ユーロポップのアイコン的存在であるAquaが、結成30年を経て解散することを発表した。デビューアルバムの記念日を目前に控え、自身のInstagramを通じてファンにその決断を伝えた。
『Barbie Girl』や90年代後半のヒット曲『Doctor Jones』で知られるデンマークとノルウェーのグループAquaは、月曜日に投稿した心温まる声明の中で、円満な形での活動終了を認めた。1995年の結成以来、世界中で3300万枚以上のレコードを売り上げてきた彼らは、「ライブバンドとしてのAQUAの章を閉じる」ことを決断したとしつつも、互いへの愛や思い出はこれからも大切にしていきたいと綴った。現メンバーのレネ・ディフ、ソーレン・ラステッド、レーネ・ニューストロムは、この決断について、2016年にクラウス・ノーリーンが他のプロジェクトに専念するために脱退したことも背景にあると述べている。
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