The Abba story began!

The ABBA story began in June 1966 when Björn Ulvaeus (born 1945) met Benny Andersson (born 1946) for the first time. Björn was a member of the Hootenanny Singers, a very popular folk music group, while Benny played keyboards in Sweden’s biggest pop group of the 1960s, The Hep Stars.The pair wrote their first song together later that year, and by the end of the decade they had established a regular partnership as composers. By that time, Benny had left The Hep Stars, while the Hootenanny Singers only existed in the recording studio.

The Hootenanny Singers released their records on the Polar Music record label, owned by Stig Anderson (1931–1997), who was to become ABBA’s manager. Stig also contributed lyrics to many ABBA hits during the first years of the group’s career.In the spring of 1969, Björn and Benny met the two women who were to become not only their fiancées but also the other half of ABBA. Agnetha Fältskog (born 1950) had been a successful solo singer since releasing her first single in 1967. She and Björn were married in July 1971. Anni-Frid Lyngstad (born 1945), also known as Frida, started her recording career shortly before Agnetha. Frida was of Norwegian origin, but had moved to Sweden at a very early age.

Benny and Frida didn’t get married until October 1978.The group entered the selections again in 1974, this time with ‘ Waterloo’, which took them all the way to the finals in Brighton, England. By this time they had changed their name to ABBA, an acronym of their first names. ABBA was also the name of a Swedish canned fish company, which luckily agreed to lending their name to a pop group. The Eurovision Song Contest on April 6, 1974 turned out to be the most famous moment in ABBA history, when the group won the international juries over with

‘ Waterloo’.Soon after this triumph, ‘ Waterloo’ was Number One on the charts all over Europe, and even reached the US Top Ten. The album of the same name was also a huge hit in Sweden. However, the "stigma" of being winners of the Eurovision Song Contest made it difficult for ABBA to be taken seriously when they tried to follow this first success. It was not until some 18 months later that they got a major worldwide hit again with ‘SOS’, taken off their third album, simply titled ABBA.

Björn Ulvaeus

Kristian Björn Ulvaeus (born April 25, 1945, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish musician who is best known as one of the pop band ABBA's member.

Björn was born in Gothenburg, but Björnin family moved to Västervik Björns of 6-year-old. He was the first guitar the age of 13, when he was inspired to rock'n roll and skiffle music.

The early 1960s, he belonged to the West Bay Singers-named band, who in 1963 took part in the Swedish radio organize talent search competition "Plats på Scen." Meanwhile, the competition, another upcoming ABBA's members, 17-year-old Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida). Competition also just established a record company Polar producer Stig Anderson, and his collaborator Bengt Bernhard became interested in the band, and contacted its members.

West Bay Singers name was changed Hootenanny Singer Therefore, and it soon became the 60th century's most popular bands in Sweden. Björn met in 1966, Benny Andersson, who was Sweden's most popular The Hep Stars, the band's keyboardist. Björn and Benny wrote the first joint sävellyksensä "It Is not Easy to Say."

Björn recorded 60th century, their four singles, but his solo career with never taken alleen wings, but he still continued to cooperate closely with Benny Andersson. 1970 Björn and Benny started to publish discs kaksistaan. Bjorn met Agnetha Fältskogin 1969 TV-occurrence of the context. 6 July 1971 Björn and Agnetha were married. Agnethalla and Björn has the union two children, Linda (1973) and Christian (1977). Pair resigned in 1979. In 1981 Björn married Lena Källersjön, and this union, he has two children, Emma and Anna. Bjorn rose to the reputation of the world, when ABBA won in 1974 in Brighton Eurovision song Waterloo. Abban Ulvaeus broke up, has continued to do with music, Benny Andersson. Twosome has written musicals Chess (1984), Kristina från Duvemåla (1995) (Vilhelm Moberg book basis) and Mamma Mia! (2000), the latter of which builds on existing Abba songs.

Benny Anderson

Goran Bror Benny Andersson (b. December 16, 1946, Stockholm) is a Swedish musician. He was best known for Abba, the band's composer, pianist and singer. Prior to the establishment of Abban Andersson was a member of Hep Stars, a band who became a familiar paragraph a tribute to Buddy Holly.

Abban had terminated its activities, in the early 80s Anderson has continued to do with the music Abban another member Bjorn Ulvaeuksen with. He has done musicals and songs of different artists and also served as another example, a producer.

Benny plays piano and is back singer at Abba.

