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Abba had a mini-reunion to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their avatar residency. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, both 78, were joined by Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 77, to watch their Abba Voyage show at the custom-built Abba Arena in Stratford, east London, on Saturday (28.05.23) evening and were seen waving to fans at the end of the show. Agnetha Fältskog, 73, who was at the launch last year, missed the event but other famous faces in the crowd included Ronnie Wood, 75, and his wife Sally, 45, along with supermodel Naomi Campbell, 53, and 84-year-old Sir Ian McKellen. Bjorn told The Sun a...
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Abba are said to need £140 million to cover the costs of their hologram concerts after splashing out on ‘Abba-tars’ made by George Lucas’ special effects firm. The Swedes returned to stage on Thursday (26.05.22) for the first time in 40 years with an avatar-led show in their purpose-built arena at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford. Bandmate Benny Andersson’s son Ludvig Andersson, 40, who is the project’s music producer, told ‘The Telegraph’ newspaper no band had tried a virtual performance before as “it’s so bloody expensive”. He added: “We also need lots of people to come and s...
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Abba are planning to use their concert holograms for "exciting new things" in future. The Swedish group are flying into London to visit the digital show featuring their 'Abba-tars' on May 27 at their purpose-built arena in Stratford, east London. They were quoted in the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “If you are an Abba fan, who loyally has stuck with us for many years, our hope is that you will see the Abba-tars as agents in the new story, which may lead to exciting new things in the future." The comment has prompted speculation the holograms of bandmates Agnetha Fältskog, 72, Björn Ulvaeus,...
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ABBA have collaborated with Dolce and Gabbana on designer outfits for their digital avatars. The Swedish pop icons - Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson - helped create their "ABBAtars" for the digital concert by recording versions of songs from their back catalogue while wearing motion capture technology. And now, it's been revealed that the four band members' digital likenesses will be kitted out in pieces by the iconic Italian luxury fashion house. An insider told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: “Dolce and Gabbana got on board really early on in the proce...
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Bjorn Ulvaeus is "really looking forward" to ABBA's digital reunion. The 77-year-old musician began his ascent to global fame when he won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with the song 'Waterloo' alongside ex-wife Agnetha Faltskog as well as Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson back in 1974 and the four are set to reunite as digital avatars for a series of London concerts, and Bjorn insists the digital venture is a "privilege". He said: "It’s such a privilege. No artist has ever experienced that. There you are on stage, and yet you’re able to see it and feel it. I really look forward ...
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Björn Ulvaeus has split from wife Lena after 41 years of marriage. The 76-year-old musician - best known as part of iconic pop group ABBA - has announced that he and Lena, 73, are to divorce but will "remain close friends." The couple said in a joint statement: "After many fine and eventful years, we have decided to divorce. We remain close and good friends and will continue to celebrate our grandchildren’s birthdays and other family celebrations together." The pair started dating shortly after Björn split from ABBA bandmate Agnetha Fältskog - with whom he has children Linda and Peter - , who ...
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Björn Ulvaeus has insisted ABBA remained professional even when their personal relationships ended. The 76-year-old songwriter was married to bandmate Agnetha Fältskog, 71, from 1971 to 1979, while Benny Andersson was in a relationship with Anni-Frid Lyngstad for 11 years until they split in 1980 after two years of marriage, but despite their divorces, the quartet were committed to doing what was right for the group. Björn said: "During the ABBA years after we had had our divorces, we all were very professional at the same time. The professionals said that it would be crazy to give up this thi...
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ABBA were treated like "enemies" in Sweden during their heyday. The iconic pop group band - which includes Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - were disliked by the "progressive movement" in Sweden when they first emerged on the scene. Bjorn explained: "You know, in Sweden, there was this progressive movement in music, and we were the enemies." However, the band didn't worry too much about the reaction in Sweden, as they became of one of the world's most-loved pop groups. Bjorn told the Guardian newspaper: "Personally I didn’t pay attention to all that – it...
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ABBA were prevented from recording a World Cup song for the England national soccer team, former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has claimed. The 73-year-old coach who, like ABBA, also hails from Sweden, claims Benny Andersson offered to pen the track for free, but the Football Association declined because the pop icons were not English. Appearing on TV show 'Good Morning Britain' to talk about this year’s 'Soccer Aid', Sven explained that the unlikely offer came about after they attempted to take advantage of his former assistant Tord Gripp's close friendship with Benny. 'GMB' host Kate Garraway ...
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