History Music / Aqua

* ShoutOut: Plenty. "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Barbie Girl]]" is half ShoutOut, half TakeThat to {{Franchise/Barbie}}, "Doctor Jones" is a ShoutOut to ''IndianaJones'', "Cartoon Heroes" references {{Superhero}} comics among other things, and "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Back to the 80's]]" is full of {{Shout Out}}s to pop culture from TheEighties, such as Music/MichaelJackson, Creator/MrT, and {{MTV}}.

And in 2011 they recorded their new album ''Megalomania'' with a change in sound and in attitude.

* DamselInDistress: Lene in the "My Oh My" video (before going DamselOutOfDistress on her captors). In "Doctor Jones", she [[CapturedByCannibals ends up in a cannibal's pot]] and in "Lollipop (Candyman)" she is captured by aliens; in the latter two, she shares her distress with her [[DistressedDude male companions]].

** "Back To The 80's" is a GenreThrowback to the music and music videos of TheEighties.
** "Halloween" is an {{Homage}} to the SlasherMovie genre, complete with [[HellIsThatNoise creepy killer breathing]], HarassingPhoneCall [[TheCallsAreComingFromInsideTheHouse Coming from Inside the House]], EvilLaugh, StockSoundEffects of DramaticThunder, and eerie, ominous music (including [[StandardSnippet a brief snippet of]] [[OminousPipeOrgan organ music]] [[StandardSnippet playing chords from Bach's Toccata and Fugue]], or a sound-alike). Toes the line between AffectionateParody and NightmareFuel.

* KaleidoscopeHair: Lene wore no fewer than four wigs for "Lollipop (Candyman)"
* MoodWhiplash: Each of their albums contains at least one song which is more serious than the rest, such as "Turn Back Time" and "Aquarius". "My Mamma Said" takes the cake as, despite its fast pace and its unassuming title, it talks about ''death''.

* ScreamingWoman: Lene does this at the end of "Halloween", an example that is especially effective and chilling.

* SopranoAndGravel

* AWildRapperAppears: "Good Morning Sunshine".

* CannibalTribe: Doctor Jones video. Not racist at all, because these black cannibals are so un-primitive that they speak French.

* Cannibal Tribe: Doctor Jones video. Not racist at all, because these black cannibals are so un-primitive that they speak French.

* MsFanservice: From her sexy AdventurerOutfit in the "Doctor Jones" music video to the extreme close up of her behind putting on jeans in the "We Belong To The Sea" music video, Lene fits this trope pretty well.

The band's members are vocalists Lene Nystrøm and Rene Dif, guitarist Søren Rasted, and keyboardist Claus Norreen. During their split, Nystrøm, Dif and Rasted have all achieved solo chart success, and Norreen has continued in the music industry remixing other artists' material.

* SteamPunk: The [[CoolStarship spaceship]] in the "Cartoon Heroes" music video.

* BigDamnHeroes: Rene as Dr. Jones in "Dr. Jones", the robot C.A.N.D.Y. in "Lollipop (Candyman)" video.

In their prime, Aqua's singles managed to chart top ten in a number of countries where European pop acts would not normally succeed, including the United States, Australia, and Japan. The group also caused controversy with the double entendres in their "Barbie Girl" single, with the Barbie doll makers Creator/{{Mattel}} filing a lawsuit against the group (or rather their American record label, EMI). The lawsuit was finally dismissed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002; the opinion, written by Judge [[CoolOldGuy Alex Kozinski]], ruled "[[SophisticatedAsHell The parties are advised]] [[BuffySpeak to chill"]].

* AWildRapperAppears: "Good Morning Sunshine".

* DistressedDamsel: Lene in the "My oh My" video (before going DamselOutOfDistress on her captors). In "Doctor Jones", she [[CapturedByCannibals ends up in a cannibal's pot]] and in "Lollipop (Candyman)" she is captured by aliens; in the latter two, she shares her distress with her [[DistressedDude male companions]].

* GratuitousJapanese: The opening of "Barbie Girl" video. They have never used this trope since.

* JustLikeRobinHood: Rene's lines in "My oh My". ''"Gotta steal from the rich ... Gotta give to the poor."''

