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Bjo rn Ulva e us a nd Be nny Ande rsso n we re no stra ng e rs to Po p sta rdo m whe n the y fo rme d a so ng writing pa rtne rship in 19 6 6 . Bjo rn wa s pa rt o f Fo lk/Skiffle g ro up The Ho o te na nny Sing e rs, while Be nnys g ro up The He p Sta rs o utso ld The Be a tle s in 6 0 s Swe de n. Ag ne tha Fa ltsko g a nd Frida Lyng sta d we re so lo sta rs. Frida be g a n he r sing ing c a re e r a t 13, jo ine d a Ja z z ba nd le d by Be ng t Sa ndlund, the n fo rme d he r o wn g ro up, Anni-Frid Fo ur. Na me G e nre s Ye a rs a c tive ABBA Po p 19 7219 82

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ABBA, the be g inning . In 19 6 7 she wo n a ta le nt sho w, a ppe a re d o n TV sho w Hyla nds Co rne r a nd sig ne d with EMI. Ag ne tha s c a re e r be g a n a t 15 whe n she jo ine d Be ng t Eng ha rdts O rc he stra a s a vo c a list. By 17, she wa s sig ne d to CBS Swe de n, a nd he r 19 6 8 de but, I Wa s So In Lo ve , to ppe d the na tio na l c ha rt. By 19 6 9 Be nny a nd Frida , a nd Ag ne tha a nd Bjo rn we re e ng a g e d c o uple s. In 19 70 , Frida a nd Ag ne tha sa ng o n the ir future husba nds Lyc ka a nd, la te r tha t ye a r, the fo ur a ppe a re d a s Fe stfo lke t (Eng a g e d Co uple s) a t a G o the nburg re sta ura nt by a ll a c c o unts a disa ste r. By the ir ne xt pe rfo rma nc e in No ve mbe r 19 71, Bjo rn a nd Ag ne tha we re ma rrie d a nd he a nd Be nny ha d be c o me pro duc e rs a t the Po la r Music la be l, fo unde d by Swe dish impre sa rio a nd future ma na g e r Stig Ande rso n. She s My Kind O f G irl fe a turing Ag ne tha a nd Frida o n ba c kg ro und vo c a ls wa s a sma sh in Ja pa n, se lling o ve r 250 ,0 0 0 c o pie s. The y a lso wro te Be tte r To Ha ve Lo ve d,

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Swe de ns 19 72 Euro visio n So ng Co nte st e ntry a nd, tha t ye a r, fo rme d the g ro up Bjdrn & Be nny, Ag ne tha & AnniFrid the ir de but sing le Pe o ple Ne e d Lo ve re a c hing No .17 in Swe de n. Invite d to write a no the r Euro visio n e ntry in 19 73, Bjdrn, Be nny a nd Stig Ande rso n c o ntribute d Ring Ring . It c a me third, but wa s a ma ssive do me stic hit. At o ne po int, the Eng lish a nd Swe dish ve rsio ns o f Ring Ring , a nd the ir a lbum o f the sa me na me , o c c upie d the To p 3 o f the c o mbine d Swe dish c ha rt. In a bid fo r mo re wide spre a d suc c e ss, Ande rso n stre a mline d the g ro ups a wkwa rd na me to ABBA (Ag ne tha , Bj6 rn, Be nny, Anni-Frid), a lso the na me o f Swe de ns big g e st c a nne d fish c o mpa ny. O ddly, the la tte r re spo nde d no t with a la wsuit but the g o o dwill g ift o f a bo x o f tuna ! De spite e no rmo us suc c e ss in Swe de n, the g ro up we re e a g e r to g a in inte rna tio na l re c o g nitio n a nd the Euro visio n So ng Co nte st a ppe a re d the mo st pro mising ro ute . The ir third Euro visio n a tte mpt 19 74s G la m Ro c k sing a lo ng Wa te rlo o -wo n the c o nte st a nd re a liz e d the ir inte rna tio na l a spira tio ns, be c o ming a UK No .1 a nd US No .6 . Ring Ring wa s re -re le a se d with simila r suc c e ss, but So Lo ng a nd I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do fa ile d to de nt the UK To p 30 . In 19 75, ho we ve r, SO S, Ma mma Mia a nd ABBA a ll c limbe d the UK c ha rt. Me a nwhile , Ag ne tha a nd Frida ha d c o ntinue d so lo suc c e ss in Swe de n. ABBAs g o lde n a g e be g a n in 19 76 . Ma mma Mia , Fe rna ndo , Da nc ing Q ue e n a nd G re a te st Hits we re a ll UK No .1s. ABBA ma nia swe pt Austra lia : the ABBA In Austra lia TV spe c ia l a ttra c te d mo re vie we rs tha n the Mo o n la nding s a nd Fe rna ndo be c a me the c o untrys big g e st-se lling sing le . Arriva l (19 76 ) yie lde d the hits Mo ne y Mo ne y Mo ne y (19 76 ) a nd Kno wing Me Kno wing Yo u (19 77) a nd a se ll-o ut to ur o f Euro pe a nd Austra lia in 19 77 wa s filme d fo r ABBA The Mo vie (19 78). Ano the r UK c ha rt-to ppe r, The Na me O f The G a me , ro unde d o ff 19 77.

