The Bopps are a children's musical group

Children's music

Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...

 formed in the south west of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 in 2010. Their members are Stan Cullimore

Stan Cullimore

Stan Cullimore played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull based indie rock band called The Housemartins.-Biography:Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984....

, Keith Littler, Mike Cross and Joanna Ruiz.

Formation

Stan Cullimore

Stan Cullimore

Stan Cullimore played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull based indie rock band called The Housemartins.-Biography:Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984....

 was previously a member of the pop band The Housemartins

The Housemartins

The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...

 who were popular during the 1980s. Other members of The Housemartins include Norman Cook otherwise known as Fatboy Slim

Fatboy Slim

Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...

 and Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....

 who went on to form The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...

. Since then Stan Cullimore

Stan Cullimore

Stan Cullimore played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull based indie rock band called The Housemartins.-Biography:Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984....

 has been involved in the production of children's television and music for such clients as Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

, CBeebies

CBeebies

CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...

 and CITV (TV channel).

Keith Littler has run a successful pre-school television production company - The Little Entertainment Group http://www.thelittleentertainmentgroup.co.uk/about.html for many years. Amongst his works are Little Red Tractor

Little Red Tractor

Little Red Tractor is an animated children's television series produced by the Little Entertainment Group. In the UK it is broadcast by the BBC, usually on the CBeebies channel. The main characters series are:...

 which is broadcast in the UK by BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, TV drama Roman Mysteries (TV series)

Roman Mysteries (TV series)

Roman Mysteries is a television series based on the series of children's historical novels by Caroline Lawrence. It is reportedly the most expensive British children's TV series to date at £1 million per hour....

 BBC and Merlin the Magical Puppy (cITV).

The tale of The Bopps

From The Bopps Website

The Bopps love to play their songs to children but had soon played to all of the local playgroups and schools. They needed to think of a way to find more children to play their music to. Mike Bopp invented The Gloombuster. This special machine allows The Bopps to talk with children everywhere who like to listen and dance to music. Soon The Bopps were travelling all over the country making new friends and inviting everyone to become a Bopper. Over time their special tree house grew and grew until there was a large and comfortable den. Wooden steps inside the trunk of the tree take you to the Gloombuster. Below the Gloombuster is a recording studio and then, at the very bottom of the tree is Mike Bopp’s inventing room and a door to the outside world……which is very well hidden.

Television series

The Bopps first went on air in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 on 6 April 2010 on the children's channel Nick Jr.

Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. was a programming block on the Nickelodeon television channel, seen on Nickelodeon weekday mornings. It was aimed at a preschool-age audience ages 6 and under. On September 28, 2009, Nick Jr. became its own official channel, replacing Noggin...

Discography

Albums

• The Bopps - The Bopping Tunes from the TV Series (2010)

Singles
The Bopps Theme,Best Friend,Numbers,Toy Box,Park,Dance,Hoppity Hop,Noisy Nigel,Jelly Shoes,Sunshine and Ghost Song (December 2010)

CD
Piano Song,Vest & Pants,Boo!,Mum's Song,Up & Down My Wooden Ladder,Dizzy the Dragon,I Love Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...

 Time,Hungry Squirrel

Squirrel

Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...

,Four Legged Friend'Holiday Song,Robot Song & Bike Song

External links

• Official website
• The Bopps on Nick Jr
• Nick Jr