{{Short description|Australian musician}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Tim Harding | image = Tim Harding performing Hi-5 Jan 06.jpg | caption = Harding in 2006 | alias = | birth_name = Timothy John Harding | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|2|1}} | birth_place = Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * singer * dancer }} | net_worth = | years_active = 1993–present | spouse = {{marriage|Natasha Humphries|2009}} | children = 2 | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar }} | genre = {{flatlist| * Children's * pop * alternative rock }} | label =Sony | past_member_of = Hi-5 }} }}
'''Timothy John Harding''' (born 1 February 1978) is an Australian musician, singer, guitarist, entertainer. He was a founding member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 1998 to 2007.
==Life and career == Harding grew up in Sydney, Australia, with two younger brothers named Peter and James<ref>{{cite web |url=http://childrenstv.tripod.com/Hi-5.htm |title=Hi-5 |website=childrenstv.tripod.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031095613/http://childrenstv.tripod.com/Hi-5.htm |archive-date=2007-10-31}}</ref> 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. <ref>{{Cite web|title = timhardingmusic|url = http://timhardingmusic.com/|website = timhardingmusic|accessdate = 24 September 2015}}</ref> In 1998, whilst studying social work at university, he auditioned for the children's musical group debut in ''Hi-5'' from April 12, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.showcaseentertainment.com.au/Entertainers%20new%20browsers/Entertainers_Tim_Harding_FullBio.html|title = Showcase Entertainment|accessdate = 24 September 2015}}</ref> Harding was accepted and remained a core member of the group until he left it on 12 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Harding leaves cast |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/tim-harding-leaves-cast/story-e6freq7x-1111114852648 |accessdate=21 January 2015 |work=The Courier-Mail}}</ref> Whilst Harding was in ''Hi-5'', they won five ARIA Music Awards and three Logie Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/hi-5s-tim-back-in-saddle/story-e6frewz9-1111117566060|title=Former Hi-5 Tim Harding back seeking stage and screen work|publisher=Dailytelegraph.com.au|accessdate=21 January 2015}}</ref>
Harding formerly lived in Newcastle, but as of 2025 he currently lives in the UK with his wife Tash and daughters Arielle and Beatrix<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online {{!}} SMH.com.au|url=https://www.smh.com.au/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> and works as a freelance entertainer and musician.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3761244/tim-from-hi-5-now-calls-newie-home/|title=Tim from Hi-5 now calls Newie home|last=Media|first=Australian Community Media - Fairfax|date=1 March 2016|newspaper=Newcastle Herald|language=en|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He also sings with the Sydney-based weddings and functions band Soultraders.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.soultraders.com.au|title = Soultraders|accessdate = 24 September 2015}}</ref> Harding also provided the voices for Zip the Bird in ''Cushion Kids'' and Jup Jup in ''Hi-5''. ==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1047934|name=Tim Harding}} *[http://soultraders.com.au Soultraders - Live Wedding Band Sydney]
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