Cartoons, also known as Cartoons DK, are a

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band from

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, best known for their song " DooDah!" and their cover of the 1958

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", both hits released in 1998. The band wears outlandish plastic costumes and wigs in live performances as caricatures of 1950s

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stars. Cartoons were originally called the Scooters in the late 1980s, and played

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music from the 1950s and 1960s. In 1994, the Scooters released the album ''Live at Woodstock'', and in 1997, the group changed its name to Cartoons.

Members

*Toonie - lead vocals and backing vocals. *Sponge - bass vocals, saxophone and keyboards. *Shooter - lead guitar and backing vocals. *Buzz - double bass. *Puddy - backing vocals. *Boop - backing vocals.

History

They were first signed to

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, moving later to

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Denmark. Their most notable

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to date is "Witch Doctor", which reached number two in the

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; with its combination of the original's "oo-ee-oo-aah-aah"

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(although lacking that record's double-speed playback of the chorus), driving dance beat and occasional

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breaks. They had further success in the UK with the Top 10 hit, " DooDah!" (a version of the

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"), the Top 20 hit "Aisy Waisy", which was performed on Jim Davidson's ''

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'' and a Top 20 debut

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, ''Toonage'' (later released with additional songs under the titl
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. Their second album ''Toontastic!'' did not match the success of its predecessor but several notable hits were released from it including "Diddley-Dee", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep", "Big Coconuts" and a reworked cover of

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' "Mama Loo." In July 2016, Karina Jensen died from cancer, after having a double mastectomy in 2012. She was survived by her husband and two children. In April 2019, Erling Jensen died of lymphoma. He was 50 years old.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Main artist

Featured artist

References

External links

Profile of The Cartoons at eurodanceusa.comCartoons at Bubblegum Dancer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartoons, The Danish pop music groups Danish Eurodance groups Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 2006 English-language singers from Denmark Bands with fictional stage personas 1996 establishments in Denmark 2006 disestablishments in Denmark