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Dayen Allender (née Zheng; born 15 January 1990 in Busan, South Korea) was a cast member of Hi-5 House in 2013. She debuted on tour in 2012. Her last performance was at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Biography[]
Dayen was born in South Korea, but was raised in North Queensland, Australia. She trained as a ballerina for 6 years, studying at the Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus.
Departure from Hi-5[]
Dayen Zheng announced that she would be leaving the group in December 2016, along with Mary Lascaris, Tanika Anderson and Gabe Brown, after the Hi-5 Fairytale concert tour.
After Dayen left Hi-5, she founded and opened Blue Lagoon Bar at The Esplanade in Cairns, Queensland in 2018.
On 15 May 2019, she and her then-fiancé, Nathan Allender, gave birth to a baby boy, named Conner Peter Allender. They both officially got married in May 2021, where the soundtrack to L.O.V.E. was played during their wedding.
Personal Life[]
Dayen likes tigers and her nicknames are Dee and Diesel. Her favourite colour is blue. She listens to all kinds of music. The Harry Potter series is her favourite book.
She appeared in Stevie's Superdudes during mid 2020, see here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ypUS93a0M).
Trivia[]
- Dayen is the second and final South Korean member to join Hi-5, with the first being Sun Pezzimenti.
- Dayen's first name in Korean is pronounced as "Taeyeon".