{"id":2604,"date":"2026-05-18T21:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/aqua-breaks-up-nearly-30-years-after-barbie-girl-owned-the-charts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:11:12","slug":"aqua-breaks-up-nearly-30-years-after-barbie-girl-owned-the-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/aqua-breaks-up-nearly-30-years-after-barbie-girl-owned-the-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Aqua breaks up nearly 30 years after &#8216;Barbie Girl&#8217; owned the charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Aqua has announced they\u2019re breaking up almost 30 years after they released their iconic hit, \u201cBarbie Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Danish group announced the news<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYe46JCt5bl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on Instagram<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter many incredible years, we have decided to close the chapter of AQUA as a live band,\u201d they wrote. \u201cAQUA has been such a huge part of our lives, and together we\u2019ve had the chance to experience more than we ever dared to dream of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message continued, \u201cWhen you\u2019ve been together for this long, you also learn when it\u2019s time to protect what you\u2019ve created together. For us, this feels like the right moment to say goodbye, while the memories are still strong, and while the love for the music, the story, and each other remains intact.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"8941793\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.33333333;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"8941793\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2000s-pictured-left-soren-rasted-128152061.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Danish pop group Aqua, featuring Soren Rasted, Rene Dif, Lene Nystrom, and Claus Norreen.\" class=\"wp-image-8941793\"  \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The band concluded the message by thanking their fans and signing off with \u201cnothing but love and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band is known for their 1997 single, \u201cBarbie World,\u201d off their album \u201cAquarium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This story is developing\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/18\/entertainment\/aqua-breaks-up-nearly-30-years-after-barbie-girl-owned-the-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aqua has announced they\u2019re breaking up almost 30 years after they released their iconic hit,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128152084.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}