the most successful Dutch pop group in history.[7]

History

[edit]

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

[edit]

The name "Vengaboys" was originally the title of the electronic musical project of Dutch producers Danski and Delmundo as DJs in the early 90's.[5]In 1997 they decided to use the name to produce a pop group, choosing the Brazilian-Dutch singer Kim Sasabone as the vocal lead.[5]After some auditions, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Roy den Burger and Robin Pors were added to complete the group.[2]

In August 1997, the group released their debut single "Parada de Tettas",followed by"To Brazil!"in December 1997 and"Up and Down"in February 1998. In April 1998, the group released their debut albumUp & Down - The Party Albumin the Netherlands and Belgium.[5]The album was certified gold in the Netherlands.[8]This was followed by "We Like to Party!"in May, which peaked at number 2 on the Dutch charts and at number 1 in Belgium in June 1998.[9]

In October the group released "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"andGreatest Hits! Part 1,the album peaked at number 1 on the Dutch chart.

In November 1998, the Vengaboys entered theUK Singles Chartat number 4 with "Up and 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 on theBillboardHot 100.[13]

In June 1999, The Vengaboys releasedGreatest Hits! Part 1asThe Party Album;their debut studio album. The single "Boom Boom Boom Boom" topped the charts in the UK,[14]New Zealandand theNetherlands.[15]In November 1999 "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" was also used in anadvertinJapanforNissanfor theirWingroad5-door estate.[16]

"We're Going to Ibiza",a reworking ofTypically Tropical's 1975 number 1 hit "Barbados", also reached the top slot in the Netherlands in September 1999.[17]The LP spent 30 consecutive weeks on the U.S.Billboard200,[18]and was certifiedgold(500,000 units) in November 1999.[19]

The Remix Albumwas released in January 2000, featuring new dance remixes of the songs from the Vengaboys' debut record.

2000–2002: Departure of Pors,The Platinum Albumand hiatus

[edit]

Shortly before the release of their next studio album, Pors left the group to pursue a solo career and was replaced by dolphin trainer Yorick Bakker.

The Platinum Albumwas released in early 2000, which saw continued success for the group, as its first three singles "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)","Shalala Lala"and"Uncle John from Jamaica"all charted in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and Canada, with the first two going on to top the New Zealand charts.[5]For the album's fourth single, "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)",the group gained a virtual member, the animated Cheekah.

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

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

[edit]

In 2007, the group returned to the club scene with new member Donny Latupeirissa a.k.a. Ma'Donny, replacing den Burger as Cowboy.[21]Post-Van Rijswijk and Bakker rejoined the group at that point. In 2009, Pors also rejoined the group while Bakker left again.

2010–2013:The Best of Vengaboys

[edit]

In 2010, the band released a new single, "Rocket To Uranus",a collaboration with singer-songwriterPete Burnsand American celebrityPerez Hilton.The video premiered on 6 June at the Dutch television station TMF,[22]and in 2D and 3D formats on their own website and YouTube channel.[citation needed]

In December 2011, the group releasedThe Best of Vengaboysin Australia.[23]

Vengaboys (2013)

In January 2013, the group first performed a cover of "Hot, Hot, Hot",during their National Tour in Australia. The song was released in July 2013 as a single.

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

2014–2015:X-mas Party Album

[edit]
The Vengaboys on stage in 2015

In January 2014, Robin Pors said in an interview in Dubai that the group intended to continue touring in Europe and that they were working on future shows in the Middle East and India, along with performing their greatest hits, their latest single, "Hot, Hot, Hot", and reportedly new unreleased tracks. He also stated that releasing new material was planned for 2014. In May 2014 a new remix from their single "To Brazil" re-titled "2 Brazil" was released.

In November 2014 a new album was released calledThe X-mas Party Albumincluding all the Vengaboys hits with a Christmas sound. Also, the single "Where Did My X-mas Tree Go" was released together with a new music video.[citation needed]A tour of South Africa was scheduled for December.[24]

Vengaboys (2016)

2015-2017: Australia and New Zealand tour

[edit]

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

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

In November and December 2017, Vengaboys supportedStepsat theirParty on the Dancefloor Tour.[27]

2019: 20th anniversary andUnpluggedEP

[edit]

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

2020–2021: Covers and re-mixes

[edit]

In the summer of 2020, the band released a festival version of their worldwide hit "Up & Down" with Australian DJ and producerTimmy Trumpet,with the new version credited to Timmy Trumpet x Vengaboys.[29]

In September 2021, the band released a cover version ofCharli XCXandTroye Sivan's "1999",retitled" 1999 (I Wanna Go Back) "and came with a deep fake-style video which saw the cover stars from various1990s albumslip-syncingto the song and the band put into theFriendstitle sequence with the sofa and fountain.[30][31]

In September 2021, the Vengaboys' took part in90's Nostalgia: Electric Circustour in Canada, featuringEurodancemusic.[32][33]

Members

[edit]
Current
  • Kim Sasabone(1997–2002, 2007–present)
  • Denise Post-Van Rijswijk(1998–2002, 2007–present)
  • Robin Pors(1998–1999, 2009–present)
  • Donny Latupeirissa(2007–present)
Former
  • Roy den Burger(1998–2002)
  • Yorick Bakker(1999–2002, 2007–2009)

Timeline

[edit]

