Pigloo
Pigloo is the name of a baby penguin and the main character of a French bubblegum dance music project. The project is best known for their 2006 single “Le Papa Pingouin,” which is a cover of a 1980 Eurovision song entry by Sophie & Magaly.
Pigloo released 3 albums between 2006 and 2008, including a Christmas album “Le Noel de Pigloo” (2007). The project is currently assumed discontinued after their final album lacked the chart success they had hoped for.
Biography
The Pigloo project was formed during what Bubblegum Dancer calls the “Second Bubblegum Dance Revolution” of 2005-2008, and focused on an animated or cartoon character (in this case a penguin named Pigloo).
An animated music video for "Papa Pingouin" was produced, featuring a penguin dad and his son. This song was very successful in France, where it topped the singles chart for three weeks and eventually remained on the chart for 27 weeks. In February 2007, the German version of "Papa Pinguoin" climbed to 6th place in the German hit parade, partly due to the huge success of the video clip broadcast on RTL. The French version was sung by Heidi, while the German version was sung by Sara and Kerstin.
In June 2006, Pigloo released a second single, "Le ragga des pingouins", then "Ça plane pour moi (Le twist)" in September 2006, "Moi, j'aime skier!" (based on the melody of "Y.M.C.A.") in December 2006, and "Bizoo d'eskimo" in July 2007. All these singles were top 20 hits in France. Pigloo’s first album,La Banquise, was released in July 2006.
