Aqua
Maverick Danish pop quartet Aqua could hardly have earned a higher profile than that achieved by their third UK single, "Barbie Girl". A tribute-cum-pastiche of the American toy favoured by pre-adolescent girls, it received extensive television and radio airplay as it climbed and eventually topped the UK charts in late 1997. Conversely, their debut, "Roses Are Red", did not possess the same novelty value and caused barely a ripple of attention, although it had been a huge success in Denmark (topping the charts, achieving platinum sales and earning a Danish Grammy nomination). The follow-up, "My Oh My", also went straight to number 1 in Denmark. Part of the reason for the success of "Barbie Girl" was its amusing video, which featured lead singer Lene G. Nystrom (b. 2 October 1973, Tonsberg, Norway) dressed in a succession of Barbie outfits, with band member Ren Dif (b. 17 October 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark) playing male doll Ken. The band was formed in 1994, though the production and writing nucleus of Claus Norreen (b. 5 June 1970, Charlottenlund, Denmark) and Soren Rasted (b. 13 June 1969, Blovstrod, Denmark) had been together since 1989 as members of Joyspeed. In this incarnation they enjoyed a solitary success in the Danish charts with "Itsy Blitzy". "Barbie Girl' successfully prepared the international market for 1997"s Aquarium, a more stylistically varied album than might have been expected. The band enjoyed further success in 1998 when "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" both debuted at number 1 in the UK charts. "My Oh My' ended their remarkable sequence when it stalled at number 6 in August. Their comeback single, March 2000"s highly appropriate "Cartoon Heroes", also failed to break into the UK Top 5. The attendant Aquarius attempted to broaden their musical base to limited effect. The following year the band announced they were splitting up. In July 2002, the US court of appeals in San Francisco threw out a trademark lawsuit brought by the toy company Mattel against the band and MCA Records. The manufacturer had claimed that the lyrics to "Barbie Girl" violated their copyright.
Listen to Aqua
at Finetune.
Albums
Top Tracks
- Barbie Girl
- Lollipop (Candyman)
- Doctor Jones
- Cartoon Heroes
- My Oh My
Related Artists
Fans
- narpas
- dittabitta
- sweetpea42489
- tara552
- mwnlngm
- jaykay
- cloudsluck
- gamer4ever89
- starlight
- yosuke
- byepolaroid
- todd_lee
- maccoX
- jeffonhigh
- ARMORCHAMPION148
- Hoopz210
- AnJumima
- Radical_Dreamer
- viva0729
- blue80169
- frotica
- miuet
- hmditsch
- hardy
- music_mashup
- freddo67
- disneysmost1fan
- DOG44
- hellsfavoritedemon
- MissSales
- mushekey
- shelbi
- missmonkey
- aquas1fan
- chie
- DrShuffle
- IceBoySF
- alicia14
- ALAN_ENOS
- Sigil
- BUDDHAART
- faeriewings
Comments
-
espeonisme on 2009-05-01 19:36:46.107:
cartoon heros genious -
poopeater59 on 2008-06-24 16:07:25.720:
hola yall -
soulja15 on 2007-10-24 20:43:53.530:
I like y'all song barbie girl... -
cubestickemo on 2007-10-14 09:51:27.030:
.....lollipop! -
hasanuma_1392 on 2007-09-16 12:34:30.390:
Rammstein redid barbie girl in german....its cool but Aqua does it better..... -
RaveWolf on 2007-07-30 04:48:42.293:
Can't belelive that they sing the barbie doll song!! -
alicia14 on 2007-07-26 23:14:59.233:
IM A BARBIE GIRL -
Blink182fan on 2007-06-13 23:18:14.343:
I agree they do sound like dolls how ever dolls sound o.O -
Blink182fan on 2007-06-13 23:17:58.530:
I agree they do sound like dolls how ever dolls sound o.O -
lizzydog2 on 2007-05-19 08:23:58.670:
thay sound like little dolls -
Hoopz210 on 2007-02-24 14:58:16.963:
Aqua is so cool I love that song Barbie Girl! -
Hoopz210 on 2007-02-24 14:58:16.430:
Aqua is so cool I love that song Barbie Girl! -
Hoopz210 on 2007-02-24 14:57:44.870:
Aqua is so cool I love that song Barbie Girl! -
Hoopz210 on 2007-02-24 14:57:44.273:
Aqua is so cool I love that song Barbie Girl!