Education
In 2000, he wrote, produced and staged his first musical production, appropriately named, "Debut." He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a Bcom in Tourism Management.
In 2000, he wrote, produced and staged his first musical production, appropriately named, "Debut." He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a Bcom in Tourism Management.
He is best known as one of the lead vocalists in the South African popular group, Hi-5. At the Sound Stage Theatre. He recorded the Blue Bulls" new anthem "Een Hart Een Droom" as a single, and sang it in their home stadium.
His "Time After Time", hit the number one spot on Highveld Stereo, a popular Johannesburg radio station.
He has worked with South African music industry"s high profile artists, including performer Nataniël, director Richard Loring, and choreographer-director Tyrone Watkins. In 2005, he recorded "Songbird" as a duet with Nataniël.
The launch of Dihan"s solo career was in 2006. His second self-produced one-man show, Prinz. was presented in English and Afrikaans.
He released his first solo single and Civil Defense, The Lava Song, a quartet of ballads, including "Silwermaan", in which he showcases his own piano rendition of Beethoven"s "Moonlight Sonata".
Dihan made guest appearances on South African television programs such as Backstage, 7de Laan, Free Talk, Geraas, Kwela, Fiesta and Saterdagnag Laat. Dihan was lead vocalist and performer in several of Tyrone Watkins" musical productions, including Out Of This World, Let’s Party and Bollywood Blitz. He starred in the 80"s Sensation at The Performer Theatre in Pretoria.
Debut, solo production (2000)
Oh-Boy! (2004)
Afrikiti (2005)
Accapêlle (2005)
The Moses Machine, with Nataniël and Kyle Grant (2006)
Prinz, solo production (2006)
Out of this World (2006)
Bollywood Blitz (2006)
Let"s Party (2007)
Houtkruis die Musical (2008)
80"s Sensation (2008).
Dihan sang at an early age, as a member of the Northern Gauteng Youth Choir. In 2003, competing against 120 young men, he was selected to become a member of boy-band Hi-5. He is currently a member of the popular-classical male vocal group, "Il Quinto.".