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Tim Harding (musician)

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Tim Harding
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Background information
Birth nameTimothy John Harding
Born (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978 (age 46)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
OriginSydney, Australia
Occupation(s)Singer, dancer
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals
Years active1998–present
LabelsSony

Timothy John Harding (born 1 February 1978) is an Australian musician, singer, guitarist, entertainer and former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 between 1998 and 2007 and left Hi-5 after nine years with the group due to suffering major injuries following a motorcycle accident.

Life and career

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Harding grew up in Sydney, Australia, with two younger brothers named Peter and James[1] and attended St Andrew's Cathedral School. In 1993 he began a funk band Compos Mentis with his brother Peter, family friend Mike McCarthy and bass player Sam O'Donnell. He does a bit of boxing and surfing. [2] In 1998 whilst studying social work at university, he auditioned for the children's musical group debut in Hi-5 from April 12, 1999.[3] Harding was accepted and remained a core member of the group until he left it in November 2007 after suffering a broken back and toes in a motorcycle accident at Eastern Creek Raceway earlier that year and was replaced by Stevie Nicholson.[4] Whilst Harding was in Hi-5, they won five ARIA Music Awards and three Logie Awards.[5]

Harding lives in Newcastle with his wife Tash and daughters Arielle and Beatrix[6] and works as a freelance entertainer and musician.[7] He also sings with the Sydney-based weddings and functions band Soultraders.[8] Harding also provided the voices for "Zip the Bird" in Cushion Kids and Jup-Jup in Hi-5.

References

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  1. ^ "Hi-5". childrenstv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007.
  2. ^ "timhardingmusic". timhardingmusic. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Showcase Entertainment". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Tim Harding leaves cast". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Former Hi-5 Tim Harding back seeking stage and screen work". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (1 March 2016). "Tim from Hi-5 now calls Newie home". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Soultraders". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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