Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts
15/09/2014
13/09/2014
30/01/2013
Anniversaries January 2013
82 years ago
ABBA manager Stig Anderson was born on January 25th, 1931 in Mariestad,, Sweden
45 years ago
Agnetha's debut single "Jag var så kär" reached #3 on the Swedish chart on January 28th, 1968.
40 years ago
ABBA recorded Swedish version of "Ring Ring" on January 10th, 1973.
38 years ago
ABBA started the second leg of their tour in Oslo on January 10th, 1975.
38 years ago
ABBA promoted "So Long" on German TV on January 30th, 1975.
37 years ago
ABBA promoted "Mamma Mia" in the UK on "Top of the Pops" on January 11th, 1976.
37 years ago
The album "ABBA" enters the UK chart on January 31st, 1976.
36 years ago
The album "Arrival" was released in USA on January 4th, 1977.
36 years ago
ABBA started their World Tour in Oslo on January 28th, 1977.
35 years ago
"ABBA - The Album" was released in the UK on January 13th, 1978.
35 years ago
The single "Take A Chance on Me" saw its release in West Germany on January 16th, 1978.
34 years ago
ABBA participated in the Unicef gala in New York on January 9th, 1979.
34 years ago
The single "Chiquitita" was released on January 16th, 1979.
33 years ago
Agnetha and Frida started recording sessions for the album "Gracias por la musica" on January 7th, 1980.
31 years ago
The video for "Head Over Heels" was filmed in Stockholm on January 21st, 1982.
30 years ago
Agnetha started recording sessions for "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" on January 20th, 1983.
28 years ago
The single "I Know Him So Well" entered the UK Top 40 on January 12th, 1985.
28 years ago
Agnetha started recording sessions for the album "Eyes of a Woman" in January 1985.
27 years ago
ABBA appeared for the very last time together in front of the camera singing "Tiveds hambo" on January 16th, 1986.
25 years ago
Agnetha's single "The Last Time" was released in the UK on January 25th, 1988.
8 Years Ago
Agnetha decided to do comeback and signed contract with Warner Music. This press release came on January 27, 2004
6 Years Ago
Agnetha attended the last show of Mamma Mia at Cirkus in Stockholm on January 7th, 2007.
4 YEARS AGO
Agnetha and Frida represented ABBA when the Swedish Rockbjörnen prize for lifetime achievement was handed over on Thursday 22 January
3 Years Ago
Frida and Björn attended the premiere of the ABBA world exhibition in London on 26 January 2010.
03/01/2013
27/04/2012
11/04/2012
Like An Angel
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Frida is pictured with Christopher Green, who, in may 2009, filmed a radio special called 'like an angel passing through my room' , it is to be broadcast in February 16, 2011 at 14:15 on BBC Radio 412/01/2012
the sun - 2/7/09
ABBA are wooed to fill Jacko's O2 run
Fab four ... ABBA in heyday
1\P\Pictorial Press
- Jacko autopsy No2 stuns family
- 'Danger drug at Jackson home'
- Jacko Neverland funeral bid axed
- Bashir's telly film re-screened
- Michael Jackson dies - Read about the life of a legend
- Jacko's family 'to take over O2'
- Neverland looks old & neglected
- Jacko has 'cut dad out of will'
- Jacko's funeral plans revealed
POP legends ABBA are being primed to see if they will take on the record-breaking run of shows planned for Michael Jackson.
AEG Live, the team behind the King of Pop's planned 50-night residency are trying to tempt the Mamma Mia band out of retirement with mega-bucks deals.
Jacko was due to kick off his This Is It string of shows at the London 02 on July 13.
AEG Live now face a multi-million pound black hole if they cannot fill the slots.
The firm's chief David Campbell said: "There's a little foursome out in Sweden we keep talking to."
ABBA stormed onto the world stage in 1973, winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo.
Benny Andersson, 62, Bjorn Ulvaeus, 64, Agnetha Faltskog, 59 and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 63, pumped out hits including Super Trouper, Fernando and Dancing Queen.
But personal tensions saw them split in 1983.
A source said of the ABBA offer: "There are millions on the table.
"But there are many hurdles to overcome."
