If she likes Abba,and she's 6

[BellinghamCrunchie]

Any recommendations for music? She really loves Abba. She just turned 6. She got an MP3 player for Christmas and I'm looking to download something for her.

[madskye]

DD is five, and also loves Abba.  Her other favorites are Taylor Swift, Mary Poppins soundtrack, Annie soundtrack, the Avett Brothers...basically, more than the actual sound of ABBA I find that she likes songs that tell stories.  Johnny Cash songs are good too, but she prefers her singers young and sparkly at this point. 

[lonegirl]

I love Alcazar....they do tons of Abba covers

[Perdita_in_Ontario]

My DD loves the Dixie Chicks and ABBA. Those are her two big requests.

[PoetryMom]

My 6 year old DD also likes Dixie Chicks and loves Taylor Swift.  She asked that I put True Colors (the Cindy Lauper version) in the iPod she also just got for Christmas.

[Thalia the Muse]

Big hits with my nine-year-old ABBA fan (plus some bands that sound a little ABBA-esque)

The Ditty Bops

Spice Girls

The Bangles

The B-52s

Bananarama

Cyndi Lauper

They Might Be Giants, esp. the Here Comes Science album

Sheila E.

Kerli (a darker sound but still poppy, and upbeat lyrics. My daughter LOVES her)

Basically, she likes melodious upbeat poppy music that's a little quirky or has a rock edge, with female vocals

[Vermillion]

How about Ace of Base?

[staceychev]

I wonder if a kid who likes Abba would like some showtunes also? Abba is so much fun to sing along to, and showtunes are as well. Maybe the Annie soundtrack? 

[BellinghamCrunchie]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I like the idea showtunes and I think all those mentioned by Thalia the Muse will work good for her. I suspect she's an 80s tunes girl... probably will like Mickey and the Flashdance soundtrack, Blondie, etc. What do kids listen to these days anyway? I am so out of touch.