Ch!pz

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Ch!pz
From left to right: Cilla, Kevin, Peter and Rach-L in the music video for 1001 Arabian Nights.
From left to right: Cilla, Kevin, Peter and Rach-L in the music video for 1001 Arabian Nights.
Background information
Origin The Netherlands
Genre(s) Pop, Children's music
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Universal
Website Ch!pz Fanclub (Dutch)
Members
Rach-L (Rachel van Hoogen)
C!lla (Cilla Niekoop)
Peter (Peter Rost)
Kev!n (Kevin Hellenbrand)

Ch!pz is a pop music band from the Netherlands. With catchy lyrics, four number 1 singles in the Netherlands, they target an especially young audience. The group was formed in 2003, after several rounds of tryouts for the Fox Kids Network. The members of Ch!pz are:

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[edit] 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 singlecharts. Still 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, The World of Ch!pz was released, their second album. Singles off 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 selfs. 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 twenty-two places 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.

[edit] Trivia

Something that many fans realized in 2006 was that Rach-L and C!lla always appeared in the middle of the group's pose on the album and single covers.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Cover Album info Chart positions
NL SUI AUT SWE GER
2004 The Adventures of Ch!pz

Flag of Netherlands February 4, 2004, Flag of European Union 2005&2006

 1 20 9 35 6
2005 The World of Ch!pz

Flag of Netherlands April 1, 2005 Flag of European Union March 2006

 1 12 6 – 5
2006 Past:Present:Future (Part 1)
  • 1st EP
  • Released:

Flag of Netherlands June 23, 2006

 5 NR NR NR NR
2006 Past:Present:Future (Part 2)
  • 2nd EP
  • Released:

Flag of Netherlands November 11, 2006

 19 NR NR NR NR
Notes:
  • NR = Not released (yet).

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart positions[1] Album
NL 40 UK NL 100 BEL SUI AUT GER SWE NOR EU
2003 "Ch!pz in Black (Who You Gonna Call?)" 1 2 - 1 40 2 2 2 3 19 11 The Adventures of Ch!pz
"Cowboy" 1 1 44 3 1 37 2 1 1 3 – 9 The Adventures of Ch!pz
2004 "Captain Hook" 1 5 – 3 – 19 9 14 NR NR 34 The Adventures of Ch!pz
"1001 Arabian Nights" 1 1 – 1 – 3 2 3 – – 10 The World of Ch!pz
2005 "One, Two, Three!" 1 2 1 – 1 – 47 40 31 NR – 93 The World of Ch!pz
"Carnival" 1 1 – 1 – 32 28 28 NR NR 87 The World of Ch!pz
2006 "Gangstertown" 5 – 2 38 NR NR NR NR NR 106 Past:Present:Future (Part 1)
"Waikiki Beach" (Promo single) – – – – – – – – – – Past:Present:Future (Part 1)
"One Day When I Grow Up" 7 – 2 – NR NR NR NR NR 99 Past:Present:Future (Part 2)
"Christmas Time Is Here" 8 – 4 – 56 46 73 – NR 131 Past:Present:Future (Part 2)
2007 "Studio 54" (Promo single) – – – – – – – – – – Past:Present:Future (Part 2)
Notes:
  • 1 Singles that were released later in Europe and did not chart in that particular year.
  • 2 Officially only released in the Netherlands.
  • 3 Charted in 2007 in the UK.
  • NR = not released (yet).

[edit] External links

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