* ShoutOut: Plenty. "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Barbie Girl]]" is half ShoutOut, half TakeThat to {{Barbie}}, "Doctor Jones" is a ShoutOut to ''IndianaJones'', "Cartoon Heroes" references {{Superhero}} comics among other things, and "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Back to the 80's]]" is full of {{Shout Out}}s to pop culture from TheEighties, such as Music/MichaelJackson, Creator/MrT, and {{MTV}}.

In their prime, Aqua's singles managed to chart top ten in a number of countries where European pop acts would not normally succeed, including the United States, Australia, and Japan. The group also caused controversy with the double entendres in their "Barbie Girl" single, with the Barbie doll makers Creator/{{Mattel}} filing a lawsuit against the group. The lawsuit was finally dismissed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002; the opinion, written by Judge [[CoolOldGuy Alex Kozinski]], ruled "[[SophisticatedAsHell The parties are advised]] [[BuffySpeak to chill"]].

* GenreThrowback: "Back To The 80's" is a GenreThrowback to the music and music videos of TheEighties.

* DistressedDamsel: Lene in the "My oh My" video (before going BadassDamsel on her captors). In "Doctor Jones", she [[CapturedByCannibals ends up in a cannibal's pot]] and in "Lollipop (Candyman)" she is captured by aliens; in the latter two, she shares her distress with her male companions.

In their prime, Aqua's singles managed to chart top ten in a number of countries where European pop acts would not normally succeed, including the United States, Australia, and Japan. The group also caused controversy with the double entendres in their "Barbie Girl" single, with the Barbie doll makers Mattel filing a lawsuit against the group. The lawsuit was finally dismissed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002; the opinion, written by Judge [[CoolOldGuy Alex Kozinski]], ruled "[[SophisticatedAsHell The parties are advised]] [[BuffySpeak to chill"]].

** "Halloween" is an {{Homage}} to the SlasherMovie genre, complete with [[HellIsThatNoise creepy killer breathing]], HarassingPhoneCall [[TheCallsAreComingFromInsideTheHouse Coming from Inside the House]], EvilLaugh, StockSoundEffects of DramaticThunder, and eerie, ominous music (including a brief snippet of [[OminousPipeOrgan organ music]] [[StandardSnippets playing chords from Bach's Toccata and Fugue]], or a sound-alike). Toes the line between AffectionateParody and NightmareFuel.

** "Halloween" is an {{Homage}} to the SlasherMovie genre, complete with [[HellIsThatNoise creepy killer breathing]], HarassingPhoneCall [[TheCallsAreComingFromInsideTheHouse Coming from Inside the House]], EvilLaugh, StockSoundEffefcts of DramaticThunder, and eerie, ominous music (including [[StandardSnippets a brief snippet of]] [[OminousPipeOrgan organ music]] [[StandardSnippets playing chords from Bach's Toccata and Fugue]], or a sound-alike). Toes the line between AffectionateParody and NightmareFuel.

** "Halloween" is an {{Homage}} to the SlasherMovie genre, complete with [[HellIsThatNoise creepy killer breathing]], HarassingPhoneCall, EvilLaugh, StockSoundEffefcts of DramaticThunder, and eerie, ominous music (including [[StandardSnippets a brief snippet of]] [[OminousPipeOrgan organ music]] [[StandardSnippets playing chords from Bach's Toccata and Fugue]], or a sound-alike). Toes the line between AffectionateParody and NightmareFuel.

** "Halloween" is an {{Homage}} to the SlasherMovie genre, complete with [[HellIsThatNoise creepy killer breathing]], HarassingPhoneCall, EvilLaugh, DramaticThunder, and eerie, ominous music. Toes the line between AffectionateParody and NightmareFuel.

* DistressedDamsel: Lene in the "My oh My" video (before going BadassDamsel on her captors). In "Doctor Jones", she ends up in a [[CannibalTribe cannibal's pot]] and in "Lollipop (Candyman)" she is captured by aliens; in the latter two, she shares her distress with her male companions.

* GeorgeLucasThrowback: "Back To The 80's" is a GeorgeLucasThrowback to the music and music videos of TheEighties.

* ChristmasSong: "Spin Me A Christmas".