LazyTown
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LazyTown is a children's musical television series that features bubblegum dance inspired music. The show is made up of a cast and crew from Iceland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was created by Magnús Scheving, a gymnastics champion and CEO of LazyTown Entertainment, who also stars in the show as "Sportacus."
Originally performed in English, the show has been hugely popular and dubbed into more than a dozen languages (including Icelandic) and aired in over 100 countries. The show is best known for it's unique music, which is greatly inspired by bubblegum eurodance of the 90s.
The show has three main characters: Stephanie (pink hair), who is the show's main protagonist; Sportacus, a fitness loving "superhero" like character portrayed by the show's creator; Robbie Rotten, the show's main "villain," and numerous puppet characters.
The music of LazyTown
The soundtracks and songs of LazyTown are composed by Máni Svavarsson, whose history with the company goes back to the original Icelandic theatre plays. The popularity of LazyTown's songs and music has led to the production of soundtrack albums that feature music from the show. These soundtracks have been released in a number of countries and in a number of different languages, including LazyTown in the United States, Líttu inn í Latabæ in Iceland, Los geht's! in Germany, ¡Bienvenidos a LazyTown! in Latin America and LazyTown - The Album in the United Kingdom. A second UK soundtrack, titled LazyTown - The New Album was released on October 15, 2007.
Many of LazyTown's songs are written in a bubblegum dance style, the most popular being "Bing Bang (Time to Dance)," which was released as a single in the UK in 2006, peaking at #4 in the UK Singles Chart in December.
