Caramella Girls

Total songs:
28
Total releases:
33

Caramella Girls is a fictional bubblegum dance/pop girl group created as a spin-off/continuation of the Swedish bubblegum dance band Caramell. The project was formed in 2008 to capitalise on the unforeseen success of "Caramelldansen" as an internet meme.

The Caramella Girls introduced new voice actors and new songs, and is produced by original Caramell members Jorge "Vasco" Vasconcelo and Juha "Millboy" Myllylä (Vasco & Millboy). Starting by releasing sped-up versons of Caramell's "Supergott" album hits (including a full re-release of the album Supergott), various original songs and covers have been released by Caramella Girls since their formation in 2008.

In 2020 Caramella Girls released the album "Sweet Decade," a collection of all of their releases from the last decade. In 2022 the mini album "Mums Mums" (which is Swedish for "yummy yummy" or "nom nom" and is a reference to the popular Swedish chocolate Mums-Mums) was released, containing 7 songs, including the previously released singles "Boop Boy" and "Take A Ride", a cover of "Motorcycle (Take A Ride)" by Blue Monster & Bikki.

Members

The Caramella Girls are:

History

Caramella Girls was created as a continuation/spin-off of bubblegum dance group Caramell from Sweden, capitalising on the unforeseen success their song "Caramelldansen" which had become an internet meme. They started their YouTube channel in May 19, 2008, and on the same day uploaded the first 3D animation of Caramelldansen, with the first appearances of Vera, Mindy and Nadine. Over the years the character designs of the girls has changed dramatically, as the artists' perfected their style and techniques.

Originally, speedy dance versions of Caramell's songs were released under the band name Caramell, including the album Supergott (Speedy Mixes) in 2008. However, after 2008, the band branched out to release original tracks and that's when the project's name was changed to Caramella Girls. There have been various logo variations for the Caramella Girls (see photo).

Caramella Girls released their debut original song, "Boogie Bam Dance" in March 2011. The single was translated into three languages: English, Dutch and Spanish. In 2012, Caramella Girls launched their new look on their website and their Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages.

Marketing

Caramell Girls aims to ride the success of the "Caramelldansen" phenomenon which was making waves in Japan, and moves the focus away from the original band as two of its members are no longer associated with this project.

Caramella Girls image is marketed around 3 anime characters Mindy, Verá and Nadine, who even during live shows have performed while wearing a massive anime-styled headpiece, concealing their true identity.

Music and production

The style of Caramella Girls is traditional bubblegum eurodance, although many of their songs have faster tempos than most bubblegum dance songs. The project is produced by original members and producers of Caramell, Vasco & Millboy, who both have a long history as pioneers of this genre.

Over the years, Caramella Girls' music has been written by different artists who have aimed to keep this genre alive. "Caramelldansen" was of course written by Caramell members Juha Myllyla & Jorge Vasconcelo. Their debut original track "Boogie Bam Dance" was written by Giovanni Sconfienza, Ari Lehtonen & Anna Karima Holm, followed by "We Love 2 Party" written by Niklas Pettersson. Around 2013, composers Kim Andre Arnesen and Kristian Frank Lagerström became involved in the project and wrote a string of songs for Caramella Girls (Get The Gold, Tokyo, Cheerleaders, Holiday, Saw You Standin' There, How Can You Say Goodbye, Wish Upon A Star, Lollipop). All of these songs were included on the 2020 album "Sweet Decade". After 2020, Carl Henjer was attached as writer for Caramella Girls and penned "Samurai", "Venezia", and "Shufflelosophy". Anna Karima Holm & Ari Lehtonen returned to write "Valentine". In 2022, Caramella Girls producers Juha Myllyla & Jorge Vasconcelo wrote the songs for their new mini-album "Mums Mums" which included the singles "Take A Ride" and "Boop Boy".

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