The Bopps are a children's musical group formed in the south west of England in 2010. Their members are

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, Keith Littler, Mike Cross and

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Formation

was previously a member of the pop band

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who were popular during the 1980s. Other members of The Housemartins include

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otherwise known as

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and

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who went on to form

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has been involved in the production of children's television and music for such clients as

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and

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. Keith Littler has run a successful pre-school television production company - The Little Entertainment Grou

for many years. Amongst his works are

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which is broadcast in the UK by

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, TV drama Roman Mysteries BBC and Merlin the Magical Puppy (cITV).

has worked as a voice actress and has spent her time providing voice talent work for children's animation. Amongst her works are Make Way for Noddy,

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and

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. She left the group years later to focus on her voice acting career.

The tale of The Bopps

From The Bopps Website

Television series

The Bopps first went on air in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2010 on the children's channel

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Discography

Albums

*''The Bopps - The Bopping Tunes from the TV Series'' (2010)

Singles

"The Bopps Theme", "Best Friend", "Numbers", "Toy Box", "Park", "Dance", "Hoppity Hop", "Noisy Nigel", "Jelly Shoes", "Sunshine" and "Ghost Song" (December 2010)

References

External links

Official websiteThe Bopps on Nick JrNick Jr
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