Eden is a South African pop band. Originally made up of Jay, Paulo, Johan, and Sean, the band debuted during the popular South African Aardklop Festival followed by a tour all over South Africa releasing their album In in 1997. After Sean Else left in 2006, the boy band continued as a trio. Since 2003, the band has released three more albums, Point of No Return (2003), Eden (2006) and Knieë Lam (2008), a live DVD Live at The Mardi Gras (2008) and a compilation album Dekade (2009). They are signed to Coleske Artists. The debut was with the limited edition album release titled In on the local label Volstruis Plate. The official national debut release was the album Point of No Return on Select Music / Jukebox Records / Coleske Artists / Sony Music / Sheer. It was a huge hit that went three times platinum in South Africa The self-titled album Eden on Coleske Artists went double platinum. Eden sings a variety of power pop and soft melody ballads, both in Afrikaans language and in English, the latter mostly comprising covers of well-known hits. Members Jay – full name Jaco du Plessis (singer, actor, model) Paulo – full name Paulo Azevedo (singer, musician, sound engineer, stage producer) Johan – full name Johan Vorster (singer, songwriter, producer) Former member Sean – full name Sean Else (singer, scriptwriter, playwright, film director, film producer) Awards Eden has won many music awards including: Three nominations for South African Music Awards (SAMA) for album Point of No Return. Winner of "Best Pop Album" at the South African Music Awards (SAMA) for album Eden Two other nominations at the SAMA Awards for Eden Two Tempo Awards by Huisgenoot popular magazine for "Favourite Pop Group" and "Favourite Pop Album" for Eden The Vonk Muziek Award for "Best Group Album" Nominated for People/Mense Crystal Awards for "Best South African Group" MK Award for Sexiest Group Solo projects In 2011, the band announced that it was taking a hiatus, allowing each individual member to pursue various projects, with the agreement that this was not a break-up and that the band would come together for a new album later on. Band members have been known to be very active with their side projects in their fields of expertise. Jay (Jaco du Plessis) Jaco du Plessis also known by the stage name Jay is the most visible and media-savvy