Crazy Frog的艺人档案
疯狂青蛙的手机铃音冲上英国单曲排行榜，这是手机铃音第一次在音乐上取得的大胜利。
疯狂青蛙就是给音乐加上一个动画造型的青蛙，咧着大嘴巴傻傻地笑，唱着简单上口的旋律“叮，叮，叮叮叮……”。成为卡通明星后，电视台注意到了观众提出的问题，在最近的广告里凡是出现青蛙的生殖器的画面都已经被修改，尽管在二月份就已经通过了审查。
《疯狂的青蛙》的主旋律最初由瑞典人丹尼尔·马尔梅达创作，他在用电子乐器模仿汽车发动机的声音时构思了《疯狂的青蛙》。2004年，德国无线娱乐公司“Jamba！”把《疯狂的青蛙》作为手机铃声歌曲，使这首曲子在欧洲广为流传。随后的专辑疯狂青蛙介绍疯狂访问和第二单“爆米花”也享有全球图的成功，和第二张专辑有权提出更多疯狂青蛙疯狂访问是在2006年发布。疯狂青蛙也催生了一系列的商品，玩具，和两个视频游戏。
by Heather Phares
Originally known as "the Annoying Thing," the helium-voiced, bluish-gray, anatomically correct CGI lump Crazy Frog became a pop culture epidemic in Europe and especially the U.K., with ringtones, TV commercials, pop songs, and other forms of (over)exposure. Though Crazy Frog mania began its momentum in 2004, the character's creation took several years. In the late '90s, Swedish teen Daniel Malmedahl began recording his impressions of internal combustion motors; after he performed on a television show, the impressions were posted on the Internet and became a fad among file-sharers. Fellow Swede Erik Wernquist, a computer animator, heard Malmedahl's noises in 2000 and was inspired by his impression of a moped motor to create the Annoying Thing, and posted the animation on his website, where it also became a popular Net attraction. Though Wernquist initially credited the Annoying Thing's voice as "Anonymous," Malmedahl eventually contacted him and Wernquist gave credit where it was due.
The Annoying Thing made its debut as a marketing tool in 2001, when it appeared in Belgian ringtone commercials. By 2004, the character -- rechristened Crazy Frog -- was licensed as a sound and video ringtone for cellular phones and was accompanied by a massive advertising push that included a deluge of TV commercials. Crazy Frog's popularity peaked in the spring and summer of 2005, when the full-length single of the "Axel F" ringtone, which was created by members of the German production team Bass Bumpers and based on Harold Faltermeyer's instrumental theme for Beverly Hills Cop, topped the U.K. singles charts for several weeks. It was so popular that it kept Coldplay's comeback single, Speed of Sound, from debuting at number one. Later that summer, the ringtone and full-length album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits marked the Frog's arrival in the States. In 2006, the Crazy Frog phenomenon was still healthy in Europe, with toys and gadgets available and a potential TV series in the works; that summer, the Frog dropped another album, aptly named More Crazy Hits.
疯狂青蛙的手机铃音冲上英国单曲排行榜，这是手机铃音第一次在音乐上取得的大胜利。
疯狂青蛙就是给音乐加上一个动画造型的青蛙，咧着大嘴巴傻傻地笑，唱着简单上口的旋律“叮，叮，叮叮叮……”。成为卡通明星后，电视台注意到了观众提出的问题，在最近的广告里凡是出现青蛙的生殖器的画面都已经被修改，尽管在二月份就已经通过了审查。
《疯狂的青蛙》的主旋律最初由瑞典人丹尼尔·马尔梅达创作，他在用电子乐器模仿汽车发动机的声音时构思了《疯狂的青蛙》。2004年，德国无线娱乐公司“Jamba！”把《疯狂的青蛙》作为手机铃声歌曲，使这首曲子在欧洲广为流传。随后的专辑疯狂青蛙介绍疯狂访问和第二单“爆米花”也享有全球图的成功，和第二张专辑有权提出更多疯狂青蛙疯狂访问是在2006年发布。疯狂青蛙也催生了一系列的商品，玩具，和两个视频游戏。
by Heather Phares
Originally known as "the Annoying Thing," the helium-voiced, bluish-gray, anatomically correct CGI lump Crazy Frog became a pop culture epidemic in Europe and especially the U.K., with ringtones, TV commercials, pop songs, and other forms of (over)exposure. Though Crazy Frog mania began its momentum in 2004, the character's creation took several years. In the late '90s, Swedish teen Daniel Malmedahl began recording his impressions of internal combustion motors; after he performed on a television show, the impressions were posted on the Internet and became a fad among file-sharers. Fellow Swede Erik Wernquist, a computer animator, heard Malmedahl's noises in 2000 and was inspired by his impression of a moped motor to create the Annoying Thing, and posted the animation on his website, where it also became a popular Net attraction. Though Wernquist initially credited the Annoying Thing's voice as "Anonymous," Malmedahl eventually contacted him and Wernquist gave credit where it was due.
The Annoying Thing made its debut as a marketing tool in 2001, when it appeared in Belgian ringtone commercials. By 2004, the character -- rechristened Crazy Frog -- was licensed as a sound and video ringtone for cellular phones and was accompanied by a massive advertising push that included a deluge of TV commercials. Crazy Frog's popularity peaked in the spring and summer of 2005, when the full-length single of the "Axel F" ringtone, which was created by members of the German production team Bass Bumpers and based on Harold Faltermeyer's instrumental theme for Beverly Hills Cop, topped the U.K. singles charts for several weeks. It was so popular that it kept Coldplay's comeback single, Speed of Sound, from debuting at number one. Later that summer, the ringtone and full-length album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits marked the Frog's arrival in the States. In 2006, the Crazy Frog phenomenon was still healthy in Europe, with toys and gadgets available and a potential TV series in the works; that summer, the Frog dropped another album, aptly named More Crazy Hits.
