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88K Followers, 316 Following, 772 Posts - Søren Rasted (@sorenrasted) on Instagram: "Songwriter/producer. Aqua, Hej Matematik mm. Podcast og Live tour med Dengråside.dk." Søren Rasted (@sorenrasted) • Instagram photos and videos
Sep 27, 2022 · Aqua members René Dif, Lene Nystrøm, and Søren Rasted talk about revisiting their debut album, the lasting power of ‘Barbie Girl,’ and what set them apart in the 90s pop landscape and today....
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Sep 26, 2022 · Søren Rasted, he of the once spiky hair, finds the whole situation amusing: “We should say we turned it down. Ryan Gosling is not good enough!” Ultimately, they’re excited for the film.
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Aug 7, 2023 · I n the middle of a recent New York City concert, Aqua’s male lead vocalist René Dif and keyboardist Søren Rasted looked at each other in elation and disbelief. As singer Lene Nystrøm warbled ...
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- Angelica Frey
- I. The Rise of Aqua
- II. Writing and Recording “Barbie Girl.”
- III. The Video
- IV. Going Global
- V. The Lawsuit
- VI. The Aftermath
The roots of Aqua go back to a meeting between Danish musicians Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen in the late Eighties. Søren Rasted: Claus and I were about 18 when we met. I was into Simple Minds, David Bowie, and U2. He was a little more electro than I was and into Depeche Mode. We got an apartment together and our biggest goal was to make music eve...
In 1995, recording under original name Joyspeed, the quartet released its debut single, “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The song was a minor hit in Sweden, but even the group admits that it wasn’t very good. Their sound changed when they got their hands on the Roland JV-2080, a synthesizer that was able to replicate the sounds of organic instruments like pian...
When “Barbie Girl” started taking off on the radio in Denmark, Universal decided to make a video for it. They hired director Peder Pedersen to make it. Peder Pedersen: I was just starting out as a director, and it was hard. The night before I got the request to do “Barbie Girl,” I was doing some grainy black-and-white art stuff in a basement. While...
The song hit just as new pop acts like Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls were taking over the charts. On Sept. 6, 1997, the song debuted at Number Seven on the Billboard Hot 100in America, sandwiched between Third Eye Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life” and Dru Hill’s “Never Make a Promise.” It did even better in Australia and Europe. Dif:Shortly before this...
The CD booklet for Aqua’s album Aquariumincluded this sentence: “The song ‘Barbie Girl’ is a social comment and was not created or approved by the makers of the doll.” This wasn’t nearly enough to appease Mattel, and they filed a lawsuit against MCA in 2000. Russell Frackman (lawyer):The lawsuit had 11 different claims. They pretty much threw the k...
Aqua followed up Aquariumin 2000 with Aquarius. It sold well around the world, especially in Scandinavia, but stalled out at Number 82 in America. They took a break in 2001 that lasted until 2008. During this time, Nystrøm married Rasted and they had two kids. They separated six years ago. Nystrøm:We’re the best of friends. We have two teenage chil...
Sep 23, 2022 · The music videos were a big deal for Aqua and were impressive productions. Rasted: Yeah, they were essential. We were doing different kinds of videos for the other bands and shooting them in...
Instrument (s) Keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals. Years active. 1987–present. Labels. Universal. Søren Nystrøm Rasted (born Søren Rasted on 13 June 1969) is a Danish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. [2] He plays keyboards, guitar and sings backing vocals. He is a member of the Danish-Norwegian Eurodance group Aqua .
