The Wiggles are a children’s musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. The group has franchised their concepts to other countries, developed Wiggles sections in amusement parks in Australia and the US, and won several recording industry awards. The Wiggles have been called “the world’s biggest preschool band” and “your child’s first rock band”. The group has achieved worldwide success with their children’s albums, videos, television series, and concert appearances. The Wiggles were named Business Review Weekly’s top-earning Australian entertainers for four years in a row and earned AU$45 million in 2009. They have earned seventeen gold, twelve platinum, three double-platinum, and ten multi-platinum awards for sales of over 17 million DVDs and four million CDs. By 2002, The Wiggles had become the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) most successful pre-school television program.