Everyone of a certain age remembers where they were when they heard The Beatles were breaking up and Thursday three-year-olds around the world may have formed similar memories.
After more than two decades together, three original members of the world’s most popular kids’ band The Wiggles are calling it quits, but not before embarking on what is sure to be lucrative farewell tour at the end of May.
Globalnews.ca takes a look at some of The Wiggles’ achievements over the years.
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21 – number of years together
6000 – number of concerts performed around the world
23 million – DVDS sold worldwide
7 million – CDs sold worldwide
100 – number of countries where TV show has been broadcast
$28.2 million – annual earnings 2011 (down from $45 million in 2009)
2nd – The Wiggles were Australia’s second highest paid entertainers last year, ahead of Naomi Watts (3) and Nicole Kidman (5).
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2 – Number of people who played the Yellow Wiggle. Original Wiggle Greg Page was replaced by Sam Moran in 2006 due to health issues. Page returned earlier this year and will join the farewell tour.
$200,000 – rumored annual salary of Sam Moran who is said not to have shared in the group’s revenue.
Video: Wiggles Farewell Announcement:
Sources: The Wiggles, BRW, Sydney Morning Herald
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