Tim Harding (musician)

Timothy John Harding is an Australian musician, singer, guitarist, entertainer and original member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 between 1998 and 2007 and left Hi-5 after nine years with the group due to suffering major injuries following a motorcycle accident.

Life and career

Harding grew up in Sydney, Australia, with two younger brothers named Peter and James 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.
In 1998, whilst studying social work at university, he auditioned for the children's musical group debut in Hi-5 from April 12, 1999. 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. Whilst Harding was in Hi-5, they won five ARIA Music Awards and three Logie Awards.
Harding formerly lived in Newcastle, but as of 2025 he currently lives in the UK with his wife Tash and daughters Arielle and Beatrix and works as a freelance entertainer and musician. He also sings with the Sydney-based weddings and functions band Soultraders. Harding also provided the voices for Zip the Bird in Cushion Kids and Jup Jup in Hi-5.