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Equally popular and controversial, Razor & Tie's Kidz Bop series of singalong collections debuted in 2001. Known for their "kid-friendly" versions of hit singles that are re-recorded by session musicians and singers and the Kidz Bop Kids, a chorus of child singers, the compilations became popular with families who wanted cleaned-up versions of contemporary songs: 2006's Kidz Bop, Vol. 9 debuted at number two in the Billboard Top 200 album chart, and at the time of the album's release, the collections had sold over seven million copies total. That year, the Kidz Bop Kids were named the number one children's music artist by Billboard for the fourth year in a row. However, many of the songs included on the albums dealt with mature themes and featured lyrics that, while not overtly explicit or vulgar, were still questionably suited for a very young audience. Along with the expected teen pop fare from Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff, and Kelly Clarkson, Kidz Bop included more left-of-center picks like Franz Ferdinand's "Do You Want To?" and Modest Mouse's "Float On" as the series evolved. Along with the regular Kidz Bop collections, which were released roughly twice a year, the franchise expanded to include DVDs and collections of oldies, Christmas songs, and Latin pop hits. Kidz Bop also developed ring tones, toys, and a clothing line over the next few years. The eleventh Kidz Bop Kids album, which featured a cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" as well as renditions of songs by Justin Timberlake and JoJo, emerged in 2007. Other releases in 2007 included Kidz Bop, Vol. 12 and Coolest Kidz Bop Christmas Ever. The series continued releasing albums every few months for the rest of the decade. By the time of 2011's Kidz Bop 20, the series emphasized the personalities of the Kidz Bop Kids, which included Steffan, Eva, Elijah, and Charisma.
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Kidz Bop is a brand of compilation albums featuring child session musicians performing contemporary music. The series was developed by Razor & Tie co-founders Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam in 2001. The albums are composed of "kid-friendly" versions of the latest songs on Top 40 radio and are sung by young children.
Each year, Kidz Bop releases two volume CDs, as well of four "music compilations".
According to Billboard, three Kidz Bop albums were among the top ten children's albums sold in 2010, including both of the top two albums. Kidz Bop 18 was the number one kids' album of 2010, Kidz Bop 17 ranked in at number two, and Kidz Bop 16 was number ten.
In addition to music, the brand also has a social networking and content sharing website, http://www.kidzbop.com/.
Kidz Bop discography
Album
Special collections
Kidz Bop Christmas (2002)Kidz Bop: All New 5 Cool Songs (2002)Kidz Bop Karaoke (2004)Kidz Bop Gold (2004)Kidz Bop Halloween (2004)Kidz Bop Hanukkah (2005)Los Kidz Bop (2005)Kidz Bop Kids: A Very Merry Kidz Bop (2005)More Kidz Bop Gold (2006)Kidz Bop Sports Jamz (2007)A Kidz Bop Valentine (2007)Kidz Bop Country (2007)The Coolest Kidz Bop Christmas Ever (2007)Kidz Bop 80s Gold (2008)Kidz Bop Greatest Hits (2009)The Kidz Bop Anthology: Vols. 1–17 (2010)Related projects
Kidz Bop World Tour
The Kidz Bop World Tour was a nationwide rock concert for kids featuring child and adult performers backed by a full rock band which kicked off in the fall of 2007 in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center. The ensemblists were chosen from a nationwide talent search and featured Mary Sarah Gross, Markelle Gay, David Schiavone, Elizabeth Bashian and Brianna Komadina. The tour traveled the upper midwest and east coast comprising some 29 shows during a 6 month run.
McDonalds Happy Meal
In early 2009, Kidz Bop released the Kidz Bop CDs from the original and gold albums in their McDonalds Happy Meals. This only includes 8 albums.
Kidz Star USA Talent Search
Kidz Star USA is an online talent search for kids and tweens, and premiered in the summer of 2010 and 2011 on www.KidzBop.com. After 35,000 entries, and nearly half a million votes, Hunter Pecunia was announced as the first annual winner of the contest in 2010. After more than 40,000 entiries, Kiana Brown won the 2011 Kidz Star USA. She won against the other 3 finalists; Josh, Taylor, and Timara-Joi.
Website
In 2008, Kidz Bop relaunched the brands' website, KidzBop.com, as a video sharing and social networking site for kids and tweens. As of December 2010, the website surpassed 900,000 registered users. The website is free and earns money from advertisements.
Kidz Bop Kids
The Kidz Bop Kids are an American pop group and dance ensemble, founded in New York in 2009. The group comprised Zendaya, Harrison, Becca, Kyra, Dana and Valerie became the first faces of the KIDZ BOP brand, and often appear on the albums, in the music videos, and TV commercials. According to Billboard magazine, Kidz Bop Kids were the #1 kids’ artists of 2010 above Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers and Big Time Rush. In the summer of 2010, the ensemble appeared in a nationwide back-to-school ad campaign for Macy's, which launched a mini-tour around the country.
In 2011, they released a new line of Kidz Bop Kids, named Steffan, Charisma, Eva, Elijah, and Hanna.
