Aqua | Aqua Barbie Girl

The idea for the song came to Aqua keyboardist after he visited an art exhibit in Copenhagen that featured an installation of Barbie dolls shaped like a planet. He was struck by the "kitsch culture" and wrote the iconic line "Life in plastic, it's fantastic".

is a global Eurodance hit released in April 1997 by the Danish-Norwegian group Aqua . Originally a track on their debut album, Aquarium , the song became a cultural phenomenon, selling over 8 million copies worldwide and reaching #1 in countries including the UK, where it stayed for four weeks. 1. Origin and Inspiration Aqua Barbie Girl Aqua

Aqua originally formed in 1989 (initially as Joyspeed) and consisted of Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, Søren Rasted, and Claus Norreen. The idea for the song came to Aqua