30/11/2011
Thank You For The Music (A Celebration)
Release Date: 2009
Support: CD (I Have)
Production: BootlegAssociates
| Singer | ABBA (TRIBUTE) |
| House Label | THORSVEN RECORDS |
Tracks
| 1 | Introduction {Live Hyde Park} | 2:57 |
| 2 | LULU Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! {Live Hyde Park} | 3:02 |
| 3 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 1} | 1:29 |
| 4 | The FEELING Knowing Me, Knowing You {Live Hyde Park} | 4:23 |
| 5 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 2} | 0:50 |
| 6 | Nerina PALLOT The Name Of The Game {Live Hyde Park} | 5:04 |
| 7 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 3} | 0:51 |
| 8 | CAPITAL VOICES Money, Money, Money {Live Hyde Park} | 3:06 |
| 9 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 4} | 0:59 |
| 10 | Jason DONOVAN I Have A Dream {Live Hyde Park} | 4:13 |
| 11 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 5} | 0:39 |
| 12 | Tim RICE Interview {Live Hyde Park} | 2:24 |
| 13 | The BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Bangkok {Live Hyde Park} | 2:38 |
| 14 | Marti PELLOW One Night In Bangkok {Live Hyde Park} | 3:04 |
| 15 | Christian-Jon BILLETT Anthem {Live Hyde Park} | 3:20 |
| 16 | Elaine PAIGE+Siobhan MCCARTHY I Know Him So Well {Live Hyde Park} | 3:55 |
| 17 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 6} | 0:39 |
| 18 | Stellan SKARSGÅRD Interview {Live Hyde Park} | 1:59 |
| 19 | Nerina PALLOT S.O.S. {Live Hyde Park} | 3:24 |
| 20 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 7} | 0:55 |
| 21 | Beth Nielsen CHAPMAN Slipping Through My Fingers {Live Hyde Park} | 4:05 |
| 22 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 8} | 1:03 |
| 23 | V.V. BROWN Ring Ring {Live Hyde Park} | 3:05 |
| 24 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 9} | 0:53 |
| 25 | CAPITAL VOICES Take A Chance On Me {Live Hyde Park} | 3:45 |
| 26 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 10} | 1:25 |
| 27 | Jamie CULLUM My Love, My Life {Live Hyde Park} | 3:55 |
| 28 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 11} | 0:48 |
| 29 | Jodie PRENGER One Of Us {Live Hyde Park} | 4:18 |
| 30 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 12} | 1:21 |
| 31 | BENNY ANDERSSONS ORKESTER+ORSA SPELMÄN Hjortingen {Live Hyde Park} | 3:21 |
| 32 | BENNY ANDERSSONS ORKESTER+ORSA SPELMÄN Klinga Mina Klockor {Swedish Live Hyde Park} | 2:13 |
| 33 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 13} | 0:07 |
| 34 | Tim RICE Interview {Live Hyde Park (Part 2)} | 1:24 |
| 1 | BENNY ANDERSSONS ORKESTER Rowing On The Serpentine {Live Hyde Park} | 12:01 |
| 2 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 14} | 1:12 |
| 3 | Kerry ELLIS You Have To Be There {Live Hyde Park} | 5:33 |
| 4 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 15} | 0:28 |
| 5 | The FEELING Interview {Live Hyde Park} | 2:03 |
| 6 | The FEELING Does Your Mother Know {Live Hyde Park} | 3:31 |
| 7 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 16} | 1:03 |
| 8 | Stellan SKARSGÅRD Interview {Live Hyde Park (part 2)} | 1:14 |
| 9 | Beth Nielsen CHAPMAN Fernando {Live Hyde Park} | 4:04 |
| 10 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 17} | 0:08 |
| 11 | Chaka KHAN The Winner Takes It All {Live Hyde Park} | 5:20 |
| 12 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 18} | 0:48 |
| 13 | Kylie MINOGUE Super Trouper {Live Hyde Park} | 4:08 |
| 14 | Tim RICE+Stellan SKARSGÅRD Mamma Mia Presentation {Live Hyde Park} | 1:13 |
| 15 | MAMMA MIA Mamma Mia {Live Hyde Park} | 3:12 |
| 16 | MAMMA MIA Waterloo {Live Hyde Park} | 1:53 |
| 17 | MAMMA MIA Dancing Queen {Live Hyde Park} | 4:10 |
| 18 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 19} | 0:52 |
| 19 | Kylie MINOGUE+Benny ANDERSSON When All Is Said And Done {Live Hyde Park} | 3:44 |
| 20 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 20} | 1:42 |
| 21 | Medley {Live Hyde Park} | 6:03 |
| 22 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 21} | 0:06 |
| 23 | BJÖRN & BENNY Interview {Live Hyde Park} | 2:50 |
| 24 | Interlude {Live Hyde Park 22} | 0:21 |
| 25 | Thank You For The Music {Live Hyde Park} | 1:03 |
| 26 | Finale {Live Hyde Park} | 1:13 |
| 27 | Nerina PALLOT Interview {Live Hyde Park} | 4:43 |
| 28 | Björn ULVAEUS Interview {Live Hyde Park} | 6:26 |
13/11/2011
FRIDA & AGNETHA REUNION!!! (With Translation) HQ
ABBA won the newly created Lifetime Achievement Award, as voted for by readers of Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, in the 30th annual Rockbjörnen awards last night. The ceremony took place at Stockholm's Cirkus venue.
