Talk:Aqua (band)

message: The band is founded in Copenhagen. The only member of Norway is the singer, who lives in Denmark with her Danish family. All the other members is from Denmark. So if Aqua is Danish-Norwegian is Metallica also American-Danish? So let's have a deal: If Aqua shall be Danish-Norwegian, then shall Metallica be American-Danish, Nile shall be American-Greek, ABBA shall be Swedish-Norwegian. Understood?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Esbendyr (talk • contribs) 19:48, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Totally agree with what you wrote - its a Danish band, based in and founded in Copenhagen that happens to have an Norwegian front singer. That doesn't somehow make the band "Danish-Norwegian" - the band's given nationality is based on where it's has its roots and base - which is obviously not in Oslo… Im Laroucan (talk) 11:14, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

text: Esbendyr has shown disregard for policies and norms of Wikipedia elsewhere as well, as seen on the associated talk page. I have the impression that the Norwegian singer has not been staying in Denmark the whole time, but more in between instead. Bevidsthed (talk) 19:29, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Aqua is not Danish-Norwegian

message: I don't think it's correct to definite Aqua as a Danish-Norwegian band. The band was founded in Denmark and all the members lives in Denmark. That makes it a Danish band! The only relation to Norway is that one of the members is born in Norway, if that makes Aqua Danish-Norwegian, then Queen would be a Zanzibarian-English band, Metallica would be an American-Danish band and ABBA would be a Swedish-Norwegian band. No doubt in my mind, so is anybody against me changing it? Pardy 14:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Since no-one has reacted in tree weeks, I've changed it. Pardy 02:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say only danish too. This should be changed...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.150.83.165 (talk) 03:03, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Lene lives in Norway.She’s the lead singer. Why are you so adamant that they’re aren’t Danish-Norwegian? Kinda petty. Jallabønne (talk) 16:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I support the ABBA teori. Aqua is a Danish group. And it's not only ABBA you can compare, look at the Nobelprize! Is that a Swedish-Norwegian prize? No, it's a Swedish prize. And two of 3 in Aqua are Danes, then it just cant be anything else than a Danish group. --213.114.213.164 (talk) 10:25, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Their official website merely duplicates content from this article, so the band is pure Danish, regardless of the fact that Lene is a Norwegian woman. BulsaraAndDeacon (talk) 09:15, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Actually, it's not a duplicate: "Aqua is a global phenomenon. In the late '90s the Danish-Norwegian group sold over 30 million albums and singles and topped the charts throughout the world." http://www.aquaofficial.com/biog.php It should be changed back. (Heaika (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  It may say so, but it can't have been deliberate. The band probably made a mistake when designing the website, so let it be Danish only, OK? BulsaraAndDeacon (talk) 10:23, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Seriously? Why do you keep deleting my answer? Here is my answer – yet again: How are you to say that it wasn't deliberate? On what do you base that statement? Nationality is a subject which goes beyond the geographical aspect of it; it is a matter of definition, and thus a matter of self-definition. The official website is the most official source of information on this topic, and we should stick to it unless proven otherwise. (Heaika (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

text: their own website refer to the band in that manner so that should end the argument.  I dont think they would have any problem with it and dont see why we should. Monkeymanman (talk) 18:18, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not Aqua, but just a webmaster running their website.  Webmaster has no clue about it.  Norum 01:54, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: But surely they must be aware of what is on their 'official' website? Monkeymanman (talk) 14:12, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Do you really think that Aqua really has enough time to check every little mistake on their website? Norum 05:21, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: So you say its a mistake? Do you have any reliable third party sources which say differently, or a relible source which quotes the band themselves?  Monkeymanman (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

