"ABBA" - a group that conquered the whole world in the 1970-1980s. Songs performed by the Swedish quartet and today do not lose their relevance. Want to know how it all began? Who was part of the team?
History of creation
In 1972, a musical group called “ABBA” was created in Sweden. The group was a quartet - two girls and two guys. All of them had excellent external and vocal abilities.
The name of the team was not chosen by chance. ABBA is an acronym formed from the first letters of the names of participants (Agneta, Björn, Benny and Annie-Frid). Not everyone knows about this.
The ABBA group felt its first success after recording the song People Need Love. In June 1972, she was introduced to the general public. European listeners liked this composition.
The band's debut album (Ring Ring) went on sale in March 1973. For several days, the entire circulation was sold out by fans. After that, the quartet's career went uphill.
ABBA Group: members
Agneta Feltskog
Born April 5, 1950 in the Swedish city of Jonkoping. From an early age, she showed an interest in music. Before the appearance in the ABBA team, the blonde beauty was building a solo career, writing songs and music. In 1971, she married a bandmate, Bjorn Ulveus. In this marriage two children were born - a son Christian and a daughter Linda Elin. In 1978, Bjorn and Agneta officially divorced. The second husband of the blonde was the surgeon Thomas Sonnenfeld. But relations with him did not work out.
Annie Fried Lingstad
A brunette from the ABBA group was born on November 15, 1945 in Ballangen (Norway). Later she and her mother moved to Sweden. Our heroine began her musical career at age 13. Frida performed solo. Then she was invited to a jazz band. How was Annie-Fried's personal life? She got married at the age of 17. They had two children with a musician Ragnar Fredrickson - a son and a daughter. In 1968, this marriage broke up. A few months later, the girl met Benny Andersson. Since 1971, they have performed together in the ABBA team. The group brought them even closer. In 1978, Benny and Frida got married. Their marriage lasted 7 years.
Bjorn Ulveus
He was born in the Swedish town of Gothenburg in 1945. He was fond of music since childhood. At the age of 22, he created his own group. He was married to his colleague in the ABBA group - Agnete. They have two children in common. With his current wife, Lena Calercio, Bjorn has been living for more than 35 years. In this marriage two daughters were born: Anna and Emma.
Benny Andersson
He was born in 1946 in the capital of Sweden - Stockholm. He trained at a music school, and performed in various ensembles. In 1971 he became a member of the ABBA team. The group gained worldwide fame. Andersson could not even dream about this.
He officially formalized the relationship three times. Our hero lived with Frida for 12 years, of which 3 years - in a legal marriage.
Achievements
Swedish group ABBA recognized as one of the most successful projects in the history of pop music. In total, 8 studio albums and 11 collections were released. The total circulation of records exceeded 350 million pieces. And all this was bought up by the fans of the team.
A popular quartet toured most European countries on tour. And everywhere they were greeted with a bang.
Finally
ABBA is a group that has made a significant contribution to the development of the global music industry. Now you know the story of the creation of the team. The names, surnames and biography of its participants were also announced in the article.