Discography

[edit]
Main article:Vengaboys discography

Awards

[edit]
Preceded by
Unknown
 World Music AwardsBest Selling Dance Group[6]
2 May 2001 - 12 October 2003 		Succeeded by

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^"Vengaboys".Facebook.com.Retrieved22 December2019.
  2. ^abMankani, Sneha (6 May 2015)."Everything you always wanted to know about the Vengaboys".Vogue India.Archivedfrom the original on 13 October 2022.Retrieved13 October2022.
  3. ^Vengaboys [@vengaboys] (31 January 2021)."How do you pronounce Vengaboys? 🤓"(Tweet).Retrieved13 October2022– viaTwitter.
  4. ^Deboick, Sophia (17 May 2020)."The Vengaboys, Eurodance and beyond: is Rotterdam the port of pop?".The New European.Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2020.Retrieved28 October2020.
  5. ^abcde"Vengaboys".The Eurodance Encyclopædia.KDJ Eurodance Ltd.Archivedfrom the original on 10 December 2017.Retrieved3 May2012.
  6. ^ab"Music Industry Awards".Encyclopedia Fun Trivia.Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2012.Retrieved3 May2012.
  7. ^"Profiel Vengaboys: De succesvolste Nederlandse popgroep aller tijden".Nu.nl.30 May 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 10 June 2019.Retrieved22 December2019.
  8. ^"Goud/Platina"(in Dutch).NVPI.Archived fromthe original(enter "Vengaboys" into the "Artiest of Titel" box)on 23 August 2018.Retrieved27 August2018.
  9. ^abc"Vengaboys - We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)".Ultratop.be.Archivedfrom the original on 15 October 2018.Retrieved22 December2019.
  10. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts.22–28 November 1998.Archivedfrom the original on 1 August 2020.Retrieved4 July2020.
  11. ^"Eurochart Hot 100 SIngles"(PDF).Music & Media.Vol. 16, no. 12. 20 March 1999. p. 8.Archived(PDF)from the original on 1 February 2021.Retrieved4 July2020.
  12. ^"Image: RPM Weekly".Library and Archives Canada.31 May 1999.Archivedfrom the original on 4 July 2020.Retrieved28 October2020.
  13. ^"Chart History: Vengaboys".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 17 November 2021.Retrieved5 December2021.
  14. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts.20–26 June 1999.Archivedfrom the original on 31 October 2020.Retrieved28 October2020.
  15. ^"Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! (song)".charts.org.nz.Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2023.Retrieved4 July2020.
  16. ^"NISSAN Wingroad CM(1999)".YouTube.14 February 2012.Archivedfrom the original on 1 September 2020.Retrieved14 May2017.
  17. ^"Vengaboys – We're Going To Ibiza! (song)".charts.org.nz.Archivedfrom the original on 22 May 2017.Retrieved28 October2020.
  18. ^"Chart History: Vengaboys".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2023.Retrieved5 December2021.
  19. ^"Gold & Platinum".Recording Industry Association of America.Archivedfrom the original on 4 July 2020.Retrieved4 July2020.
  20. ^"Britain's Favourite 90s Songs: Who were the Vengaboys and where did they come from?".23 July 2021.
  21. ^"Queer Careers - Donny Latupeirissa, Vengaboys".ROMEO.19 August 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 31 December 2019.Retrieved31 December2019.
  22. ^"Vengaboys: And for tv addicts: the fu..."Twitter.1 June 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2023.Retrieved3 May2012.
  23. ^Best Of (Australian Tour Edition): Vengaboys: MusicArchived7 July 2012 atarchive.today.Chaos.com (9 December 2011). Retrieved on 2012-04-29.
  24. ^"Vengaboys – Schedule".Vengaboys.com.Archivedfrom the original on 19 February 2018.Retrieved22 December2019.
  25. ^"vengaboys - Mobile Uploads - Facebook".Facebook.com.Archived fromthe originalon 26 February 2022.
  26. ^"VENGABOYS – Official Homepage".Vengaboys.com.Archivedfrom the original on 17 July 2011.Retrieved12 October2017.
  27. ^Vengaboys (21 December 2017)."Vengaboys - The Party On The Dancefloor tour with Steps - UK & Ireland".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2021.
  28. ^"The Vengaboys release unplugged hits to mark 20th anniversary".Msn.com.Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2023.Retrieved29 August2019.
  29. ^Bhagtani, Lakshay (21 August 2020)."Timmy Trumpet & Vengaboys present a new version of 'Up & Down'".We Rave You.Archivedfrom the original on 23 November 2020.Retrieved28 October2020.
  30. ^"Vengaboys throw it back to the '90s with a cover of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's '1999'".Nme.com.10 September 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 10 October 2021.Retrieved7 December2021.
  31. ^"Vengaboys look back at their biggest hits:" People loved or hated us "".Officialcharts.com.Archivedfrom the original on 14 September 2021.Retrieved7 December2021.
  32. ^"A 90's Nostalgia Concert Is Coming To Abbotsford With Aqua + Vengaboys".604 Now.Archivedfrom the original on 21 September 2021.Retrieved21 September2021.
  33. ^"90's Nostalgia Canadian Tour - featuring Aqua, Vengaboys, Ace of Base, Eiffel 65, 2 Unlimited & Haddaway".90snostalgia.ca.Archivedfrom the original on 23 September 2021.Retrieved21 September2021.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toVengaboys.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vengaboys&oldid=1245534930"