Babblarna
Babblarna (The Babblers) are Swedish fictional characters used as children's language tools, created by illustrator and writer Annelie Tisell.[1] The characters are inspired by professor Irene Johansson and the Karlstadmodel to train people with vocal, language and communication problems.[2] The characters Babba, Bibbi, Bobbo, Dadda, Diddi and Doddo were created in the early 1980s. Babblarna's Youtube channel has over 600 million views.[3][failed verification] It won a Kristallen award in 2018.[1]
Babblarna also has channels for English, German, Norwegian and Finnish.[4] On the Sverigetopplistan record charts, their children's music album Upp och ner och hit och dit med Babblarna! has peaked at number 27 on the albums chart, and has been certified Platinum.[5][6] Meanwhile, their song "Babblarnas vaggvisa" has peaked at number 22 on the singles chart.[5]
Babblarna[edit]
- Babba is brown and the only one of the babblers who is not a headfoot. Babba speaks "Ba babba ba ba ba".
- Bibbi is yellow and oblong. Bibbi speaks "Bi bibbi bi bi bi".
- Bobbo is red and is round and has round ears. Bobbo speaks "Bobbo bo bo booo".
- Dadda is green, pear-shaped and wearing a diaper. Dadda speaks "Dadda da da daaa".
- Diddi is pink and round with seven different colored spikes on his head. Diddi speaks "Diiii diddi di di".
- Doddo is dark blue and heart-shaped. Doddo speaks "Doddo doooo do do".
The original six babblers have been supplemented with another six that are alter egos with the aim of providing the opportunity for training several language sounds.
- Gagga has the same shape as Babba but is violet. Gagga speaks "Gagga ga ga ga".
- Giggi has the same shape as Bibbi but is orange. Giggi speaks "Gi gi giggi gi gi".
- Goggo has the same shape as Bobbo but is black. Goggo speaks "Goggo go gooo".
- Sassa has the same shape as Dadda but is light blue. Sassa speaks "Saaa sassa sa sa".
- Sissi has the same shape as Diddi but is ice blue. Sissi speaks "Sissi si si siiii".
- Sosso has the same shape as Doddo but is pink. Sosso speaks "Sooo so so sosso".
Several characters found in the world of Babblers
- Vovvo is a turquoise blue dog that sounds "Vo vo vo"
- Faffa is a parrot that sounds "Fa faffa faaaa"
- Klonk is a talking and singing robot girl
- Tut is a talking and singing car that can both drive on the ground and unfold its wings to fly
- Purrpurr is a whistling cat dragon that lives in the mountains near the Valley of Babblers
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [7] | |||
| "Babblarnas vaggvisa" | 2024 | 55 | Non-album single |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Här är alla vinnarna i Kristallen". Dagens Media. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Språkväskor". hattenforlag.se. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Babblarna teater Retrieved 28 July 2020
- ^ "Babblarna: Channels". YouTube. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Discography Babblarna". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Album, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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