What Happened To The Band Aqua?

[@MrBibi86]

*Aqua were hardly a "one-hit wonder" with so many hit songs. like Dr Jones, Cartoon Heroes and Turn Back Time*

[@Ginger18420]

Not to mention, Candyman!

[@JennyPennyLaane]

The whole aquarium album

[@Ginger18420]

@@JennyPennyLaane the ENTIRE album! BOPS

[@unarmoredwtf]

MY OH MY???

[@ohegge]

Aquarium and Aquarius were filled with hits! "Goodbye to the Circus" probably being the best!

[@michaelarthur9749]

I just saw them live earlier this month and it was one of the best concerts of my life. They are still around!

[@Droorogers]

Same! Saw them in Niagara Falls and was amazed at how many deep cuts they had in the set. Pretty impressive for a band many have written off as so-called one hit wonders. Calling You, We Belong To The Sea, Dirty Little Pop Song AND Didn't I all in the same set? Hell yes.

[@stickynorth]

@@Droorogers Saw them in Saskatoon last July and they are in Red Deer next week!

[@Ginger18420]

Just saw them last night! INCREDIBLE

[@HoneyPupcakes]

i saw them in boston, granted i wasnt the biggest aqua fan in the world at the time. i was invited by a friend of mine and i was itching so badly to go to another concert i accepted it. now i listen to them all the time :)

[@HansBezemer]

The track "Barbie girl" came with my MP3 player. Can't say I hated that song, so I just left it there - and added other stuff. One day I was commuting and saw two teenage girls, laughing hysterical - I mean tears, red in the face laughter. It didn't register at the moment, but once I got at the office it dawned on me: at that very moment "Barbie girl" was blasting from my earbuds. I must admit, that's a peculiar choice of music for a middle aged man.

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

I would've been on the floor if I was there! 😂🤣

[@paulojrneto]

You forgot to mention Turn Back Time, which was Aqua's third Number One single in the UK and featured on the movie Sliding Doors starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

[@anthonyeastaway1596]

My favourite song from them

[@niczous]

Aquarius is my favourite album. ❤

[@X3r0.]

They’re coming to Vancouver this August , so that’s gonna be fun

[@Droorogers]

Aqua has always been a group whose music I loved, but I was unprepared for just how energetic and organic their live performances are. When they easily could just mime to instrumentals of the album tracks, they perform entirely live with sometimes dramatic re-interpretations of their songs. For example, I saw them a few months ago and they did an entirely new, more uptempo version of "We Belong To The Sea" that was just awesome. Seen them live twice, and both times was blown away. Such an underrated group.

[@MicaRayan]

Turn Back Time is a fantastic song! It is timeless

[@angelh1743]

Still love that song. No matter how old it get's.

[@dubmoyet]

They had a third UK number 1 single : Turn Back Time. And musically it was way far from Barbie Girl and Doctor Jones. Beautiful track.

[@TheJul63]

I had their albums. Loved their songs. They worked very hard to get where they are now.

[@germanterapeuta8271]

Im seeing them live this year in Chile. Im very exited!! Its gonna be my first Aqua concert ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@AndrewAcabu]

Aqua was absolutely popular in tbe Philippines b4....there songs were songs being played in disco.....ohhh....i remember my high school days

[@iEnofadov]

In Australia, 'Barbie Girl' and 'Doctor Jones' were both Number 1 singles here, 'Lollipop (Candyman)' reached Number 3, while 'Turn Back Time' reached Number 10 and 'Cartoon Heroes' reached Number 16.

[@celineguldhammer5207]

This makes me proud to be Danish🇩🇰

[@ghosthost100]

Glad I got to see them perform live in Silver Spring, MD. It was worth it. They were the first CD I got to listen to, and earliest pop group I idolized back in the late 90s. Been an Aqua fan since 3rd grade. Thank you for all the childhood memories.

[@bluesbulletin]

"Turn Back Time" was a bop! I personally think"Candy Man" was my 2nd favorite on that album.

