Beatlemania

Beatlemania is the name of various tribute groups dedicated to singing songs from The Beatles. Each of these groups have John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr look-alikes.

The name

The name Beatlemania comes from the popular word that was used during the 1960s to describe fan frenzy by young teenaged girls towards The Beatles. Many fans across the world were known to have Beatlemania. Beatlemania hit the United States hard after The Beatles performed at the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

Related Topics:
1960s - United States - Ed Sullivan Show - 1964

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The term has had a number of derivatives, usually shortlived, such as Rollermania in the early 1970s to describe a similar phenomenon directed at the Scottish boy band Bay City Rollers, and in the early 1980s, Menudomania to describe frenzy across Latin America for another world famous boy band, Menudo.

Related Topics:
1970s - Boy band - Bay City Rollers - 1980s - Latin America - Menudo

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