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Hi-5
Background information
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Children's music, edutainment
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Sony BMG, Koch
Members	Stevie Nicholson Dayen Zheng Ainsley Melham Mary Lascaris Tanika Anderson
Past members	Kathleen de Leon Jones Tim Harding Charli Robinson Kellie Crawford Nathan Foley Sun Park Fely Irvine Casey Burgess Tim Maddren Lauren Brant
Website	http://www.hi-5world.com

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.

History

In 1998, television producer Helena Harris, creator of Bananas in Pyjamas, created "Hi-5" when her two children outgrew Bananas. She and co-producer Posie Graeme-Evans decided the new show would be aimed at children of all ages, 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 2000, 2001 (tied with Round the Twist) and 2004.

Personnel

Current members

• Stevie Nicholson (2007–present)
• Dayen Zheng (2012–present)
• Mary Lascaris (2013–present)
• Ainsley Melham (2013–present)
• Tanika Anderson (2014–present)

Former members

• Kathleen de Leon Jones (1998–2006)
• Tim Harding (1998–2007)
• Charli Robinson (1998–2008)
• Kellie Crawford (1998–2008)
• Nathan Foley (1998–2008)
• Sun Park (2006–2008)
• Fely Irvine (2009–2011)
• Casey Burgess (2008–2013)
• Tim Maddren (2009–2013)
• Lauren Brant (2009–2014)

• Fely Irvine
• Lauren Brant
• Casey Burgess

Puppets

• Chats, voiced by:

• Charli Robinson (1998–2002)
• Sophie Katinis (2002–04)
• Erin Marshall (2004–06)
• Noni McCallum (2006–08)
• Natalie Duarte (2008–09)
• Alycce Martins (2010)
• Brianne Turk (2011)
• Teigan Nash (2012)
• Mary Lascaris (2013–present)

• Jup-Jup, voiced by:

• Tim Harding (1998–2007)
• Noni McCallum (2007–08)
• Natalie Duarte (2008–09)
• Alycce Martins (2010)
• Brianne Turk (2011)
• Teigan Nash (2012)
• Ainsley Melham (2013–present)

Tours

The band tours annually with programs based on their TV series. They have visited several countries in which they are popular, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, Malaysia and Philippines.

Hi-5 TV series

• 2000 It's A Party (Series 1 and 2)
• 2001 Hi-5 Alive (Series 3)
• 2002 Celebrate (Series 4)
• 2002–2003 Hi-5 Alive (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 (Regional Australia only, Series 8 and 9 reprised)
• 2008 Playtime Tour (Series 10)
• 2009–2010 Hi-5 Surprise! (Series 11)
• 2011 Turn The Music Up (Series 12)
• 2012–2013 Hi-5 Holiday! (Series 13)

Hi-5 House

• 2013–2014 Hi-5 House Party Tour (Series 1)
• 2014–2015 Hi-5 House Hits Tour (Series 2)

Performances and media appearances

Hi-5 were regular performers at the Carols by Candlelight shows on Christmas Eve from 2000 to 2012. For a few years, the group held a short concert preceding the Carols main event, and then included their set as part of Carols. Several cast have noted the Christmas Eve concerts as one of their highlights and because of this, it is often the last performance of departing members. In 2013, Stevie tweeted that the group would not be performing at Carols. The reason was because of a commitment to tour in Malaysia.

On 30 October 2009, Hi-5 performed at the UK shopping centre Westfield London for its first anniversary.

Discography

Studio albums

Each album is listed with the year it was first released. Source: National Library of Australia

Compilation albums

• Hi-5 Hits (2003) – #10 Australia
• Hi-5 Christmas Gift Pack (2003)
• All The Best (2008)

Multi-album packages

• Hi-5 Double the fun (2000) – Jump and Jive with Hi-5, It's a Party
• Hi-5 Triple Treat, Vol. 1 (2001) – Jump and Jive, Boom Boom Beat, It's a Party
• Hi-5: Twice the fun – Boom Boom Beat, Celebrate
• Hi-5 Triple Treat, Vol. 2 (2005) – Celebrate, Making Music, Holiday

Videography

Notes

1. All Australian certifications by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Awards are also by ARIA for Best Children's Album

References

1. Hi-5 Make it 5 Arias, girl.com.au
2. Stevie @ Twitter "Sad news. Not doing Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne this year. No more Santa Claus is Coming. :( #tradition #xmas #hi5".
3. ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=hi-5&cat=a
4. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm
5. ^ http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=hi-5
6. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm
7. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/download/catalogue-albums
8. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm

External links

• Hi-5 Website
• Hi-5 Forum Website
• Hi-5 (Australia) at IMDb
• Hi-5 on NineMSN
• HI-5 at the National Film and Sound Archive

• Use dmy dates from February 2011
• ARIA Award winners
• Australian children's musical groups
• Sony BMG
• Musical groups established in 1998
• 1998 establishments in Australia