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'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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AQUA Split Three Years After Barbie Movie Gave Them a Resurgence
Reddit AQUA has split after more than 30 years, just as the Barbie movie gave the Eurodance icons renewed fame. The group has stopped performing live, three years after the 2023 comedy-fantasy flick gave AQUA their biggest comeback in decades as rappers Nicki Minaj, 43, and Ice Spice, 26, sampled the band’s 1997 smash hit Barbie Girl on the single Barbie World. Announcing the Split Credit: Wikipedia Members Rene Dif, 58, Soren Rasted, 56, and Le…
With «Barbie Girl» they landed a world hit. Now the cult band Aqua announced that they no longer want to give concerts.
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The Independent (US)90s pop group behind ‘Barbie Girl’ announce split after 30 years together
‘For us, this feels like the right moment to say goodbye,’ Aqua said in a statement
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