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Hi-Five | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Israel |
Years active | 1996–2000 |
Labels | Hed Arzi Music |
Past members | Amir Fryszer Guttman, Idan Yaskin, Eyal Shachar, Michael HarPaz, Eyal Dessau |
Hi-Five was an Israeli boy band that operated from 1996 to 2000. Amir Fryszer Guttman was the lead. [1] The other members of the band included: Eyal Shahar, Michael Harpaz, Idan Yaskin and Eyal Desau.
Hi-Five released three studio albums and one mini-album. All went gold in Israel with tens of thousands of copies sold. [2] Hi-Five also won the Festigal twice.
Amir Fryszer Guttman drowned on July 22, 2017, while saving his niece. [3]
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