Kidz Bop

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Kidz Bop is a brand of compilation albums featuring kids performing current pop hits. The series was developed by Razor & Tie co-founders Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam^[1] in 2001.^[2] The albums are composed of "kid-friendly" versions of the latest songs on Top 40 radio and are performed by teens and kids.

Kidz Bop discography

Albums

Compilation albums

• Kidz Bop Christmas (2002)
• Kidz Bop Karaoke (2004)
• Kidz Bop Gold (2004)
• Kidz Bop Halloween (2004)
• Los Kidz Bop (2005)
• Kidz Bop Kids: A Very Merry Kidz Bop (2006)
• Kidz Bop Karaoke: Words on screen (2005)
• More Kidz Bop Gold (December 29, 2007)
• 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 American Starz (2009)
• Kidz Bop Greatest Hits (2009)
• Kidz Bop Car Songs (2009)
• Kidz Bop Hanukkah (2014)

Kidz Bop Rare Albums

• More Kidz Bop (2001) - 10 songs

1. "The Hardest Thing" - 98 Degrees
2. "I Need To Know" - Marc Anthony
3. "Candy" - Mandy Moore
4. "Say You'll Be There" - Spice Girls
5. "When The Lights Go Out" - Five
6. "I Like It" - Tito Nieves
7. "Another Dumb Blonde" - Hoku
8. "Don't Say You Love Me" - M2M
9. "I'll Be There For You" - The Rembrandts
10. "Wide Open Spaces" - Dixie Chicks

• Kidz Bop Megahits (2001) - 15 songs

1. "I'm Like A Bird" - Nelly Furtado
2. "Flavor Of The Weak" - American Hi-Fi
3. "Be With You" - Enrique Iglesias
4. "Here's To The Night" - Eve 6
5. "Give Me Just One Night" - 98°
6. "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack
7. "It's My Life" - Bon Jovi
8. "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" - 3LW
9. "Back Here" - BBMak
10. "Baby Come On Over" - Samantha Mumba
11. "I Wanna Know" - Joe
12. "Dance With Me" - Debelah Morgan
13. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" - Kylie Minogue
14. "Get Over Yourself" - Eden's Crush
15. "Around The World" - ATC

The Greatest Kidz Bop Collection in 2001, 2002, and 2003

1. Kidz Bop (2001) - 30 Songs
2. More Kidz Bop (2001) - 10 Songs
3. Kidz Bop 2 (2001) - 30 Songs
4. Kidz Bop Megahits (2001) - 15 Songs
5. Kidz Bop 3 (2002) - 30 Songs
6. Kidz Bop Christmas (2002) - 15 Songs
7. Kidz Bop 4 (2003) - 30 Songs
8. Kidz Bop 5 (2003) - 30 Songs

Chart performance

The Kidz Bop Kids were Billboard's No. 1 Kids' Album Artist of 2010,^[5] 2011^[6] and 2012.

Kidz Bop 25 debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week ending January 18, 2014.^[7]

Tours

• Kidz Bop Tour (2013)
• Kidz Bop World Tour (2008)
• Ethan Bortnick Tour (2012)
• Kidz Bop Play Tour (2001)

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 at Target Center. The ensembles were chosen from a nationwide talent search and featured Mary Sarah Gross, Markelle Gay, Kristian Real, 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.

Kidz Star USA Talent Search

In 2010, Kidz Bop launched KIDZ Star USA, a national talent search for kids 15 and under. In 2010, Hunter Pecunia, from Dallas, Texas won the first KIDZ Star USA Competition. In 2011, Kiana Brown from Phoenix, Arizona, became the second KIDZ Star and won a recording contract from RCA Records.^[8][9] American Idol (Season 8) winner, Kris Allen, was a celebrity judge and mentor for the competition. Dallas Wayde was the 2012 Winner with Gavin Degraw as his celebrity mentor.^[10] Isabel Lacatus was the 2013 winner with Jennette McCurdy as her celebrity mentor.^[11]

Website

In 2006, 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.

SiriusXM Radio

In January 2012, Kidz Bop launched its first radio show on SiriusXM Radio.^[12] Kidz Bop Block Party airs every Friday at 6pm est on Kids Place Live (Channel 78). In January 2014, KIDZ BOP and SiriusXM Launched KIDZ BOP Radio, a 24/7 channel dedicated to playing KIDZ BOP music (Channel 77).^[13]

Kidz Bop Books

As of 2014, Kidz Bop released seven Kidz Bop Books:^[14]

• Kidz Bop: Be a Pop Star! by Kimberly Potts (2011)
• Kidz Bop Plus One by Bethany Bryan (2011)
• Kidz Bop: A Rockin' Fill-In Story by Bethany Bryan (2011)
• Kidz Bop 19 Magazine (2010)
• Kidz Bop 20 Magazine (2011)
• Kidz Bop 21 Magazine (2012)
• Kidz Bop 25 Magazine (2014)

Video games

• Kidz Bop Dance Party: The Video Game - September 2010

Kidz Bop Kids

The Kidz Bop Kids are an American pop group and dance ensemble, founded in New York in 2001.^[15] The current members of the Kidz Bop Kids as of, Kidz Bop 25 are Matt Martinez, Grant Knoche, Bredia Santaro and Ashlynn Chong.

Former members

Former members include: Steffan Angus, Eva Agathis, Elijah Johnson, Hannah Yorke, Charisma Kain, Kiana Brown, and Dallas Wayde, Charlie Felts, Hunter Pecunia, Becca King, Dana Vaughns, Harrison Moulton, Valerie Gaitan, and Kyra Green.

References

External links

• Official website
• Kidz Bop at YouTube
• http://www.siriusxm.com/kidsplacelive
• http://www.kidzbopnews.webs.com
• http://www.evaagathis.com
• http://www.shop.kidzbop.com