Aqua (band)

Aqua was a Scandinavian pop-dance band which consisted of Lene Grawford Nystrøm (born 2 October 1973, Tønsberg, Norway), René Dif (born 17 October 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark), Claus Norréen (born 5 June 1970, Charlottenlund, Denmark) and Søren Rasted (born 13 June 1969, Blovstrød, Denmark). Originally known as Joyspeed, the group formed in 1995 and released a debut single called "Itzy Bitsy Spider" in Sweden and Denmark. The single performed poorly and the group decided to re-think their plans for success.

Aquarius and split

After a year of so out of the spotlight Aqua returned in 2000 with a new album, Aquarius, and a more matured sound with a larger range of styles. The first single release from the album was "Cartoon Heroes", which made number 7 in the UK. This was followed-up by "Around The World", which despite being surprisingly anthemic would flop and make only number 26. Aqua would then perform at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, collaborating with the Safri Duo.

Related Topics:
2000 - Cartoon Heroes - Around The World - Eurovision Song Contest 2001 - Safri Duo

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A third release from the album, "Freaky Friday" was planned but was pulled at the last minute because the song was of extremely low artistic merit. In 2001 lead vocalist Lene collapsed on stage and with the peak of Aqua's popularity passed and relationships within the band weakening, Aqua split up in mid-2001. Although work had begun on the third album and some tracks had been performed live, no further material was released from the group.

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