Aqua 

is a Danish-Norwegian Europop music group, best known for their 1997 multi-platinum  single

"Barbie Girl".The group formed in 1989 and achieved crossover success around the globe in the late
1990s and early 2000s. The group released three albums: Aquarium in 1997, Aquarius in 2000
and Megalomania in 2011. The group sold an estimated 33 million albums and singles, making them the
most profitable Danish band ever.The band's members are vocalists Lene Nystrøm and René Dif,
keyboardist Søren Rasted, and guitarist Claus Norreen. 

The Aqua’s process passed 5 periods. 

1989–1995: Formation and Joyspeed( Ánh)

Aqua's history together dates back to 1989. We  were originally called Joyspeed. Claus Norreen and
Sóren Rasted met in 1989, and throughout the early 1990s, they wrote songs together. At that time,
René Dif was working in the Netherlands as a club DJ, and Rasted and Norreen were starting out
as producers. Dif spotted me  singing on the Norway–Denmark ferry, M/S Peter Wessel. He approached
me and hired me as the lead singer of Joyspeed, later renamed Aqua.  small Swedish record label signed
us in 1994, and our very first single "Itzy Bitzy Spider" was released in Sweden. The single failed to
become popular, and after one week at the lower end of the Swedish charts, it disappeared completely.
The four were disappointed and canceled our contract with the record label.

1996–1998: Aquarium and international breakthrough( Thùy Linh+ Hùng)

With a new manager and no record deal, we started over, and began to develop our famous bubblegum
pop sound. The four began to produce and write melodic, catchy European pop songs, attracting the
attention of major label Universal Music Denmark. We renamed ourselves Aqua, choosing the name
seen on a poster for an aquarium in our dressing room, and eventually accepted Universal Music
Denmark's offer of a recording contract in 1996. The group's first release under their new name was
"Roses Are Red", a dance song with a distinct pop sound. It was released in Denmark in September 1996,
and was expected to break into the Danish top ten. Aqua released their third single "Barbie Girl" in May
1997. The song, at first glance, appears to be about the Barbie doll. Despite complaints about the double
meanings in "Barbie Girl", Universal Music released the single around the world in 1997///.(Hùng) The
release was highly successful, making number one in the United Kingdom for four weeks, in Australia for
three weeks, and making the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, something rarely achieved at the time by
European pop acts. Aqua released their album Aquarium around the world in the autumn of 1997.
Although the album sold well, many still wrote the group off as a one-hit wonder. Despite this, and
much criticism from the media, we  had made our international breakthrough, and were now known
around the world. "Doctor Jones" was followed up by "Turn Back Time", a song which proved to be
accepted well by both Aqua fans and critics. The song, unlike all other previous releases, dropped the
bubblegum pop sound in favour of a slow, mainstream rhythm. Aqua's second Danish single, "My Oh
My", was resurrected in August 1998. The single was also released in several other European countries
where it had not been released initially. Following the release of "Good Morning Sunshine", which
achieved limited success, we decided to concentrate on their second album, and on touring around
Australia.

1999–2001: Aquarius, Mattel controversy, and hiatus )( Khánh)

We  were relatively quiet during 1999, deciding to concentrate on recording Aquarius. According to
promotional interviews with the group, over 30 songs were recorded for the album, although eventually
only twelve made it onto the final version. The group released their second album Aquarius in February
2000. The album instantly proved popular with our fan base, despite some changes to their sound. .
Tracks such as "Cartoon Heroes" and "Bumble Bees" preserved the pop sound of their debut album.
"Cartoon Heroes" was released as the first single, and sold well across Europe and Australia, reaching #1
in Denmark, #7 in the United Kingdom, and #16 in Australia. The song is often best remembered for its
music video. We released their follow-up single "Around the World" in June 2000, although it was not as
successful as "Cartoon Heroes", peaking at #26 in the UK and #35 in Australia. Despite this, it reached
the top spot in Denmark. Although not expected at the time, "Around the World" would be Aqua's final
UK single release. we released "Bumble Bees" as a single in Scandinavia, Europe and Australia, achieving
reasonable success. "We Belong to the Sea" followed as a fourth single in even fewer nations, failing to
chart in most countries. At one stage, "Freaky Friday" was planned as a potential follow-up single for
release in early 2001, but it was cancelled. we then decided that they would concentrate on starting
work on their third album, as opposed to releasing further singles from Aquarius. we spent the first few
months of 2001 touring around the world, and working on material for their third album. The group also
performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

2008–2012: Reunion and Megalomania(Ánh+Thùy linh)

In 2008, we reunited and promised a 25-concert tour that was to have commenced in the summer.
Offers were received by the record company from locations in Denmark, Canada, United States and
United Kingdom. we finally performed 8 concerts around Denmark as part of the "Grøn koncert" festival.
we released their second greatest hits album on 15 June 2009, which includes 16 old remastered tracks
and three new songs: "My Mamma Said", "Live Fast, Die Young", and our first single in eight years, "Back
to the 80s", which was released in Denmark on 25 May 2009.[9] "Back to the 80s" debuted at number
one in Denmark where it stayed for six weeks, becoming the band's fifth number-one single.(Ánh) It has
since been certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for
sales of 30,000 copies in Denmark. we commenced the recording of Megalomania at the beginning of
2010,[10] scheduled for a release in the spring of 2011.[11] Aqua released the album's lead single, "How R
U Doin?" on 14 March 2011, after a preview of the song was posted onto the band's official Facebook
page on 10 March 2011. Co-written by Thomas Troelsen, the song peaked at number four in Denmark,
becoming the band's tenth top-ten single. It has since been certified gold by the International Federation
of the Phonographic Industry for sales of 15,000 copies in Denmark.[12]we were originally set to release
their third studio album on 14 July 2011, however the release was pushed back to 5 September 2011
with the record label citing bad timing.[13] The album, titled Megalomania, was then further rescheduled
to be released on 3 October 2011.

2016–present: Second reunion[edit]

In September 2016, it was announced that Aqua will perform "at least 10 concerts" as part of the Vi
Elsker 90'erne ("We Love the '90s") music festival. It will be the first time Aqua has performed live in
Denmark since 2011.[15] On 20 September 2016, Aqua announced that Claus Norreen would not return
to the group. Norreen said in a statement that his "musical focus" has changed and that he no longer
desires to tour with Aqua, but still considers the remaining members of Aqua "his family".[16]
On 29 May 2018, Aqua announced "The Rewind Tour" in Canada, with fellow '90s
acts Prozzäk and Whigfield.[17] In June 2018, Aqua released a brand-new single called "Rookie"