Jump 5
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Jump5 poses before their final concert, at a special VIP meet-and-greet in December 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, rock, teen pop, contemporary Christian |
| Years active | 1999–2007 |
| Labels | Sparrow, Nevaeh, Slanted |
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Jump5 was an American dance-pop/contemporary Christian music group from 1999-2007. The group was made up of five youths from Nashville: Brandon and Brittany Hargest, Chris Fedun, Lesley Moore and Libby Hodges. The group was nationally acclaimed, with several songs on Radio Disney, and toured with musicians such as Aaron Carter, Baha Men and ZOEgirl. After Libby Hodges left in 2004, Natasha Noack joined the group on a temporary basis, but the group eventually set on with the four remaining members. In December 2007, the group separated. The band released five traditional studio albums and two Christmas albums, in addition to numerous compilations, remixes, and singles. Their top charting single on the US Christian table was "Wonderful" in 2004.
Siblings Brandon Hargest and Brittany Hargest had competed on the same dance team as Lesley Moore, and were familiar with Chris Fedun and Libby Hodges through the competitive dance circuit. The mother of Hodges held an open casting call to find additional members to form a new pop group with her daughter, and the Hargest siblings along with Fedun and Moore were selected. The group was originally known as Jump Start, but the name was changed to Jump5 due to trademark conflicts. Norman Miller, the group's would-be manager, went to see the group perform and immediately referred them to Sparrow Records.
Jump5 released their self-titled debut album on August 14, 2001. The album was re-released twice, first with an additional bonus track, then with a cover of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" after the September 11th attacks. Over the following two years they released three more albums: All the Time in the World, a Christmas album, All the Joy in the World, and Accelerate.
They toured with Aaron Carter, Play, A-Teens, Baha Men, ZOEgirl, No Secrets, Nobody's Angel, Dream Street, ATC, Youngstown, and Radio Disney Live, and had a string of popular hits on Radio Disney.
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