One of the best-selling Danish acts in history, Aqua formed in 1989 under the
name Joyspeed. They rebranded themselves as Aqua in 1996 and scored a major
Scandinavian hit with "Roses Are Red," which topped the charts in Denmark and
went gold in both Norway and Sweden. The band's popularity reached greater
heights in 1997, when the Euro-dance anthem "Barbie Girl" became a platinum hit
in seven countries, eventually selling more than 8 million copies. Aqua's debut
album, Aquarium, was released later that year and cemented the band's
international success, selling 16 million copies ...