[@MrLucbrow]

For sure, Aqua is definetely not a One Hit Wonder Band. I loved the video.

[@valenTina-pz3ut]

I was so upset that Barbie girl wasn't in the Barbie movie......it broke my heart ❤

[@timothyreed6184]

Just saw them in LA last month. They kicked ass, look and sound great. Quality pop music that can be done live and sound better.

[@fanstastic83]

It's not always about being popular or big in the states. There are other countries in the world. They have released several albums and in my opinion have evolved into a decent pop band. Some of their finest songs are Around the world, Aquarius, Turn back time, My mama said, their debut album is pop perfection! Barbie girl just re-entered UK top 40, first time in 25 years!

[@Mustlovebooks15]

I still listen to Aquarium all the time. Didn’t realize they had other cds. Gonna have to look that up

[@nathanvanmiddlesworthmedia]

They have MANY great songs! my personal favorite being "Turn Back Time" I really want to hear them do new stuff! I KNOW it could be great!

[@fastertove]

I agree about Turn Back Time

[@IH8COMERCIALRNB]

I liked Lenes solo stuff.. Bite you is still a vibe. It's too adult for her previous audience and perhaps that's why. But for adults . Yes, it's a bop

[@ojmccaf63]

Turn Back Time was a good one

[@TheOpenFloor]

My favorite aqua song will always be turn back time.

[@vioisme]

What a crazy decade loved it

[@62artmark]

Own both their first two albums! My daughters favorite song when they were little.

[@Woltrilauquist]

When I worked at a skate shop in HIllerød back in 2017, Aqua Lene sometimes stopped by because her and Søren's son is skateboarding, so I serviced her a couple of times in the shop and have ran into Søren at Fælledparken Skatepark in Copenhagen together with his son.

[@eminor7095]

Do you still work there?

[@Woltrilauquist]

@@eminor7095 No it is not located in the mall in Hillerød anymore.

[@eminor7095]

@@Woltrilauquist oh

[@Woltrilauquist]

@@eminor7095 but the shop still exist but not in the mall anymore. The name of the skate shop is BNA Boardshop.

[@eminor7095]

@@Woltrilauquist oh ok

[@stickynorth]

I saw them at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon last summer and they are playing Red Deer next weekend... In Canada they are stars on par with NSYNC, BSB, etc and regularly sell out concerts here despite not releasing any new albums since 2011... And even then not in Canada just Denmark... They put on a great show, btw! Everyone should see Aqua live and ASAP!

[@stickynorth]

LIterally, they are Diamond Selling artists which is a million copies or more here in Canada and only a dozen or so artists hold this distinction including Shania, Celine, Alanis, The Eagles Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson... The US equal would have been 10 million copies to put the cultural impact of that band into perspective... Also saw Alanis last year as well!

[@liviecarter1854]

I loved the song lollipop it’s one of my favorite aqua songs ever

[@WNKS70]

In south east Asia, they are still remembered

[@Exaris79]

Margo Robbie should had given the band cameos in the Barbie movie as an easter eggs.

[@That_Jawn]

Cartoon Heroes was a bop!

[@dawnpratt4608]

Fantastic uplifting still to this day that's important.

[@GarionOrb]

A fourth album confirmed!? That's fantastic news!!

[@Celtic_Amy]

Remember back in the day when you had to rely on the stores to stock your favorite CD. I had the first album, but I had trouble buying the second album here in the US

[@DaveTexas]

That doesn’t make sense - the album came out in 2000 and by then there were a number of online CD retailers. You could order pretty much anything that was in print. If I didn’t see something in my local record stores in 2000, I’d just order it from CD Universe or someplace like that.

[@masondelmundo6150]

I freakin' LOVE Lollipop (Candyman).

[@jamiewright5923]

Fab band. I adore them

[@Pomshka]

I adore Aquarius.

