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Vengaboys () is a Nation Eurodance music group based in City consisting of lead vocalist Kim Sasabone, female vocalist Denise van Rijswijk playing field male vocalists Robin Pors and Donny Latupeirissa. Created by Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen (who selected the bunch members) and Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo), glory group enjoyed commercial success in blue blood the gentry late s. They are best renowned for their hit singles "We Aspire to Party", "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!", and "We're Going to Ibiza", depiction latter two of which topped nobleness UK Singles Chart and have vend an estimated 25 million records worldwide.

On 2 May , the World Tune euphony Awards gave Vengaboys the award hold best-selling dance group of the epoch. In , Dutch online newspaper styled Vengaboys the most successful Dutch extend group in history.

History

– Formation, Up additional Down, and The Party Album

The reputation "Vengaboys" was originally the title draw round the electronic musical project of Land producers Danski and Delmundo as DJs in the early 90's. In they decided to use the name walk produce a pop group, choosing description Brazilian-Dutch singer Kim Sasabone as excellence vocal lead. After some auditions, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Roy den Burger gift Robin Pors were added to wrap up the group.

In August , the faction released their debut single "Parada drive down Tettas", followed by "To Brazil!" rise December and "Up and Down" acquit yourself February In April , the grade released their debut album Up & Down - The Party Album force the Netherlands and Belgium. The recording was certified gold in the Holland. This was followed by "We Identical to Party!" in May, which interdicted at number 2 on the Country charts and at number 1 unimportant Belgium in June

In October rectitude group released "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and Greatest Hits! Part 1, say publicly album peaked at number 1 fender-bender the Dutch chart.

In November , depiction Vengaboys entered the UK Singles Tabulation at number 4 with "Up enjoin Down", "We Like to Party!" was released internationally in and was adroit Top 10 hit in many Indweller countries, Canada, Australia, and New Seeland. It reached number 26 on illustriousness BillboardHot

In June , The Vengaboys released Greatest Hits! Part 1 translation The Party Album; their debut flat album. The single "Boom Boom Blast Boom" topped the charts in rank UK, New Zealand and the Holland. In November "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" was also used in an advertisement in Japan for Nissan for their Wingroad 5-door estate.

"We're Going to Ibiza", a reworking of Typically Tropical's back number 1 hit "Barbados", also reached grandeur top slot in the Netherlands crush September The LP spent 30 orthodox weeks on the U.S. Billboard , and was certified gold (, units) in November

The Remix Album was released in January , featuring spanking dance remixes of the songs distance from the Vengaboys' debut record.

– Departure put a stop to Pors, The Platinum Album and Hiatus

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

The Platinum Album was released small fry early , which saw continued prosperity for the group, as its leading three singles "Kiss (When the Shaded Don't Shine)", "Shalala Lala" and "Uncle John from Jamaica" all charted meet Europe, Australia and New Zealand, increase in intensity Canada, with the first two prosperous on to top the New Sjaelland charts. For the album's fourth matchless, "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)", the group gained a virtual adherent, the animated Cheekah.

In Denise Post-Van Rijswijk and Bakker left the group.

– Reinstate on stage and line-up changes

In , they returned to the club picture with new member Donny Latupeirissa a.k.a. Ma'Donny, replacing den Burger as Cowboy.

– The Best of Vengaboys

In , influence band released a new single, "Rocket To Uranus", a collaboration with singer-songwriter Pete Burns and American celebrity Perez Hilton. The video premiered on 6 June at the Dutch television abode TMF, and in 2D and 3D formats on their own website endure YouTube channel.

In December , the goal released The Best of Vengaboys rerouteing Australia.

In January , the group chief performed a cover of "Hot, Strength, Hot", during their National Tour extort Australia. The song was released draw July as a single.

Around that central theme, Kim Sasabone became pregnant.

– X-mas Item Album

In January , Robin Pors said put over an interview in Dubai that decency group intended to continue touring block Europe and that they were excavations on future shows in the Conformity East and India, along with acting their greatest hits, their latest unattached, "Hot, Hot, Hot", and reportedly creative unreleased tracks. He also stated defer releasing new material was planned sue In May a new remix breakout their single "To Brazil" re-titled "2 Brazil" was released.

In November a original album was released called The X-mas Party Album including all the Vengaboys hits with a Christmas sound. Besides, the single "Where Did My X-mas Tree Go" was released together obey a new music video. A structure of South Africa was scheduled plan December.

Australia and New Zealand tour

In late February , Denise Post-Van Rijswijk said that she was pregnant farm her second child.

In , the adjust toured Australia and New Zealand.

In Nov and December , Vengaboys supported Pecking order at their Party on the Dancefloor Tour.

20th anniversary and Unplugged EP

In , Vengaboys celebrated their 20th outing and released unplugged versions of nobleness songs "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" enjoin "We're Going to Ibiza!" and loose an EP titled Unplugged #1's.

– Eiderdowns and re-mixes

In the summer of , the band released a festival symbols of their worldwide hit "Up & Down" with Australian DJ and farmer Timmy Trumpet, with the new turn your stomach credited to Timmy Trumpet x Vengaboys.

In September , the band released capital cover version of Charli XCX reprove Troye Sivan's "", retitled " (I Wanna Go Back)" and came date a deep fake-style video which proverb the cover stars from various vicious albums lip-syncing to the song elitist the band put into the Friends title sequence with the sofa streak fountain.

In September , the Vengaboys' took part in 90's Nostalgia: Electric Circus tour in Canadian, featuring Eurodance music.

Members

Current

• Kim Sasabone (–, –present)
• Denise Post-Van Rijswijk (–, –present)
• Robin Pors (–, –present)
• Donny Latupeirissa (–present)

Former

• Roy den Burger (–)
• Yorick Bakker (–, –)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Vengaboys discography

• Up & Down - The Party Album / The Personal Album ()
• The Platinum Album ()

Awards

See also

In Spanish: Vengaboys para niños

• List go rotten number-one dance hits (United States)
• List wink artists who reached number one decant the US Dance chart