Panjo 5

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Panjo 5 | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Australia | genre = Dance-pop | years_active = 2008–2009 | label = MGM | website = http://www.panjo5.com.au/ | past_members = Keiynan Lonsdale Elen Menaker (Elen Levon) Nancy Jessica Denis Sarah Scott Talia Di Giulio }}

'''Panjo 5''' was an Australian dance and pop music quintet. The band was formed following a reality television talent show called ''Airtime!'', which was broadcast on Nickelodeon and the Nine Network.<ref name=Offic>{{citation|url=http://www.panjo5.com.au/Panjo.html|title=Panjo 5 Home|publisher=eccreative|accessdate=8 July 2009}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Lastfm>{{citation|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Panjo+5|title=Panjo 5|publisher=Last.fm|accessdate=8 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=Wyong>{{citation|url=http://express-advocate-wyong.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/panjo-5-is-living-its-dream/|title=Panjo 5 is living its dream|last=McCumstie|first=Alicia|publisher=Central Coast Express Advocate|accessdate=8 July 2009}}</ref>

Their second song, "Stay Closer" received airtime on the Today Network and peaked at number 33 on the Australian Top 100 Physical Singles Chart. The release of "Stay Closer" followed the release of the band's debut song "Move" on 1 November 2008.<ref name=PopDirt>{{citation|url=http://popdirt.com/panjo-5-move-video/69234/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527074704/http://popdirt.com/panjo-5-move-video/69234/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 May 2011|title=Panjo 5 'Move' Video|publisher=Popdirt.com|accessdate=8 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=ARIA>{{citation|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1002.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090520-0000/issue1002.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-05-19|title=The ARIA Report: Issue 1002|accessdate=8 July 2009}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

They officially announced their break-up on 19 November 2009 on their Facebook and Myspace page, with no third single released.

One year after the release of "Stay Closer", former member Elen Menaker altered her stage name to Elen Levon. She released her debut single "Naughty" (Nufirm/Ministry of Sound) on 30 September 2011, and featured Australian artist and producer Israel Cruz.

==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS <ref name="AUS">{{cite Ryan|page=212}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Move" | 2008 | 59 |- ! scope="row"| "Stay Closer" | 2009 | —{{efn-ua|"Stay Closer" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the ARIA Physical Singles Chart.<ref name="AUS"/>}} |}

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090525203610/http://www.panjo5.com.au/ Official website]

Category:Australian pop music groups