Vengaboys
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Vengaboys is a Eurodance pop group based in the Netherlands. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen (Danski and Delmundo), they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going to Ibiza" and their U.S. Top 40 hit, "We Like to Party." They have sold an estimated 15 million records worldwide.[1]
History
Danski, Delmundo and keyboard player Scott Bailey recruited four dancers to form a group: Kim Sasabone, Denise van Rijswijk, Robin Pors, and Roy den Burger. In 1997, the name Vengaboys was thought up during a recording session for another of Danski's projects Nakatomi, as he kept repeating the word "venga" (Spanish for "come on").
After two small hits with "Parada De Tettas" and "To Brazil", they scored a number 4 hit in the UK with "Up & Down" in November 1998. The follow-up "We Like to Party" peaked at number 3, and also reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. In June 1999, they scored their first number 1 with "Boom Boom Boom Boom", when it topped the charts in both the UK and the Netherlands. "We Like to Party" was used in a Six Flags advertisement campaign, featuring an elderly gent dancing to the tune and picking up passengers.
"We're Going to Ibiza", a reworking of Typically Tropical's 1975 number 1 hit, also reached the top slot in September 1999. Their debut LP The Party Album spent 30 consecutive weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified gold (500,000 units) in November 1999.
Shortly before the release of their second album, Robin Pors left the group and was replaced by Yorick Bakker. More UK Top 10 hits followed: "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)", "Shalala Lala" and "Uncle John from Jamaica". For their fourth single the group got a fifth member, the computer-animated Cheekah. The single "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" was not as successful as their previous singles. They released their single "Forever as One" in February 2001 and the group temporarily disbanded.
In 2007 they returned to the club scene, with new member Donny Latupeirissa replacing Roy den Burger. They have most recently been touring university student union clubs in the UK and Ireland.
During some university tours in the UK, Disco/Folk artist Lee Haynes has made some appearances with the group as a backup violinist.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album |
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| 1998 | The Party Album
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| 1999 | Greatest Hits Part 1
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The Remix Album
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| 2000 | The Platinum Album
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||
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| NLD | UK[2] | AUS | USA | DEU | POL | NOR | IRL | NZL | |||
| 1997 | "Parada de Tettas" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Party Album |
| 1998 | "To Brazil" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Up & Down" | 5 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 27 | ||
| "We Like to Party" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | ||
| "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | "We're Going to Ibiza" | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | 10 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | The Platinum Album | |
| 2000 | "Shalala Lala" | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| "Uncle John from Jamaica" | 7 | 6 | 45 | — | 12 | 8 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| "Megamix" | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | The Remix Album | |
| "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" (featuring Cheekah) | 29 | 19 | — | — | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | The Platinum Album | |
| 2001 | "Forever as One" | 77 | 28 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | |
References
- ^ Vengaboys biography - The Eurodance Encyclopædia
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 584/5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.