Ch!pz
| Ch!pz | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Bubblegum Pop, Europop, Eurodance |
| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Labels | Universal |
| Website | Ch!pz Fanclub (Dutch) |
| Members |
"Rach-L" (Rachel van den Hoogen) C!lla (Cilla Niekoop) P3ter (Peter Rost) Kev!n (Kevin Hellenbrand) |
Ch!pz were a Dutch pop music band. They targeted especially at a young audience. The group was formed in 2003, after several rounds of tryouts for the Fox Kids Network. The members of Ch!pz were:
- Rach-L (Rachel van Hoogen, born November 27, 1983)
- C!lla (Cilla Niekoop, born December 11, 1985)
- P3ter (Peter Rost, born April 19, 1984)
- Kev!n (Kevin Hellenbrand, born February 14, 1985)
Career
In the Netherlands, many radio stations did not play the Ch!pz' songs because most of the listeners found their songs too childish. However, thanks to promotions on Fox Kids, Ch!pz became one of the most well-known bands in the Netherlands. Within a year and a half, the band had had three singles at the top of the Dutch singles charts. All of their singles went straight to the number 1 position, except Captain Hook and their debut single Ch!pz in Black. Their debut album The Adventures of Ch!pz was released in 2004 in the Netherlands, which went straight to number 1 in the Dutch album chart. In 2005, their second album, The World of Ch!pz was released. Singles from it include 1001 Arabian Nights, One, Two, Three! and Carnival, of which all peaked at the #1 position.
At the beginning of 2005, "Ch!pz in Black", the first single from Ch!pz released in Germany, and climbed to #2 on the German charts. Shortly thereafter, at the beginning of May 2005, their second single, "Cowboy", made it to the second place as well. A week later, it made it all the way to #1 position.
Their videos are all of the same style: The members of the band are in exotic surroundings, and they all wear similar styles of clothing (for example, in Ch!pz in Black, they all wear black outfits). As such, they overcome a horse thief in "Cowboy", aliens who kidnapped their fellow campers in "Ch!pz in Black", a magic lamp thief in 1001 Arabian Nights, and in One, Two, Three! they fight against their evil selves. All of this happens amidst clips of highly stylized dance moves, which inevitably defeat their enemies.
In April 2006, they released a new single in the Netherlands, Gangstertown. Two months after the release of the single, that peaked at #5 in the Dutch Top 40, an EP was also released, Past:Present:Future (Part 1). A music video was shot for "Waikiki Beach" too, but was never released on single. In late September, their latest single "One Day When I Grow Up" was released. The single entered the Dutch charts at #29 and climbed up to peak at #7. A second EP, Past:Present:Future (Part 2), was released in November 2006.
"Cowboy" was released in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2007, while "Ch!pz in Black" is now slated for a March 26 release.
In December 2007, they released a new song, "Make a big splash", entering at number 3.
After that, they made a TV programme named Chipz Dance Xperienz, in which they showed their choreographies. After that, to support the programme, in September 2008 they released "CDX" (Chipz Dance Xperienz), their new CD, preceded by the single "Dance Xperienz".
Ch!pz continued to tour during 2009 and 2010, their last concert being on November 27, 2010. During this time, plans for a new album "The New Adventures Of Ch!pz" was being planned and a new single was also in the works.
Unfortunately, the management did not think Ch!pz new album would be successful and instead decided to cancel the new releases. The members of Ch!pz attempted to gain rights to the Ch!pz name through legal battle but were unsuccessful.
Ch!pz disbanded following this, officially disbanding on January 1, 2011, with the official announcement following January 3, 2011.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [1] |
AUT [2] |
GER [3] |
SWE [4] |
SWI [5] | ||||
| The Adventures of Ch!pz |
|
2 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 20 | ||
| The World of Ch!pz |
|
2 | 6 | 5 | — | 12 |
| |
| Past: Present: Future[upper-alpha 1] |
|
19 | 29 | 55 | — | 73 |
| |
| CDX (Ch!pz Dance Xperienz) |
|
39 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [1] | ||||||
| The H!tz Collection |
|
10 | ||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [6] |
NL Top 100 [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL (FLA) [7] |
GER [3] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [4] |
SWI [5] |
UK [9] | ||||||||||
| "Ch!pz in Black (Who You Gonna Call)" | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — |
|
The Adventures of Ch!pz | ||||||
| "Cowboy" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 44 |
| ||||||||
| "Captain Hook" | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 9 | — | 14 | — | — | 19 | — |
| |||||||
| "1001 Arabian Nights" | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — |
|
The World of Ch!pz | |||||||
| "One, Two, Three" | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | 40 | — | — | 47 | — |
| |||||||
| "Carnival" | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | 28 | — | — | 32 | — | |||||||||
| "Gangstertown (Past-Present-Future)" | 2006 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 34 | — | — | 58 | — | Past: Present: Future | |||||||
| "One Day When I Grow Up" | 7 | 2 | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Christmas Time Is Here" | 8 | 4 | 46 | — | 73 | — | — | 56 | — | |||||||||
| "Studio 54" | 2007 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [6] |
NL Top 100 [1] | |||||
| "Als je iets kan doen" (charity single by supergroup Artiesten voor Azië) |
2005 | 1 | 1 | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Past: Present: Future was split up in two parts, released as two separate EPs in the Netherlands. The first EP, called Past: Present: Future Part I, achieved a gold status but didn't chart on the Album Top 100. The second EP, called Past: Present: Future Part II, did chart and reached the 19th position, as listed here. In Austria, Germany and Switzerland the two EPs were released together as one studio album and charted as such.
- ↑ "One Day When I Grow Up" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 13 on the Ultratip chart, which acts as an extension to the Ultratop 50.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Ch!pz" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ch!pz" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ch!pz" (in German). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discografi Ch!pz" (in Swedish). Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ch!pz" (in German). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 "Top 40 artiesten: Ch!pz" (in Dutch). top40.nl.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Ch!pz" (in Dutch). Flanders Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ch!pz". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Ch!pz: full Official Chart history". officialcharts.com.