What do you talk about when you meet?
"We mostly talk about money. No, I'm just kidding! We are enormously humble that a new generation is listening to our music. We are just as nervous now as we used to be when we got up on stage before. We are enormously grateful," said Agnetha.
Are there any successful reunions?
- Pink Floyd maybe? No, [in our case] I think you should probably let things be.
Agnetha & Frida: We were never enemies
"Sometimes I dream about Benny and Björn in different situations. I have moved away from the music world," says Agnetha Fältskog but she enjoys warm and fond conversation with Frida and they are apparently very harmonious with each other's company.
How has the "Mamma mia!" success appeared to you?
Agnetha: It is still our material, it has been around all the time. The feeling I get about it is incredibly proud as the music never dies. There are always new generations who enjoy the music and it is hopeful.
"A great success"
Frida: We often get questions about how it was with ABBA. Björn and Benny are held up as the geniuses in the band, but all creative work in the band was in the studio. We were a group of people, not just four, but musicians and engineers also, who created in the studio. We did everything. All of our voices.
Agnetha: "Everything we have done, we have done ourselves. It was a huge job.
Frida: It is often forgotten that the creative work was in the studio for many, many hours. It is a great happiness that we created this song sound.
What did you think about the reception from the audience tonight?
Agnetha: Quite amazing. What warmth.
Frida: There's one thing I would like to put straight is everything that has been written about Agnetha and I fighting and that we were enemies. There is no truth in this. Obviously we competed, but it was fine that we did.
Agnetha: No, God we were not enemies. One must live with many of those injustices one hears.
"Living with pride"
Frida: ABBA was not the only two married couples. Agnetha and I were also married.
Agnetha: We supported each other very much. If someone had a cold or was unwell.
Frida: We were very caring towards each other.
How long ago met you privately?
Agnetha: Very long time ago.
Frida: But it feels like yesterday.
Agnetha: Yes. Sometimes I dream about Frida. Sometimes it's Benny and Bjorn in different situations.
Frida: It is a process. We've been through so much and it's been an incredible life. Both professionally and privately. We will process it all our lives.
There is nothing you can put in your pocket and forget. We are reminded of that tonight. You live with it with pride and reflection.
Agnetha: Yes, it is very very different feelings.
And it's just the two of you who really know what you went through and experienced.
Agnetha: Exactly. We as women experience it in a special way.
Frida: More emotional.
Agnetha: For me [the ABBA years] were very much about remorse and longing for my children.
Do you want to record music again?
Frida: I was going to just ask Agnetha if we could make a new album!
Agnetha: A double-CD, ha ha ha ...
You made a new album a few years ago.
Agnetha: It is difficult to feel motivated now. I have so much more. I'm in another phase of life. I am a grandmother and so is Frida. ABBA is always in one phase and I dream of ABBA. It is not out of me. Never. But we are living our daily lives. I have come more and more away from the music.
You did of course, many songs?
Agnetha: Yes, I write a part sometimes. But it is just down in a portfolio. I was composing in me. Even with these texts, I can get ideas. From there to do anything ...
Frida: The step is large. Almost invincible.
Agnetha: You can get the idea and put together great. Working in the studio is helkul. But then. Then we have to get it.
Frida: Right. The fear lies as you say in the promotion and travel - it goes no further.
Agnetha: It is too late for all that. I can not.
For the complete translation go to
http://www.icethesite.com/
10/11/2011
Benny and Bjorn at Grammi's 1997 - Kristina Fran Duvemala
Bjorn and Benny receive the Best Album award for Kristina Fran Duvemala in 1997, followed by a performance from the huge hit single from the show "Guldet Blev Til Sand" by Peter Joback
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