Where is Aqua now?

In June 2018, Aqua released their single called "Rookie". In July 2021 the band released a cover of "I Am What I Am" for Copenhagen Pride 2021. On 29 April 2022 during a concert in Tivoli, Copenhagen, the band announced that they would be going on a tour that would continue through 2023.
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Where are the Aqua singers now?

In 2017, Lene and Søren split after 16 years of marriage but remain friends and bandmates. They released a new single Rookie in 2018 and are still embracing their novelty 90s hits as they tour the world in front of nostalgia-loving crowds. Len in the Barbie Girl video. Aqua singer Lene Nystrom at 48.
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Did Aqua get sued for Barbie?

Mattel v.

3d 894 (9th Cir. 2002), was a series of lawsuits between Mattel and MCA Records that resulted from the 1997 hit single "Barbie Girl" by Danish group Aqua. The case was ultimately dismissed.
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What happened to AWUA?

But the band is still at it. In January, Aqua released their latest single, "Back to the '80s," which Entertainment Weekly called an "audio/visual travesty." There's no word on what they've been up to since the release of that single, but based on their track record, Aqua isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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Are Aqua a couple?

On 25 August 2001, Nystrøm married fellow Aqua band member Søren Rasted, with the ceremony being held in Las Vegas. In 2004 the couple moved to Denmark from London.
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Aqua return to New Zealand 17 years after ‘Barbie Girl’



Did Aqua break up?

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".
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How old is the lead singer of Aqua?

They've set their sights on performing at Coachella in April after announcing their nostalgia tour. And as excitement builds for their return, fans have been surprised by how 46-year-old Lene has managed to avoid ageing over the past two decades.
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Why did Mattel sue Bratz?

Mattel's lawsuit claims that Bratz creator Carter Bryant made the doll while working for them and broke the terms of his "invention agreement" by taking it to MGA. At first, a Riverside, Calif., jury agreed with Mattel, awarding it $100 million in 2008.
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Is the Barbie Girl song inappropriate?

Yes, they're inappropriate for little girls who play with Barbies. "Totally inappropriate for girls who play with Barbies," my 11-year-old son told me recently. "I mean, they could grow up to be like that if they keep listening to the song."
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Is Barbie Girl copyrighted?

In 2002, a Court of Appeals ruled the song was protected as a parody under the trademark doctrine of nominative use and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; the judge Alex Kozinski also threw out the defamation lawsuit that Aqua's record company filed against Mattel, concluding his ruling: "The ...
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Are Lene and Rene from Aqua together?

Rene Dif was in a relationship with fellow Aqua band member Lene Nystrøm, whom he invited to join the band in 1994. They were in a relationship for three years, before they broke up. He later married Rikke Maija, a health coach whom he has two children with. They have since divorced.
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What happened lady Aqua?

So what happened to the band? Lene married Soren in 2001 in Las Vegas. They have two children and she still seems to be on the music scene. Rene Dif, the slightly pervy Ken to Rene's Barbie is now married to a health coach and has a daughter named Mabel.
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How old is the Barbie?

Since her 1959 debut in a now-iconic black-and-white swimsuit, she's become a worldwide sensation. Best known as Barbie, Barbara Millicent Roberts turns 62 years old on March 9. Since her 1959 debut in a now-iconic black-and-white swimsuit, she's become a worldwide sensation.
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Who is Barbie in real life?

Born Ruth Moskowicz in Denver, Colorado, in 1916, she and her family were Polish Jews who had earlier immigrated to the United States. The youngest of 10 children, she could not attend university and initially found work as a secretary.
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Is Aqua a rogue?

The young American Rocket League player has made his debut to the professional scene with Rogue this season. Christopher “Aqua” Campbell has proven to be the missing piece we needed with a fantastic first game during the RLCS qualifiers alongside teammates Gyro and Taroco.
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Is Barbie Girl a one hit wonder?

A novelty song like "Barbie Girl" has one-hit wonder written all over it. The song created a controversy when Mattel sued the band for the song's suggestive lyrics. If you had doubts about the seriousness of the song, however, it was meant to be funny.
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Is Toy Box and Aqua the same?

T-y-Box are also famous for their incredible likeness to fellow Danish group Aqua, and many of their songs are commonly mistaken as Aqua songs. In 1999 they released their debut album "FanTastic", which was followed by their second album "Toy Ride" in 2001. In 2011, Toy-Box announced their plans to reunite in 2012.
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What is the anime with Aqua in it?

Aqua is one of the three main deuteragonists in the Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! novel series, as well as its anime and manga adaptions.
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