Code 5 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Genres | Dance, Pop |
| Years active | 1997–1999 |
| Labels | Phonag |
| Past members | Damian Meier Jason Meloche Michel Bognar Erkan Yaggi ("EJ") Igor Marasco Bernhard Attinger ("Beny") |
Code 5 was a Swiss boysband. They enjoyed moderate success in Switzerland with a Top 10 hit "Love Is Your Game" and in Canada with their rendition of Carol Medina's song "And The Song Goes (Doo Dit)".
Career
editCode 5 was formed by manager Stephan Brunner, and the members were recruited through the Swiss newspaper Blick.[1] The band was officially introduced on a press conference in late March 1997, and their first single "Love Is Your Game" debuted on the Swiss singles chart two months later at #9, and maintained the spot for two weeks. The follow-up single, "Hold Me Now", was less successful and after four weeks on the chart peaked at #42.
Damian Meier, who acted both as the lead singer and vocal coach for the band, left the band in November to pursue a solo career, and had been replaced with Canadian Jason Meloche. He debuted with Code 5 on their "I'll Be There For You" single and appeared in the music video.
Code 5 performed as an opening act for the Backstreet Boys on their Live in Concert Tour stop in Winterthur.[2]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI[3] | CAN[4] | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "Love Is Your Game" | 9 | — | ||||||||
| "Hold Me Now" | 42 | — | |||||||||
| "I'll Be There For You" | 27 | — | |||||||||
| 1998 | "And The Song Goes (Doo Dit)" | — | 24 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||
Albums
edit| Year | Title | Chart Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Premium | — | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Retortenversuche in der Musikszene". biwidus.ch. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Winterthur im «Backstreet Boys»-Fieber". Bündner Tagblatt: 11. 29 August 1997.
- ^ "Code 5 - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Charts". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 December 2015.