The Wiggles

he Wiggles are a famous children's band from Australia that formed in the year 1991 when founder, Anthony Field, "had the idea to make a children's album". He met fellow founding members Murray Cook and Greg Page at Macquarie University, where all three were studying early childhood education. He later recruited Jeff Fatt. who he was previously band mates with in the pop group The Cockroaches, and Phillip Wilcher, a music instructor at Macquarie. Wilcher left the group soon after the release of their first album.

Their popularity in Australia grew throughout the 1990s, with concert attendance constantly growing. Several best-selling and award-winning albums and videos allowed them to finance their first (and so far only) theatrical feature film, and their first TV series. By the mid-2000s, The Wiggles had reached massive international success, as they toured many other countries, including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. They also signed a contract with Lyrick Studios in 1999.