Vengaboys are back with a BOOM!
In 1998 the world was introduced to Kim Sasabone, Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Robin Pors and Donny Latupeirissa aka, The Vengaboys. They dominated the 90s dance scene with party anthems such as ‘Up & Down’ , ‘We Like To Party!’ and ‘Boom Boom Boom Boom!’
Today they joined The Complimentary Breakfast in studio while local for the Gauteng leg of their South African tour and they are ready to party (tour details below).
Listen to what happened when their biggest fan is put to the test, Rian asks them about the expensive ABBA scandal, Venga-Baby news and check out the video to see how the epic dance-off went down.
VIDEO: TCB vs The Vengaboys
About their SA tour:
The European Super Group, The Vengaboys, will be visiting South Africa in December for four shows only through the country. Come party with The Vengaboys on the following dates and venues:
• 12 December 2014 – Carnival City (Johannesburg/Brakpan)
• 13 December 2014 - Carnival City (Johannesburg/Brakpan)
• 14 December 2014 – Grand West Arena (Cape Town)
• 15 December 2014 – Boardwalk Casino (Port Elizabeth)
In 1998 the world is introduced to the uplifting sounds of the Vengaboys. Delivering multi-platinum pop-dance hits back to back with ‘Up & Down’ , ‘We Like To Party!’, ‘Boom Boom Boom Boom!’, ‘We're going to Ibiza’ and manymore. The Vengaboys reached the top of the charts in over 20 countries including U.K., Germany, Benelux, Spain, South Africa, Thailand, Poland, Australia and Mexico. Blond bombshell Denice: "The Vengaboys story was a total adventure. It took us around the world in what seemed like
a nonstop fun-fest."
In 1999 it's America's turn. ‘Up & Down’ and ‘We Like To Party!’ storm to first place in the Billboard dance charts. Their debut album "Greatest Hits!" reaches USA gold status and they were nominated for MTV Best Breakthrough of the Year award. To promote the single ‘Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)’ the group organized a world record longest kiss that currently stands at 29 hours. The Vengaboys received the TMF Award for Best Dance Act and receive a price for being Hollands' most successful export product that year.
And the hits keep coming; ‘Shalala lala’, ‘Kiss (When the sun don't shine)’ and ‘Uncle John From Jamaica’ all reach top 5 in numerous countries. The group embarked on a world tour through the U.S., Australia, Japan and South America. Then, after releasing a ballad as their goodbye single, (Kim: "Hahaha! a Vengaboys ballad, what were we thinking?") the group calls it quits and is ready for retirement. Not a real crazy idea after selling 25 million albums! But you know how it is: “Vacation is nice, but after some time it's even better to get working again.”
The Vengaboys had a major hit this year again with the song, 2BRAZIL that they especially wrote and recorded for the World Cup Soccer in Brazil. They don’t want to say to much, but they might release a new single in South Africa in December when touring SA.
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