There’ll be more details to follow but it’s hard to beat this official video for a flavour of the opening ceremony last night of ABBA The Museum on the Stockholm island of Djurgården. (UPDATE 08 May 2013: Now on-the-spot images added!) Attending the ceremony were various luminaries of Swedish society and plenty of music acts too. Included [...]
BAO 2013 Tour – dates announced (Updated 10 March: Stockholm venue changed)
by Ice on 10 Dec, 2012 in Benny News
Benny Anderssons Orkester, with singers Tommy Körberg and Helen Sjöholm will tour Sweden again in 2013. Here are the dates and venues: 18 July – Göteborg, Trädgårdsföreningen 19 July – Helsingborg, Sofiero Slott 20 July – Kalmar, Skälby Gård 21 July – Trosa, Hamnplan 24 July – Piteå, Norrstrandsbadet 25 July – Sundsvall, Norra Berget [...]
Björn news compilation
by Anne on 19 Nov, 2012 in Björn News
Have the recent articles regarding Benny, BAO etc left you wondering what Björn has been up to in recent months? Well, he too, has been busy. Here is a summary:
The ‘Friends Arena’ gets inaugurated with a little help from Benny and Björn’s music
by Ice on 28 Oct, 2012 in Benny News, Björn News, KRISTINA News
Last evening in the Solna Municipality, Stockholm County around 45000 people witnessed the inauguration of Sweden’s new national stadium the Friends Arena. A huge show, the biggest and most lavish production ever mounted in Sweden was presented to the crowd and the millions watching on SVT.
BAO in Box – tracklist (Updated – new release date)
by Ice on 17 Oct, 2012 in Benny News
Here is the complete tracklist with individual CD artwork for the 6 CDs in the BAO in Box collection. The box set will be released on 14 November.
BAO wins a Swedish Grammy
by Ice on 16 Feb, 2012 in Benny News
Benny’s band Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO) won the ‘Årets dansband’ (Best dance band) award at the 2012 Grammis held on 14 February. The Grammis are Sweden’s oldest and biggest prizes in music. The purpose of the annual award ceremony is to recognise and reward those artists, musicians and creatives who have produced notable achievements in [...]
Benny Anderssons Orkester TV Special (Part 2 of 2)
by Ice on 16 Jan, 2012 in Benny News
The second part of BAO’s TV Special for Swedish Television is now available on SVT Play. The programme was broadcast on SVT in Sweden on 15 January, 2012 and will be available online until 14 February. Related links: Benny Anderssons Orkester on SVT Play (Part 2) Benny Anderssons Orkester on SVT Play (Part 1)
Benny Anderssons Orkester TV Special (Part 1 of 2) available until 07 February online
by Ice on 09 Jan, 2012 in Benny News
SVT Play, the internet arm of the Swedish Television broadcaster, now has Part 1 of the 2 part BAO special available for internet viewing.
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Benny seeks to help Stockholm’s Royal College of Music
14 Jun, 2013
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Benny and Björn appear in BBC Agnetha documentary
12 Jun, 2013
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Helsinki says farewell and thank you to ‘Kristina’
24 May, 2013
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‘ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits’ becomes the UK’s second biggest selling album of all time
20 May, 2013
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‘We Write the Story’ unveiled
19 May, 2013
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Win an ABBA The Museum brochure signed by Benny, Björn and Frida!
09 May, 2013
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ABBA The Museum is open! (Updated with Photo Gallery)
07 May, 2013
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New Björn interview: “Don’t ask me what my favourite ABBA song is!”
04 May, 2013
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Win an ABBA The Museum brochure signed by Benny, Björn and Frida!
09 May, 2013
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Agnetha Fältskog is recording new material (Updated)
06 Oct, 2012
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The “definitive” version of CHESS to premiere at London’s Union Theatre
07 Dec, 2012
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BAO boxset on the way, 6 CDs and 2 DVDs included (Updated)
14 Oct, 2012
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‘We Write the Story’ unveiled
19 May, 2013
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‘En skrift i snön’ broadcast in full, now also with link to Dancing Queen and full show
20 Jan, 2013
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Björn Ulvaeus: “The story of Jesus is just a myth to me…”
27 Dec, 2012
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Björn Ulvaeus reflects on the loss of Hansi Schwarz
13 Jan, 2013
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Ice: Sorry to read that Vera but as the article states: "If you can access BBC’s iPlayer ser...
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vera: Hey there I´d love to see that documentary aswell, but as I am from Germany the link does...
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Tracy Aitken: Where was Anni-Frid?...
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Adam: Hej gamla man - here is the song: http://youtu.be/JVQWo6g-dRQ...
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Anne: Randy – the track Björn refers to in this quote is 'Hej gamle man', which became a hit for...
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Randy: Thanks Ice - this is great to see since we can't see it here in the US :( I have a questi...
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maria virginia consuelo - ricafranca: I am a Filipino and am an avid ABBA fan. I was a high school freshman during the Dancing...
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Neil Gosney: I agree totally with Adam and Alistair Thomas about the performance - and about Helsinki i...
