Hi-Five (Israeli band)
Israeli boy band (1996-2000)
Hi-Five was an Israeli boy band that operated from 1996 to 2000. Amir Fryszer Guttman was the lead. The other members of the band included: Eyal Shahar, Michael HarPaz, Idan Yeskin and Eyal Dessau. The band was marketed as "the first Israeli boy band," and gained great admiration and publicity from the youth of the late 90s.
Hi-Five released three studio albums and one mini-album. All four went gold in Israel with tens of thousands of copies sold. Hi-Five also participated in the Festigal three times and won twice: in 1997 and 1998.
In January 1999, Michael announced that he was leaving the band and returning to his hometown in the U.S.
In February 2000, the band officially announced their break up. Their last show took place on February 15, 2000, exactly 4 years after the band was established.
In February 2016, the band announced that it was reuniting for one single show in April.
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