'Diego, Dora & Friends' Animal Jamboree' CD Hits Stores April 11th

'Diego, Dora & Friends' Animal Jamboree' CD Hits Stores April 11th

Preschooler's Favorite Show on Nick Jr., Go, Diego, Go! And Dora The Explorer Celebrate The Animal Kingdom on New Kid's Music CD Featuring Popular Hits and Original Songs

NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dora and Diego, may each have their own hit shows on Nick Jr., but on their new CD "Diego, Dora & Friends' Animal Jamboree" they join forces for a one-of-a-kind musical adventure featuring kids' favorite animal songs. The 10 song-album, hitting stores April 11, is the latest release from children's music leader Nick Records in partnership with the SONY BMG Strategic Marketing Group.

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Dora has already proven to be a major children's recording artist with two hit albums under her tiny belt, "Dora the Explorer" and "Dora's Dance Fiesta!" Dora Dance Fiesta featured special performances by Carlos Santana and Los Lonely Boys. Both albums have remained Top 20 release on the Nielsen Children's chart. On the new Animal Jamboree album, Dora is joined by Diego, whose show Go Diego Go! is the most watched by preschoolers on all commercial TV. Together, they sing a collection of energetic animal-inspired tracks including "Rockin' Robin," "Down by the Bay," and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as well as "Animal Jam" and "The Piranha Song," written exclusively for the album. "Diego, Dora & Friends' Animal Jamboree" was produced by two-time Latin Grammy Award(R) winner Joel Someillan.

Track Listing:

1. Animal Jam
2. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
3. Rockin' Robin
4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
5. Amazon Rock
6. Talk To The Animals
7. Down By The Bay
8. Crocodile Rock
9. The Piranha Song
10. Joy To The World

"From rainforests and jungles to safaris and forests, the cast of Diego and Dora will musically transport children from adventure to adventure all over the word," said Emily Wittmann, VP of Nick Records. "The album will bring Diego and Dora's world to life with a combination of new tracks inspired by the show and classics, which parents can now rediscover with their children."

Nick Records is a kids and tween focused music partnership between Nickelodeon and Sony BMG Strategic Marketing. The Nick Records label focuses on showcasing emerging young artists as well as established talent from the network, through soundtracks based on its hit shows and compilations. Nick Records niche is delivering quality music for the expanding market of kids 9-14. All of Nick Records releases have been leaders on the Billboard kid's music charts -- with major hits including, Dora's Dance Fiesta! and SpongeBob SquarePants The Yellow Album. The N, Nickelodeon's nighttime network for teens, and NOGGIN, the commercial-free educational network for preschoolers, also provides content under the Nick Records umbrella.

Dora the Explorer, which airs at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. weekdays on Nick Jr. and weekends on CBS (check local listings), is a play-along, animated adventure series starring Dora, a seven-year-old Latina heroine whose adventures take place in an imaginative, tropical world filled with jungles, beaches and rainforests and engages its audience in an interactive quest using a variety of learning techniques.

Go, Diego, Go!, airs at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (ET/PT) weekdays on Nick Jr. and weekends on CBS (check local listings). In each episode, Diego receives a call for help at his Animal Rescue Center in the rainforest. With help from his friends, high-tech gadgets and viewers at home, Diego identifies and locates the animal in trouble and the adventure begins.

Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products manages the third largest licensing business in the world with $5 billion in retail sales in 2005, from such properties as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. The department handles the merchandising for Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTVN International, and Spike TV.

Nickelodeon, now in its 26th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 89 million households and has been the number- one-rated basic cable network for ten consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B)

SONY BMG's Strategic Marketing Group is comprised of Commercial Master Film & TV licensing, Strategic Business Development, Direct Response Television, New Product Development, Joint Ventures & Elvis content management. The group works closely with the Sony Music and BMG labels in creative product development and partnership marketing alliances.

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.

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Source: Nickelodeon Consumer Products

CONTACT: Danny Diaz, +1-212-846-5961, or Sara Levin, +1-212-846-8670,
both for Nickelodeon Consumer Products

Web site: http://www.nick.com/

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