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HelsinkiBennyBjorn

Benny and Björn – new Finnish press interview

by on 06 Apr, 2011 in Benny News, Björn News, KRISTINA News

Greying ABBA men still going strong by Mari Koppinen, Helsingin Sanomat. Life wasn’t easy for the artists in the 1970s. When the Swedish band Abba won the Eurovision Song contest in Brighton in 1974, the performers had to wear costumes that were uncomfortably tight. “Björn couldn’t sit on the bus with the overall that he was wearing”, laughs [...]

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BBC Radio 4 play featuring Frida – Like An Angel Passing Through My Room (Updated with iPlayer link)

by on 11 Feb, 2011 in ABBA News

Radio 4 will be broadcasting an intriguing play next week called Like An Angel Passing Through My Room featuring Frida. The 45-minute broadcast will be aired on Wednesday 16 February at 2.15 pm. It is a story about the unconditional love of a devoted fan, written by and starring Christopher Green.

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60 second interview: Benny Andersson exclusive

by on 22 Dec, 2010 in Benny News

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.

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Björn discusses the creative process

by on 30 Oct, 2010 in Björn News

Björn has given a fantastic new interview about the creative process (including during the ABBA years) to Chef magazine, the one through which he intends to recruit a new manager for his SEK 150-million project in Västervik.

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Russell Watson talks Kristina: “I collapsed emotionally on stage”

by on 20 Oct, 2010 in KRISTINA News

Russell Watson talks about his career, his battle with illness and his recollections of performing in Kristina in concert with the Daily Telegraph.

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Benny Andersson

“King Benny” – magazine interview

by on 17 Oct, 2010 in Benny News

Benny opens up in an interview given to ‘Vi’ magazine in Sweden. Benny’s picture appeared on the magazine cover and the headline states that the ‘ABBA star talks about his mother’s support, his sorrow and the damage greed causes’. This article has been translated into English from the original Kristina Lindström Swedish interview. With photographs by Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin.

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FridaInterview

A brand new Frida interview about her latest recording and future plans

by on 20 Sep, 2010 in ABBA News

Dagens Nyheter published a fantastic new interview with Frida yesterday conducted by Georg Cederskog who visited Frida in Zermatt. Thanks to Maria Nehro for helping me complete the translation. After six years of silence, Anni-Frid Lyngstad sings again on the guitarist Jojje Wadenius’ new album. Dagens Nyheter’s Georg Cederskog asks the ABBA singer about her new [...]

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Video: Benny plays accordion for dancing photographer!

by on 14 Sep, 2010 in Benny News

"Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin dansar och fotograferar för Tidningen Vi" is the title of a brief but fantastic clip of Benny playing accordion and being photographed by Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin.

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