[@RavenBlaze420]

whoa Lolipop candy man wasn't a hit? 0_o that song was blasting all over the radio when I was a teenager an even at the local hangout skate world news to know it wasn't a hit

[@drgerbz]

Cartoon heroes is my favorite aqua song

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

They should've went w/Turn Back Time in the U.S considering it was part of The Sliding Doors soundtrack and was a good song.

[@okjeffy6581]

I remember me and my brother used to sing Barbie Girl everyday. Good Times.

[@bobrooney5315]

I had such a crush on lene.

[@maasikakitty]

Aaaaah I wanted to be her little sister 😂❤ good memories. I still understand my child and teen self.

[@moniquearis]

Playmate to Jesus is underrated.

[@lyndanickerson1373]

I love Barbie Girl, Doctor Jones, Lollipop and My oh My

[@tinkerbellmae]

As a usa fan been fan since they came out

[@benjithefox1278]

I want their happy rock music. Like listening to Aquarium, but fused with rock. :)

[@dancoways]

absolutely nothing happened to Aqua. They have been touring, performing and releasing music in the rest of the world this entire time.

[@lottewhitehorn1135]

Alive and well!

[@CoconutGirl333]

We gotta stop acting like the US is the only country that matters in terms of relevancy for artists. They clearly hit it big at one point outside the states…so I don’t see them as a flop or has-been.

[@jrebecca0195]

You didn't mention their minor hit Turn Back Time.

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

It was featured on the soundtrack to the movie "Sliding Doors" and the music video is very different from their other cartoon-esque videos, the video to "Turn Back Time" had scenes from "Sliding Doors" featured, and its set in an underground metro, which (from what I gather) is also a main point in the movie.

[@katarinakrnjevic8183]

Barbie girl should 't become their only successful. All of their songs are good and a very funny videos , they also good a very good ballad song turn back time.

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

Their DEBUT ALBUM is the 2ND BEST SELLING EURO DANCE ALBUM of ALL TIME...Can you guess who's #1?

[@priorityone89]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

@@priorityone89 THE SIGN by ACE OF BASE ♥

[@carrir21]

9mg I thought it was 'a blonde SINGLE girl in a fantasy world' until right now 😂

[@josephvitug]

You didnt mention the twist that when Aqua was formed, Lene was Rene's girlfriend but by 2000 Lene switched to Soren, married him from 2001-2017 before they divorced amicably.

[@gracielaayala2226]

❤❤❤❤

[@blahblahbleh3178]

Cartoon Hero's is a bop

[@joelspears3106]

Not a lot research went into this video. What about Turn Back Time as a movie single??

[@donovanberes]

Matell isn’t ok with the original but is ok with the Nicki Minaj and ice spice version? Ha that makes sense

[@jan-elojrgensen2197]

Haha. Yes that version is soooo insinuing pornographics😂

[@donovanberes]

@@jan-elojrgensen2197 in the new ones there are lines such as ,she a Barbie bitch with her Barbie clique,I keep dragging her so she bald a bit. Lol

[@fanstastic83]

That version is so dire. A perfect example how you suck out all energy of a decent pop tune.

[@shareel.ratten4741]

Next, do “What happened to the band Eiffel 65” 😍😍💙

[@stickynorth]

BTW, people really should check out Lene's solo album. It's a good trashy fun pop album slice of early 2000's that pairs well with Girls Aloud since Xenomania over-produced both... ;-)

[@stephe1506]

Waaaait I remember Underwear Goes Inside The Pants being on the radio n had no idea the artist was in Aqua lol

[@dawnpratt4608]

Aquarius fantastic album

[@botondkaa1097]

My Mamma Said is my favorite track by them

[@heffr001]

I was in grade school when Barbie girl came out. I wore my Barbie Pajamas in 4th grade for PJ day and was made fun off but a few months later, in our class talent show, two girls sang the song Barbie girl and were praised by the class. I, on the other hand, was teased for wearing Barbie Pj's to school for Pj day. Makes total sense, right?!?

