Hi-5 (Greek band)
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Hi-5 was a Greek - Cypriot
pop
girl band
consisting of female vocalists Marlen Angelidou
, Irini Psichrami, Frosso Papacharalambous, Shaya
and Nancy Stergiopoulou, who were the winners of the Greek version of the popular talent show
Popstars
. The band had a large fanbase in Greece
and Cyprus
. They disbanded in 2005.
, Irini Psichrami, Frosso Papacharalambous, Shaya
and Nancy Stergiopoulou, who were the winners of the Greek version of the popular talent show
Popstars
. The band released more than five chart-topping singles over the course of one year. Furthermore, their song Lathos I Sosto was chosen to be played in the Billboard radio during the summer of 2003. Their third and last studio album, entitled Makria Apo Afti ti Gi, was released in June 2004. Hi-5 disbanded in February 2005, after a fight and the closing down of their record company, the Greek repertoire division of Warner Music Greece. All of the band's members, except Papacharalambous, who had returned to her homeland of Cyprus in order to finish her studies, pursued solo careers. Angelidou got the main role of the musical Saturday Night Fever, Psichrami worked in bars performing rock
songs, Shaya worked in a nightclub and Stergiopoulou also worked in a nightclub alongside Greek singer Thanos Petrelis
. There are unconfirmed rumors that Angelidou, Psichrami and Stergiopoulou are working on their debut solo studio albums. Following the band's disband, Shaya had been featured in songs by multiple recording artists and has released her debut single as a solo singer in 2010.
CD singles
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
girl band
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
consisting of female vocalists Marlen Angelidou
Marlen Angelidou
Marlain Angelidou sometimes spelt Marlen Angelidou , is a Greek singer and actress. She is best known for being former member of Greece's first ever manufactered girl band, Hi-5, as well as representing Cyprus in 1999's Eurovision Song Contest with Tha 'Ne Erotas...
, Irini Psichrami, Frosso Papacharalambous, Shaya
Shaya (singer)
Marianna Hansen , known professionally as Shaya, is a Danish-Greek singer. Shaya was a member of the girl band Hi-5, the result of the Greek version of the talent show Popstars...
and Nancy Stergiopoulou, who were the winners of the Greek version of the popular talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
. The band had a large fanbase in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. They disbanded in 2005.
History
Hi-5 had been created in 2003 and consisted of Marlen AngelidouMarlen Angelidou
Marlain Angelidou sometimes spelt Marlen Angelidou , is a Greek singer and actress. She is best known for being former member of Greece's first ever manufactered girl band, Hi-5, as well as representing Cyprus in 1999's Eurovision Song Contest with Tha 'Ne Erotas...
, Irini Psichrami, Frosso Papacharalambous, Shaya
Shaya (singer)
Marianna Hansen , known professionally as Shaya, is a Danish-Greek singer. Shaya was a member of the girl band Hi-5, the result of the Greek version of the talent show Popstars...
and Nancy Stergiopoulou, who were the winners of the Greek version of the popular talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
. The band released more than five chart-topping singles over the course of one year. Furthermore, their song Lathos I Sosto was chosen to be played in the Billboard radio during the summer of 2003. Their third and last studio album, entitled Makria Apo Afti ti Gi, was released in June 2004. Hi-5 disbanded in February 2005, after a fight and the closing down of their record company, the Greek repertoire division of Warner Music Greece. All of the band's members, except Papacharalambous, who had returned to her homeland of Cyprus in order to finish her studies, pursued solo careers. Angelidou got the main role of the musical Saturday Night Fever, Psichrami worked in bars performing rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
songs, Shaya worked in a nightclub and Stergiopoulou also worked in a nightclub alongside Greek singer Thanos Petrelis
Thanos Petrelis
Athanasios Petrelis is a popular singer. He has released four albums and several singles.-Fame Story:...
. There are unconfirmed rumors that Angelidou, Psichrami and Stergiopoulou are working on their debut solo studio albums. Following the band's disband, Shaya had been featured in songs by multiple recording artists and has released her debut single as a solo singer in 2010.
Discography
Studio albums- Hi-5 (2003)
- Mia Nichta San ki Afti (2003)
- Makria Apo Afti ti Gi (2004)
CD singles
- Xero Ti Zitao (2003)
- Tichero Asteri (2003)
- Allo Agapi Allo Sex/Me Ena Fili (2003)
- Agnosto Pedi tou Kosmou (2003)
- Gennithika Xana/To Be With You
- Tipota/Skepsou (2004)