Vengaboys

Vengaboys
Vengaboys
	Vengaboys in 2009. From left to right: Robin Pors, Kim Sasabone, Donny Latupeirissa and Denise Post-Van Rijswijk
Background information
Origin	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Eurodance; dance-pop;
Years active	1997–2002; 2007–present;
Labels	Breakin' Records; Violent Music BV;
Members	Kim Sasabone; Denise Post-Van Rijswijk; Robin Pors; Donny Latupeirissa
Past members	Roy Olivero den Burger; Yorick Bakker
Website	vengaboys.com

Vengaboys (/ˈbɛŋ.ɡæ.bɔɪz/)^[2]^[3] is a Dutch Eurodance music group based in Rotterdam consisting of lead and female vocalist Kim Sasabone, female vocalist Denise van Rijswijk and male vocalists Robin Pors and Donny Latupeirissa.^[4] Created by Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen (who selected the group members) and Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo), the group enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "We Like to Party", "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!", and "We're Going to Ibiza", the latter two of which topped the UK Singles Chart and have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide.^[5]

On 2 May 2000, the World Music Awards gave Vengaboys the award for best-selling dance group of the year.^[6] In 2019, Dutch online newspaper Nu.nl called Vengaboys the most successful Dutch pop group in history.^[7]

^ "Vengaboys". Facebook.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ Mankani, Sneha (6 May 2015). "Everything you always wanted to know about the Vengaboys". Vogue India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ Vengaboys [@vengaboys] (31 January 2021). "How do you pronounce Vengaboys? 🤓" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Deboick, Sophia (17 May 2020). "The Vengaboys, Eurodance and beyond: is Rotterdam the port of pop?". The New European. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Vengaboys". The Eurodance Encyclopædia. KDJ Eurodance Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Music Industry Awards". Encyclopedia Fun Trivia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Profiel Vengaboys: De succesvolste Nederlandse popgroep aller tijden". Nu.nl. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[1] "Vengaboys". Facebook.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[Vogue_India-2] Mankani, Sneha (6 May 2015). "Everything you always wanted to know about the Vengaboys". Vogue India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

[3] Vengaboys [@vengaboys] (31 January 2021). "How do you pronounce Vengaboys? 🤓" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Twitter.

[4] Deboick, Sophia (17 May 2020). "The Vengaboys, Eurodance and beyond: is Rotterdam the port of pop?". The New European. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[eurodance_encyclopaedia-5] "Vengaboys". The Eurodance Encyclopædia. KDJ Eurodance Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[wma-6] "Music Industry Awards". Encyclopedia Fun Trivia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[7] "Profiel Vengaboys: De succesvolste Nederlandse popgroep aller tijden". Nu.nl. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

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