text: I do hope that Aqua takes the time to make certain that the information on their official website is correct. Besides, I doubt that it was the webmaster who wrote their bandbio. 80.213.194.82 (talk) 18:12, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Surely, if there was eg. an interview with the band, that clearly stated that they don't count themselves as Danish-Norwegian. But as mentioned before, as of now, this is the only source (that we know of) concerning the matter. 80.213.194.82 (talk) 18:04, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Look at their official website.  At first it looks like it's a copyright violation as all the information that is on their website has been copied word by word.  But if you look closely, the information on their website is an exact copy of the Wiki article, including the numbers used for verification.  I think WP:CCI should be opened.  Norum 11:03, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  asked me to take a look at this. I'm convinced that that part of the website was copied from our article some time after 31 August 2008; I've placed a  notice at the head of this page. That means, of course, that that page cannot be considered a reliable source for our purposes. Talking of which, shouldn't the content in the article be supported by reliable sources? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:16, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:   Do you think it would be appropriate to change Aqua's nationality back to Danish because of that?  Norum 15:08, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not going to comment on that, beyond repeating that that one particular source can't be used. There seems to have been a good deal of discussion of this here already. You could try pinging some of those who were involved in it. If you find yourselves unable to agree, you could then try pinging , who gave the 3O above and is experienced in dispute resolution. You might also look at a compromise wording, perhaps something like "... a Scandinavian pop group. Three of the original members were Danish, and one was Norwegian ...". In my opinion it's far more important, as a matter of urgency, to cite everything that's currently in the article to reliable sources, or otherwise remove it until such time as sources can be found. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:02, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

text: I have added multiple sources for "Danish-Norwegian" in the article. Combine this with lack of evidence for just "Danish". Bevidsthed (talk) 21:51, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Danish-Norwegian or just Danish? 

message: As their official website states that Aqua is a Danish/Norwegian dance-pop group, I'm changing it back. (Heaika (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Their official website merely duplicates content from this article, so the band is pure Danish, regardless of the fact that Lene is a Norwegian woman. BulsaraAndDeacon (talk) 09:15, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Actually, it's not a duplicate: "Aqua is a global phenomenon. In the late '90s the Danish-Norwegian group sold over 30 million albums and singles and topped the charts throughout the world." http://www.aquaofficial.com/biog.php It should be changed back. (Heaika (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  It may say so, but it can't have been deliberate. The band probably made a mistake when designing the website, so let it be Danish only, OK? BulsaraAndDeacon (talk) 10:23, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Seriously? Why do you keep deleting my answer? Here is my answer – yet again: How are you to say that it wasn't deliberate? On what do you base that statement? Nationality is a subject which goes beyond the geographical aspect of it; it is a matter of definition, and thus a matter of self-definition. The official website is the most official source of information on this topic, and we should stick to it unless proven otherwise. (Heaika (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  February 2010 

message: I have not seen any valid arguments against the Danish-Norwegian designation, and since the official webpage is an acceptable source per WP:SELFPUB, I'm requesting that the nationality of the band to be set as Danish-Norwegian, if there are no valid objections – aside from speculation that is! I undid the revision, and sat the band as a multinational band again because of no warning in the talk-page and because of lacking sources/contradiction of valid sources. (79.160.234.48 (talk) 23:19, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: their own website refer to the band in that manner so that should end the argument.  I dont think they would have any problem with it and dont see why we should. Monkeymanman (talk) 18:18, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not Aqua, but just a webmaster running their website.  Webmaster has no clue about it.  Norum 01:54, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: But surely they must be aware of what is on their 'official' website? Monkeymanman (talk) 14:12, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Do you really think that Aqua really has enough time to check every little mistake on their website? Norum 05:21, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: So you say its a mistake? Do you have any reliable third party sources which say differently, or a relible source which quotes the band themselves?  Monkeymanman (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

text: I do hope that Aqua takes the time to make certain that the information on their official website is correct. Besides, I doubt that it was the webmaster who wrote their bandbio. 80.213.194.82 (talk) 18:12, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Surely, if there was eg. an interview with the band, that clearly stated that they don't count themselves as Danish-Norwegian. But as mentioned before, as of now, this is the only source (that we know of) concerning the matter. 80.213.194.82 (talk) 18:04, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Look at their official website.  At first it looks like it's a copyright violation as all the information that is on their website has been copied word by word.  But if you look closely, the information on their website is an exact copy of the Wiki article, including the numbers used for verification.  I think WP:CCI should be opened.  Norum 11:03, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  asked me to take a look at this. I'm convinced that that part of the website was copied from our article some time after 31 August 2008; I've placed a  notice at the head of this page. That means, of course, that that page cannot be considered a reliable source for our purposes. Talking of which, shouldn't the content in the article be supported by reliable sources? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:16, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:   Do you think it would be appropriate to change Aqua's nationality back to Danish because of that?  Norum 15:08, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not going to comment on that, beyond repeating that that one particular source can't be used. There seems to have been a good deal of discussion of this here already. You could try pinging some of those who were involved in it. If you find yourselves unable to agree, you could then try pinging , who gave the 3O above and is experienced in dispute resolution. You might also look at a compromise wording, perhaps something like "... a Scandinavian pop group. Three of the original members were Danish, and one was Norwegian ...". In my opinion it's far more important, as a matter of urgency, to cite everything that's currently in the article to reliable sources, or otherwise remove it until such time as sources can be found. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:02, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  March 2010 

