Dihan Slabbert (born 3 June 1982), is a South African singer, performer, composer, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known as one of the lead vocalists in the South African pop group, Hi-5.

Career

Dihan sang at an early age, as a member of the Northern Gauteng Youth Choir. In 2000, he wrote, produced and staged his first musical production, appropriately named, "Debut." He graduated from the

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with a Bcom in Tourism Management. In 2003, competing against 120 young men, he was selected to become a member of

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Hi-5. During his years performing and touring with the group, he received several awards, including the ATKV Crescendo songwriting contest, Africa Vision, the Geraas award for best music video ("Kinders van die Wind"), as well as two

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nominations for the sold-out run of ''Oh Boy!'' at the ''Sound Stage Theatre''. He recorded the

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' new anthem "Een Hart Een Droom" as a single, and sang it in their home stadium. His "Time After Time", hit the number one spot on Highveld Stereo, a popular

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radio station. He was a guest artist in ''Nataniël and Friends'' at the

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in London. He has worked with

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industry's high profile artists, including performer Nataniël, director Richard Loring, and choreographer-director Tyrone Watkins. In 2005, he recorded "Songbird" as a duet with Nataniël. The launch of Dihan's solo career was in 2006. His second self-produced one-man show, ''Prinz''. was presented in English and

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. He released his first solo single and CD, ''The Lava Song'', a quartet of ballads, including "Silwermaan", in which he showcases his own piano rendition of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". Dihan made guest appearances on South African TV programs such as ''

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'', ''7de Laan'', ''Free Talk'', ''Geraas'', ''Kwela'', ''Fiesta'' and ''Saterdagnag Laat''. Dihan was lead vocalist and performer in several of Tyrone Watkins' musical productions, including ''Out Of This World'', ''Let's Party'' and ''Bollywood Blitz''. He starred in the ''80's Sensation'' at ''The Performer Theatre'' in

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. He is currently a member of the pop-classical male vocal group, "Il Quinto."

Discography

Singles

* "Een Hart Een Droom", Hi-5 (2003) * "Soebat", Hi-5 (2003) *"Kinders van die Wind", Hi-5 (2004) *"Time After Time", Hi-5 (2004) * "Shnappi", Hi-5 (2005) * "The Lava Song" (2006)

Albums

* ''Hi-5'', self-titled (2004) * ''The Lava Song'' (2006)

Compilations

* ''Accapêlle'', various artists (2005) * ''Fashion'', Nataniël (2005) * ''Die Crescendo-Supersterre'', various artists (2006) * ''God Bless the Child'', various artists (2007)

DVDs

*''Live at The Centurion Theatre'', Rina Hugo (2005) *''By Birth'', Nataniël (2006)

Music Videos

*"Kinders van die Wind", Hi-5 *"Time After Time", Hi-5

Theatre productions

* ''Debut'', solo production (2000) * ''Oh-Boy!'' (2004) * ''Afrikiti'' (2005) * ''Accapêlle'' (2005) * ''The Moses Machine'', with Nataniël and Kyle Grant (2006) * ''Prinz'', solo production (2006) * ''Out of this World'' (2006) * ''Bollywood Blitz'' (2006) * ''Let's Party'' (2007) * ''Houtkruis die Musical'' (2008) * ''80's Sensation'' (2008)

References

External links

Dihan Slabbert
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Dihan Slabbert Fan Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Slabbert, Dihan 1982 births Living people People from Pretoria South African male composers 21st-century South African male singers South African pop singers University of Pretoria alumni