Benny acquainted Anni-Frid Lyngstadiin in 1969. They moved at the same apartment in Stockholm in 1970 and were married in 1978. They did not have children in common. Anni-Frid and Benny break up in 1981.

In 1972, the first ABBA record was released, and Benny was occupied by his work with the group for the following decade. In 1983 he started working on the musical Chess together with Björn and lyricist Tim Rice. A concept album was released in the autumn of 1984, and in May 1986 the musical opened in London’s West End. In 1988 Chess received its Broadway première. A reworked version of the musical opened in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002.

Ann-Frid Lyngstad

Anni-Frid "Frida" Synni Lyngstad (b. 15 November 1945) was originally a Norwegian, but since then ruotsalaistunut musician. Lyngstadin father was a German military Alfred Haase, and mother was a Norwegian Synni Lyngstad. Synni Lyngstad die 21-year-old daughter was only two. Since then, Lyngstadin grandmom became his guardians. Some years later they moved to Sweden, the grandmother got a job dressmaker. Frida closed the school system 13-years old to become a singer.

Frida was the second-ABBA band's two singers. His largely sing ABBA's best-known songs include "Fernando", "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Mamma Mia" "Money, Money, Money," "Super Trouper" and "I Have a Dream." ABBA's discontinuation of its operations in 1982, he left for solo careers.

In 2005 a Fridan 60-anniversary DVD boxi, which presents a broad mm. Fridan television appearances, and solo discs Ensamista onwards. Abba times Lyngstad was open, and married Benny Andersson. Abban has finished, he moved from Sweden to London and later in Switzerland. There, he met with the most recent husband, a golf course architect to Prince Ruzzo Reussin.

The Prince Reuss, died of cancer 49-years old in 1999. Lyngstadin daughter Lise-Lotte died in a car accident in the country of residence of the U.S. in 1998.

Frida designed the new CD is a very successful Djupa andetagin after the year in 1998, but the tragic events led him to change their minds. Some of the demo recordings exist, but the project were frozen. Frida was later recorded the individual songs, mm. Italian Filippa Giordano and Deep Purple Jon band Lordi with.

Agnetha Fältskog

Agnetha Fältskog was one of Sweden's most popular singers before Abbaa. He published a few years 1968-1975 six albums and wrote songs most of its own. Abban success Fältskog was forced to abandon his career as a solo, and, unfortunately, composing.

Agnetha get marry with Björn Ulvaeus and they get two beautiful child.

Agnetha and Björn break up in 1979.

the reason for the difference was the pressure caused by the work which brought many quarrels to the relation.
the spaces between the women and the men became inflamed when Abba had broken down.
since that day anyone haven't saw whole Abba together.





80-century, he made three solo CD is mostly with other music composers. I Stand Alone album (1987), after Fältskog hid the public did not make music and not given interviews. 17 years after publication My Coloring Book indicates that the pale, now 54-year-old singer a beautiful singing voice has not reached rust. As Abbankin times, it is the voice Agnethan sensitive best songs in which he shows talent interpreter. If necessary, Agnethan singing voice also has power, though the expense of shades.





My Coloring Book song selection is guaranteed a smooth and safe. The songs are from past years, favorites, such as Connie Francis, Cilla Black, Doris Day and Jackie de Shannon, repertoire. Fältskog has wisely extracting hittien confu of the above-mentioned artists lesser-known songs.





The disc will start to Dusty Springfield first album picked to be the title song Agnetha immediately shows how well he can empathize song text. Touching on the interpretation of the second single released Cilla Black-cover in the If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind, which is also one of the finest album of orchestral arrangements.





The tracks of the original recordings with respect to copy, without, however, directly the original arrangements. A peculiar arrangement of the solution is a few. In particular, the disc's fine Gilbert Bécaud'n What Now My Love has borrowed an idea or two U2's With Or Without You-song. Sometimes When I'm Dreaming song sylphlike suitable arrangement to provide space for Agnethan interpretation, which is reminiscent of his best moments Abba second-soloist





Each other following massive springs ballad that make this disc a bit thick balanced package, in which personal Irtiottoja would have been more. The above-mentioned high points separates this disc, however, other ballad collections. Agnetha Fältskogin voice is a class of their own, and familiar to many as 70-80-peak rates song that listens to the plate, preferably, for the joy that he has done a disc. Too bad that the disc is no Agnethan own composition. Evidence of his musical skills on a wide degree of the disk.