message: Just for the record, another example - Van Halen.    The van Halen brothers are Dutchmen born in the Netherlands.  Yet, no one classifies the band as being Dutch-American.  Just thought I'd add this. Norum 22:50, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  August 2010 

message: The band is described as Danish-Norwegian on the "About" page of all their major media platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify and Apple music. At least the two first "About" sections (Youtube and Spotify) were posted either by the band or a representative. I'm not sure who has posted the Apple music description. I kindly ask the user who keeps editing this back to "Danish" to stop doing so. AarhusGym 19:11, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added multiple sources for "Danish-Norwegian" in the article. Combine this with lack of evidence for just "Danish". Bevidsthed (talk) 21:51, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  June 2023 

message: I have listened to their debut single, Itzy Bitzy Spider, and I have a question about it. The vocalist does not appear to be Lene Nystrom Rasted. Is Beck Luween the vocalist in this song? BulsaraAndDeacon (talk) 14:08, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Itzy Bitzy Spider]] 

message: Wow. As the article stood there was a sharp turn in the narrative in section "The Aquarium Age". It seems that back in April 2008 some mishandling in reverting vandalism occured, and as a result a section was lost: compare before and after (and for a year and a half this remained unnoticed!). I've restored the text, but it likely needs some updating to fit the current state of the article. 94.29.50.73 (talk) 18:25, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lost section restored 

message: Can someone find a free image of the Aqua members for the article? BulsaraAndDeacon (talk) 16:47, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free Image? 

message: I only ask as when I first read this article, I thought the bit mentioning her (Beck Luween was part of the original Joyspeed lineup, playing the triangle, but she left the group after a very short time due to the excessive demand for her talents.) was a little fake sounding.  I've tried searching for more details about her, but the only information I can find mirrors what's here.  Can anyone confirm any details about her?  If it's true, the phrasing of the sentence is a bit odd.Snorgle (talk) 19:55, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Who is Beck Luween?

message: In Section 1.3, the second last sentence are as follows:
"René did not find out until Lene gave an interview in the 2004 Top 100 Best Broken Up Bands Ever."
Is there any source for this? A simple Google search revealed nothing. The article is used as a reference for the most controversial aspect of the entire Aqua page.
It should be removed without a proper citation.  Ratha K (talk) 05:01, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  2004 Top 100 Best Broken Up Bands Ever 

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message: It seems there was a long discussion in the past about whether Aqua should be descibed as Danish or Danish-Norwegian. I don't really mind which it is, but I think we can all agree that it should not be Danish-Norwegian-Algerian and Algerian should not be in the description as this is describing the ethnicity of only one of the members (Rene Dif). To mention ethnicity in this way goes against the Wikipedia manual of style (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#Context). Liquidmetalrob (talk) 16:52, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Danish-Norwegian-Algerian? 

message: Lene, Rene, Soren and Claus should be merged here. Their biographies and personal lives are not sourced properly, and there is little to no coverage of their non-Aqua endeavors. 81blazko92 (talk) 23:32, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. Søren Rasted has done a lot more than just Aqua, in terms of production work, success with Hej Matematik, the resurgence of Aqua, major participation in Natholdet, the Danish late night talk show, and his successful podcast and comedy show Den Grå Side. The article just needs a major update. Xilefeniotan (talk) 12:00, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: She had her own solo career outside the band 216.221.69.229 (talk) 06:58, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lene should not be merged