Creator: | Jamster |
First: | "Kuschel Song" (2008) |
Gender: | Male |
Species: | Rabbit (German Lop) |
Alias: | Snuggle Bunny (English), Lapin Câlin (French), Orelhinhas (Portuguese), Kikolo (Italian), Snufi (Spanish and Hungarian), Kramis (Swedish), Snuffie (Dutch), Зайчик Шнуфель (Russian), Σνούφελ το λαγουδάκι (Greek) |
Voice: | Unknown (German) Grace Kaufman, Michaela Dean (English), Karol Sevilla (Spanish) |
Schnuffel (pronounced as /de/; English: Snuggle, French: Lapin Câlin, Italian: Kikolo, Spanish: Snufi) is an animated rabbit created in 2008 by German media company Jamba!.
The first concepts of the Schnuffel character were born on July 2. The original ringtone was turned into a song by Sebastian Nussbaum and Andreas Wendorf, recorded under the title Kuschel Song ("Cuddling song") and released on January 2, 2008.[1] The German singing voice of Schnuffel is unknown, although it is known that they were an employee of Jamster.[2] The single was released in February 2008 and quickly topped the German and European charts.[3] After the song went to the top of the Austrian charts and number 2 in Switzerland, plans were made to release the song internationally. Songs were translated in 13 languages and 13 albums have since been released, including German re-editions and international albums.
Since the creation of Schnuffel, several apps have been created featuring the character, including a "virtual pet" and an educational game.
Schnuffel's female counterpart and girlfriend is named Schnuffelienchen, known in English as Snuggelina. Like Schnuffel, she is a lop rabbit. Schnuffelienchen's first CD single, "Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich" (Kiss me, hold me, love me) was released on October 29, 2010, and stayed 1 week at the 99th position of the German charts.[4] Her second single, "Schmetterling" (Butterfly) was released on February 28, 2012 only on the Jamba/Jamster sites, and released digitally on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play only on July 25, 2014, together with the English version.[5] Schnuffelienchen's third single "Ohne Dich" (Without You) was released on September 26, 2014 as a digital download.
"Kuschel Song" was the fourth best-selling single of 2008 in Germany,[6] and the song received a nomination for Single of the Year at the 2008 Echo Music Awards.[7] In 2013 "Kuschel Song" was chosen by the German TV show Die ultimative Chart Show as the most successful jingle of the new millennium.[8]
Year | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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GER [9] | AUT [10] | EUR [11] | HUN [12] | SWI [13] | GR [14] | ||||
Ich hab' Dich lieb (I love you) | 2008 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 50 | — | ||
Winterwunderland (Winterwonderland) | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | |||
Komm Kuscheln (Come cuddle) | 2009 | 78 | 20 | — | 40 | — | 6 |
Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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GER | AUS [16] | AUT | BEL [17] | EUR [18] | FRA [19] | NLD [20] | NOR [21] | SWE [22] | SWI | |||||
"Kuschel Song"/"Snuggle Song" | 2008 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 21 | 5 | — | 30 | 6 | 52 | 2 | Ich hab' Dich lieb | ||
"Ich hab' Dich lieb" (I Love You) | 23 | — | 13 | — | 91 | — | — | — | 34 | 80 | ||||
"Häschenparty" (Bunnyparty) (featuring Michael Wendler) | 16 | — | 29 | — | 24 | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Schnuffels Weihnachtslied" (Schnuffel's Christmas Song) | 23 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Winterwunderland | |||
"Piep Piep" (Beep Beep) | 2009 | 54 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Komm Kuscheln | ||
"Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich" (Kiss Me, Hold Me, Love Me) (by Schnuffelienchen) | 2010 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dubidubi Du" (Doo bee doo bee doo)[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Tut, Tut, Tut" (Toot Toot Toot) (only ringtone) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Jingle Bells" (featuring other Jamba stars) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Schmetterling" (Butterfly) (by Schnuffelienchen) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ohne Dich" (Without You) (by Schnuffelienchen) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All of the Schnuffel audio books were produced and written by Kai Hohage.