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The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube" by South African singer Solomon Linda. They are also known for having included at first Neil Sedaka, who later pursued a solo career.

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  • The Tokens (cs)
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  • The Tokens (in)
  • The Tokens (fr)
  • The Tokens (it)
  • 더 토큰스 (ko)
  • The Tokens (nl)
  • トーケンズ (ja)
  • The Tokens (ru)
  • The Tokens (en)
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  • The Tokens (sv)
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  • The Tokens byla americká hudební skupina. (cs)
  • The Tokens war eine US-amerikanische Doo-Wop-Gruppe. (de)
  • The Tokens es una agrupación estadounidense de doo-wop originaria de Brooklyn, Nueva York y fundada en 1955. Son reconocidos principalmente por su exitoso sencillo de 1961 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight",​​ una versión de la canción del compositor africano Solomon Linda.​ (es)
  • The Tokens adalah grup Amerika Serikat yang berbasis di Brooklyn, New York. Mereka dikenal terbaik untuk singel hit tahun 1961 mereka, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". (in)
  • The Tokens est un groupe américain de doo-wop, originaire de Brooklyn. Ils se sont rendus célèbres par leur interprétation de The Lion Sleeps Tonight en 1961. (fr)
  • The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube" by South African singer Solomon Linda. They are also known for having included at first Neil Sedaka, who later pursued a solo career. (en)
  • 더 토큰스(The Tokens)는 미국의 남성 두왑 보컬그룹이다. 〈The Lion Sleeps Tonight〉이 더 토큰스의 1961년 발표곡이다. (ko)
  • トーケンズ（The Tokens）は、アメリカ合衆国のボーカル・グループ。『ライオンは寝ている』のヒットで知られる。 (ja)
  • The Tokens é uma banda norte-americana de doo-wop, composta exclusivamente por homens. A banda é originária do Brooklyn. Eles são mundialmente conhecidos pelo single de 1961 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". (pt)
  • I The Tokens sono stati un gruppo musicale Doo-wop statunitense formatosi nel quartiere di Brooklyn a New York nel 1955. Sono famosi soprattutto per aver pubblicato nel 1961 la cover del brano di Solomon Linda Mbube, ribattezzandolo The Lion Sleeps Tonight, che raggiunse la vetta della classifica Billboard Hot 100 dove rimase per 3 settimane. (it)
  • The Tokens was een doo wop-zanggroep uit Brooklyn die bekend is vanwege hun grote hit The lion sleeps tonight uit 1961. Dit nummer is gebaseerd op het Zuid-Afrikaanse Zoeloelied Mbube van Solomon Linda. De groep werd in 1955 opgericht als the Linc-Tones, maar was toen weinig succesvol. Deze band bestond uit Hank Medress, Neil Sedaka, en . Neil Sedaka zou later als tekst- en muziekschrijver aan de lopende band hits schrijven (alleen of met hartsvriendin Carole King) op Tin Pan Alley en vanaf 1960 ook zelf zingend voortbrengen. (nl)
  • The Tokens var en amerikansk doo wop-grupp som bildades i Brooklyn 1955. Gruppen bestod av , Neil Sedaka, bröderna och samt . Gruppen fick sin största hit 1961 med sin version på den ursprungligen sydafrikanska sången The Lion Sleeps Tonight. De fortsatte som aktiv grupp under resten av 1960-talet men lyckades aldrig nå så stora framgångar som de gjort med The Lion Sleeps Tonight igen. Gruppen verkade också som musikproducenter för andra artister, till exempel The Chiffons, och . (sv)
  • The Tokens (То́кенс или То́кенз) — американская мужская вокальная группа из Бруклина, Нью-Йорк. Музыкальный сайт AllMusic характеризует её как гармоническую группу, с «гармониями, украшенными ду-вопными кружевами». Группа была сформирована в 1955 году в бруклинской Линкольнской старшей школе и сначала называлась «Linc-Tones». В оригинальный состав входили Хэнк Медресс, Нил Седака, Эдди Рабкин и Синтия Золотин. Они записывались на лейбле Melba, но большого успеха не добились. В 2004 году группа была принята в Зал славы вокальных групп. (ru)
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