Claus and Soren first started the group in
1989 when they met and began writing music together.
They chanced upon Rene during a recording of a soundtrack for a Danish children's film; Rene
later roped in Norwegian female singer, Lene, to join them in Denmark. The four founded the
band Joyspeed and landed a record deal with a Swedish company.
What followed was a single called Itzy Bitzy which managed to stay a week on Swedish charts ;
this wasn't enough for the group and it decided to break its contract and start over.
How did the name "Aqua" come about? The inspiration was from a poster in their studio in
Copenhagen, Denmark, which had an aquarium on it. Even the studio was named Aquarium after that
event.
Universal Music Denmark signed in Aqua in April 97, and their 'debut' album, Aquarium, was
released there in June. The rest, as they say, is history
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