[@JesperSandgreen]

To be fair, Rasted had big hits (in Denmark) With "Hej Matematik" after "lazyboy"

[@thedealermusic]

the compression on the voice over is too much

[@sneshead3326]

Ah the original barbie ❤

[@alextcychannel7010]

I love Roses Are Red ❤

[@citizenVader]

On behalf of the Danish public, I apologise for the inconvenience caused by these young people..

[@HeatherDVA]

we appreciate that :)

[@saintkevinofficial]

😂😂😂

[@madaxgaming6405]

Dang

[@missvbkmissvbk5567]

Lena is from Norway so danish slash Norway

[@denmark2680]

And the music and lyrics was written by the two Danish band members Søren Raasted and Claus Noreen, they were also producing their albums… 🇩🇰

[@ilicitgrace6840]

I love them 😭 no nostalgic for me.

[@digitalbath.]

lene dated both members of the group & also kissed rene recently on stage even tho he’s married to another woman lol

[@jan-elojrgensen2197]

Lene kisses everybody all the time😂 She is just a very loving person I guess;)

[@digitalbath.]

@@jan-elojrgensen2197 haha clearly 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@anthonymatute6057]

“Barbie Girl” is one of my favorites songs to this very day. A bit if a shame that Aqua hasn’t made a hit as big as Barbie Girl since.

[@jan-elojrgensen2197]

They actually have. : “Danish pop band Aqua scored three consecutive number ones with one of the UK's biggest selling singles "Barbie Girl" in 1997, and the follow up's "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" in 1998 making them one of the most successful bands this decade” Also Cartoon Heroes and Back to the 80s were hits outside US - among others: Roses are Red, My o My and Around the World to mention a few.

[@anthonymatute6057]

@@jan-elojrgensen2197 Interesting, thanks for telling me cause I certainly didn’t know about that…

[@jan-elojrgensen2197]

@@anthonymatute6057 u r welcome. Look up their albums Aquarium Aquarious Greatest hits Megalomania If u r interested;)

[@Eventwow]

I worked at Kmart and got the CD before it got banned 😂.

[@jynxie17]

I love Dr Jones more than Barbie Girl

[@waffleironcheesecake]

they remind me of skateland.

[@di380]

“We didn’t think the song was good....” You wrote he song 😂

[@paspuniak]

Laughing at all these "fangirl gushing comments". If any of you have watched any recent concert footage Lene was a barely recognizable elderly woman huffing and puffing around lipsyncing the songs...poorly. Tell the truth. The band got old, overweight and tired.

[@PenelopeGlenn-kc2xk]

Barbie girl is in the Barbie movie.😂😂😂

[@DerhamPaul]

The girl was ok looking

[@dawnpratt4608]

Barbie surely it caused more sales of the dolls because little girls singing the song

[@judsonleach5248]

WHO?!? - HAHAHA! :-) (said the 56 year old Papaw)

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

Mmm...... so you're just gonna copy ToddInTheShadows huh?

[@hughiebrophyHind]

Nice

[@hotnerd8428]

Least there musics better than music today roses are red is alright hell 90s club music is than music today proof me wrong

[@johnshiek4484]

Guess being a Barbie girl wasn't so fantastic.

[@mysterycharm03]

dr jones is popular!

[@maninedoow5895]

Thanks to Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice 😭

[@candyackley1255]

Wow! Aqua went dark, even satanic. Did they sell their souls? Definitely NOT a good path for them to go down, I used to like them 😢😢

[@Mikeyteetv]

third!!!

[@dk-dr4yl]

Song for kids

[@joseywales7930]

1st.

[@9ZERO6]

They sucked. Thats what happened. I bought thier CD. I am still shook to this day.

[@Marta-oc8ng]

But You still can’t forget about them😉

[@josue24]

Aqua was electronic/electro/ dance. Not a band. No instruments. Jfc 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@trinidadtraxx]

Wrong. Drums, guitar, vocalists, keyboards . . . Band.

[@440-fishermandrock8]

They drowned

[@jessifer23f]

Mattel missed the mark. They could've collaborated to get the promotions. It's a great song.