This competition is now closed. Thank you for entering and congratulations to Sue Rao who was the lucky winner. ABBA The Museum opened on 07 May 2013 and on that same day, Björn, Benny and Frida signed some glorious full colour 29cm x 29cm museum brochures and gave one to icethesite to give away to one lucky [...]
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Introducing Anne…
The more eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that a number of the last posts have been written by someone called “Anne”. I am delighted to say that after running icethesite single-handedly for 11 years and after contributing well over 1500 stories, Anne is joining me to help share the load.
icethesite – an update!
The last few years in particular on icethesite have been pretty manic in terms of keeping up with everything and so I have been taking it a bit easy in terms of updating the main site over the last few months. It wasn’t planned…it just sort of happened…
Commenting on icethesite just got better
Posts on icethesite have had over 5,700 comments since commenting was first introduced – I hope these changes will mean we’ll be at 6,000 in no time!
Get the full icethesite service…
icethesite has a presence not only as a standalone website but also on the two big social network phenomenons Twitter and Facebook
60 second interview: Benny Andersson exclusive
ABBA’s Benny Andersson reveals the Kristina opening date in Helsinki, that he wants to see CHESS in the UK Tour guise and when the BAO album sessions will start! An icethesite exclusive interview.
The Day Before You Came takes it all
Well, what a great time I’ve had adding up the votes for songs for a hypothetical Benny Andersson instrumental album! Have no idea what I’m talking about? Missed the original concept? Here’s the post that started it. I would like to say a huge, huge thank you to everyone who responded. I know many of [...]
Hypothetical Benny Andersson instrumental album
There is quite a feeling among ABBA fans that a Benny Andersson solo project, featuring the great man himself on piano revisiting past recordings, would be an absolutely wonderful album to own. I know that this has been suggested to Benny a few times in person as well. Now, I’ve no idea if the recording [...]
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‘ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits’ becomes the UK’s second biggest selling album of all time
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‘We Write the Story’ unveiled
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Win an ABBA The Museum brochure signed by Benny, Björn and Frida!
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ABBA The Museum is open! (Updated with Photo Gallery)
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New Björn interview: “Don’t ask me what my favourite ABBA song is!”
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Kristina från Duvemåla Jönköping concert
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ABBA The Museum comes to life
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Benny and Björn record Eurovision anthem
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Win an ABBA The Museum brochure signed by Benny, Björn and Frida!
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Agnetha Fältskog is recording new material (Updated)
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The “definitive” version of CHESS to premiere at London’s Union Theatre
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The ‘ABBA’ album receives the Deluxe Edition treatment
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BAO boxset on the way, 6 CDs and 2 DVDs included (Updated)
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‘En skrift i snön’ broadcast in full, now also with link to Dancing Queen and full show
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Björn Ulvaeus: “The story of Jesus is just a myth to me…”
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Björn Ulvaeus reflects on the loss of Hansi Schwarz
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colinthebruce: GREAT news re Agnetha's album - in my opinion certainly the best one of all her post Abba ...
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Marco: Benny is a big bach fan, so it's no surprise that his music is influenced by Bach. Kristin...
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Michael Salkesld: I thought the intonation was so ABBA I could all most hear Benny and Bjorns voices through...
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Karma: I had the feeling I knew this melody. It's Bach's Gavotte from the Orchestral Suite Nr. 3,...
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JF Feulvarch: Extremely powerful and adequate song for the occasion. Grows on you too... as all Benny's...
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Alexander: Since the song will only be available as download, I really would like to know who can be ...
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ABBAfan: Benny & Bjorn created the declaration of humanity, not just an Eurovision anthem! Thak...
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Ice: Hi Erik. Thanks for your message. The credit to Björn and Benny as authors of the actual s...