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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 University of Pretoria with a Bcom in Tourism Management.〔 〕 In 2003, competing against 120 young men, he was selected to become a member of boy-band 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 Naledi award nominations for the sold-out run of ''Oh Boy!'' at the ''Sound Stage Theatre''. He recorded the Blue Bulls' 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 Johannesburg radio station. He was a guest artist in ''Nataniël and Friends'' at the Royal Albert Hall in London.〔 〕 He has worked with South African music 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.〔Trennery, Geraldine. ("Nataniël’s The Moses Machine Live at Emperors Palace" ), ''Mambaonline'', 22 January 2006. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.〕 The launch of Dihan's solo career was in 2006. His second self-produced one-man show, ''Prinz''. was presented in English and Afrikaans.〔 〕 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 ''Backstage'', ''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 Pretoria. He is currently a member of the pop-classical male vocal group, "Il Quinto." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dihan Slabbert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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