They were known as Joyspeed back then, but renamed themselves as Aqua in After having a few hits in their home country and Japan, their record label decided to launch Barbie Girl worldwide and it topped the charts in the UK and Australia and made the top 10 in the United States. This isn't the first time Aqua have reunited: in they joined forces again for a tour followed by a greatest hits album in In , the group released a third album called Megalomania.
It did well in Denmark and was led by the single Like A Robot. And did you know that lead singer Lene went on to write a bunch of songs for Girls Aloud?
They've got two kids 'n' everything! A post shared by Lene Sundance Grawford Nystrom lenenystrom. Follow Anna on Twitter. Like this? Though Claus recently announced his departure from the band, the three remaining members are planning another European tour next year, to mark the 20 th anniversary of 'Barbie Girl's release. Because yup, just in case you hadn't quite done the maths yet, it's been almost two decades since we first got earwormed by Aqua's ode to everyone's favourite peddler of unrealistic body expectations.
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Features Music Features Music Whatever happened to Jimmy Ray? Whatever Happened to Blake's 7? Whatever happened to The ? Ace Of Base? They released greatest hits albums in the meantime, then had a little reunion in which was followed by the album Meglomania in In total they sold 33 million albums and singles which made them the most successful Danish band ever.
Not all their tracks were huge hits like Barbie Girl. Remember Bumble Bees? What an underrated song that was. Fun fact for you — a lawsuit was brought against the band for Barbie Girl by the makers of the Barbie toy. Lene married Soren in in Las Vegas.
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