'Barbie Girl' Pop Group Aqua Calls It Quits After Three Decades
The Danish pop band said it wants to protect what it has created as it thanked fans and signed off with gratitude.
- Danish pop band Aqua announced they are splitting up after 30 years together, ending a career best known for their 1997 hit Barbie Girl.
- The band stated, "When you've been together for this long, you also learn when it's time to protect what you," explaining their decision to say goodbye while memories remain strong.
- Original members included Rasted, Lene Nystr, Ren, Dif, and Claus Norreen, who departed in 2016; the group released albums Aquarium, Aquarius, and Megalomania.
- Aqua experienced a 2023 resurgence following the Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, with Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice sampling Barbie World.
- This marks the second dissolution for Aqua, who previously split in 2001 before reuniting in 2007, concluding their farewell with "nothing but love and gratitude.
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It was the time of Discman and Eurodance, when suddenly an earworm was running everywhere: "I-m a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie World. Now the band is breaking up.
The Danish group Aqua, recognized worldwide for the success of 1997 Barbie Girl, officially announced her separation and the closure of her stage as a live band, ending a trajectory that extended for almost three decades.
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