Friday 22 January 2021

Aqua

Danish outfit, Aqua were formed in 1994 with Claus, Lene, Rene and Soren. They best known for their breakthrough single, "Barbie Girl", which sold million copies in the UK. Their debut album "Aquarium" spawned 3 UK #1s including "Doctor Jones" and "Turn back time". The latter also being on the soundtrack of the movie "Sliding Doors".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Oct 1997    1	Barbie Girl
Feb 1998    1	Doctor Jones
May 1998    1	Turn Back Time
Aug 1998    6	My Oh My
Dec 1998   18	Good Morning Sunshine

What happened next?
In 2000, Mattel who own the rights to the "Barbie Girl" doll filed a lawsuit against Aqua's label, MCA Records for damage of reputation. That was thrown out as the judge commented that all "parties are advised to chill". Aqua split up in 2002, reunited in 2008 and split again in 2012. A second reunion came about in 2016 and still together. They are lined up for couple of 90s Nostalgia Tours in Canada and Italy in 2021 (COVID-permitting).

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