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Fo llo wing c o mple tio n o f the ir ultra -mo de rn Po la r Music studio in Sto c kho lm (first c lie nts inc lude d Le d Ze ppe lin) a nd No .1 hits with the disc o fie d Ta ke A Cha nc e O n Me (19 78) a nd ABBA The Album (19 78), Ma y 19 78 wa s de c la re d ABBA Mo nth in the USA. De spite the c o lla pse o f Ag ne tha a nd Bjo rns ma rria g e , the ir sta tus a s the mo st suc c e ssful g ro up o f the 70 s wa s we ll inta c t: 19 79 sa w a wo rld to ur, hits with Chiquitita (do na te d to UNICEF fo r the Inte rna tio na l Ye a r O f The Child), Do e s Yo ur Mo the r Kno w, the do uble A-side Ang e l Eye s/'Vo ule z Vo us, G imme ! G imme ! G imme ! (A Ma n Afte r Midnig ht), I Ha ve A Dre a m, two UK No .1 a lbums Vo ule z Vo us a nd G re a te st Hits Vo lume 2 a nd wo rldwide TV spe c ia l ABBA In Switz e rla nd, a film o f o ne o f the c o nc e rts during the ir to ur o f the USA, Ca na da a nd Euro pe , whic h e nde d in Ja pa n in 19 80 . The ir jug g e rna ut ro lle d o n into the da wning de c a de . Supe r Tro upe r (19 80 ), The Winne r Ta ke s It All a nd Supe r Tro upe r we re a ll UK No .1 s a nd La y All Yo ur Lo ve O n Me (19 81) wa s a pio ne e ring 12 sing le hit. O the r suc c e sse s inc lude d 19 81 s O ne O f Us a nd The Visito rs (UK No .1), but the bre a k-up o f Be nny a nd Frida s ma rria g e re ne we d rumo urs o f a split. In 19 82, thre e hits -He a d O ve r He e ls, The Da y Be fo re Yo u Ca me a nd Unde r Atta c k, a lo ng with ABBA The Sing le s The First Te n Ye a rs, c e le bra te d the g ro ups te nth a nnive rsa ry. Ho we ve r, with so lo a lbums fro m Frida a nd Ag ne tha in 19 82 a nd 19 83 a nd the la unc h o f the la tte rs film c a re e r, Tha nk Yo u Fo r The Music A Co lle c tio n o f Lo ve So ng s (19 83) wa s e ffe c tive ly a n e pita ph. Be nny a nd Bjo rn c o lla bo ra te d with lyric ist Tim Ric e o n the suc c e ssful music a l Che ss (19 84), whic h subse que ntly to ure d the UK, USA a nd Austra lia . ABBA c o ntribute d to a 19 84 Swe dish TV tribute to Stig Ande rso n, but subse que ntly re siste d c a lls fo r a re unio n e ve n during a 9 0 s re viva l tha t thre a te ne d to re pe a t the ir e a rlie r suc c e ss. U2 pe rfo rme d Da nc ing Q ue e n o n the ir 19 9 2 Zo o TV to ur, fo r whic h Be nny a nd Bj6 rn g ue ste d o n sta g e in Sto c kho lm. The sa me ye a r, ABBA G o ld G re a te st Hits to ppe d the UK c ha rt, a s did Synth-Po ppe rs Era sure with the ir c o ve rs EP ABBA-e sque . Suc c e ssful Austra lia n tribute ba nd Bjdrn Ag a in re spo nde d with the ABBA-style d Era sure -ish. The use o f ABBA so ng s in Austra lia n films Murie ls We dding PDFmyURL.com

(19 9 5) a nd The Adve nture s O f Prisc illa Q ue e n O f The De se rt (19 9 4) c o nfirme d the ir impa c t o n the c o untry. Be nny a nd Bjo rn c o ntinue to write to g e the r, with hits fo r Swe dish a rtists G e mini a nd Ja re g in Nilsso n a nd a no the r music a l, Kristina Frdn Duve ma la (19 9 5), whic h pre mie re d in Swe de n to c ritic a l a c c la im. Frida re le a se d Djupa Ande la g (De e p Bre a th) in 19 9 6 , whic h re a c he d No .1 in Swe de n, while Ag ne tha re le a se d a Sc a ndina via n g re a te st hits c o mpila tio n, My Lo ve My Life (19 9 6 ). He r a uto bio g ra phy, So m Ja g Ar, wa s publishe d in Eng lish a s As I Am-ABBA Be fo re And Be yo nd in 19 9 7. Fo rme r ABBA ma na g e r Stig Ande rso n die d in 19 9 7, but ABBAS le g a c y live s o n, the ir a lbums c o ntinuing to se ll millio ns wo rldwide . The Albums CD9 20 0 8 ye a r re le a se be lo w. Clic k he re to do wnlo a d with fre e pre -liste n. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Me rry-G o -Ro und Sa nta Ro sa Ring Ring (Ba ra Du Slo g En Sig na l) (Swe dish Ve rsio n) Wa te rlo o (Swe dish Ve rsio n) Fe rna ndo Cra z y Wo rld Ha ppy Ha wa ii Summe r Nig ht City Me dle y: Pc ik A Ba le o f Co tto n O n To p o f O ld Smo ke y Midnig ht Spe c ia l Lo ve lig ht G imme ! G imme ! G imme ! (A Ma n Afte r Midnig ht) Ela ine Sho uld I La ug h o r Cry Yo u O we Me O ne Ca ssa ndra Unde r Atta c k The Da y Be fo re Yo u Ca me 0 3:26 0 3:0 1 0 3:0 9 0 2:47 0 4:15 0 3:46 0 4:25 0 3:35 0 4:22 0 3:48 0 4:51 0 3:46 0 4:27 0 3:29 0 4:54 0 3:49 0 5:49 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9

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