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charliesmum) wrote2006-11-29 08:30 pm
charliesmum) wrote2006-11-29 08:30 pm
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Greg's no longer in the Big Red Car
Aww...SYDNEY, Australia - The lead singer of the hugely popular children's group The Wiggles announced Thursday he would stop performing because of illness.
In a video-recorded statement, Greg Page said he had been suffering a condition called orthostatic intolerance* that had left him debilitated.
"It means that I'll no longer be able to sing and dance as I want to and as a result I've decided to stop performing with The Wiggles," said Page, 34, who is known for his bright yellow T-shirt.
The Wiggles were Australia's top-earning entertainers last year, ahead of No. 2 AC/DC and No. 3 Nicole Kidman. The four men in brightly colored T-shirts, accompanied by a cast of characters including Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog, grossed $39 million last year.
Page helped found The Wiggles in 1991 after he and two other members met while studying early childhood education at Sydney's Macquarie University.
The group has franchised its enormously popular recipe to several non-English speaking countries, including Taiwan.
*Googled: Orthostatic intolerance can then be defined as "the development of symptoms during upright standing relieved by recumbency".
Upright standing? Is there any other kind?
Poor Greg Page aka the Yellow Wiggle. He's such a nice guy. I don't need to tell you how much the Wiggles meant to this family. I wonder if they'll just stop, of if they'll replace Greg. I almost would rather they stopped, but I'm a purist like that.
In a video-recorded statement, Greg Page said he had been suffering a condition called orthostatic intolerance* that had left him debilitated.
"It means that I'll no longer be able to sing and dance as I want to and as a result I've decided to stop performing with The Wiggles," said Page, 34, who is known for his bright yellow T-shirt.
The Wiggles were Australia's top-earning entertainers last year, ahead of No. 2 AC/DC and No. 3 Nicole Kidman. The four men in brightly colored T-shirts, accompanied by a cast of characters including Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog, grossed $39 million last year.
Page helped found The Wiggles in 1991 after he and two other members met while studying early childhood education at Sydney's Macquarie University.
The group has franchised its enormously popular recipe to several non-English speaking countries, including Taiwan.
*Googled: Orthostatic intolerance can then be defined as "the development of symptoms during upright standing relieved by recumbency".
Upright standing? Is there any other kind?
Poor Greg Page aka the Yellow Wiggle. He's such a nice guy. I don't need to tell you how much the Wiggles meant to this family. I wonder if they'll just stop, of if they'll replace Greg. I almost would rather they stopped, but I'm a purist like that.