SVT "The making of Thank You For The Music"
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viernes, 29 de marzo de 2024
jueves, 28 de marzo de 2024
ABBA - One Week in Brighton
One Week in Brighton: New exhibition celebrates Abba's Eurovision victory
ITV News —
ITV Meridian's Charlotte Wilkins reports from Brighton.
It was the pivotal performance of their career.
Even though the UK Eurovision judges awarded ABBA ‘nil points', Waterloo was the song that catapulted the band to super- stardom.
Now there’s a chance to relive the excitement of when the Eurovision circus came to town in a new exhibition at Brighton Museum.
Curator Jody Read said: “The 1974 Eurovision Contest was a culturally significant moment and it’s wonderful to collectively celebrate memories of ABBA's victory and the part Brighton played.
"We hope visitors will enjoy sharing these stories together.
"The core of the exhibition is really the people who were involved in it, the behind-the -scenes stories that you might not expect."
The exhibition is on at Brighton Museum until August 2024. Credit: ITV Meridian
Other stories shared in the exhibition include from Jaqui O’Byrne who was 15 at the time.
She assisted her photographer father and could be the youngest audience member.
She has great memories of seeing the band at The Grand Hotel before the performance, how stuffy the audience was, how ABBA's performance stood out, and of the power to Terry Wogan's radio trailer being cut before he had a chance to interview the band.
A number of stories have been shared as part of the exhibition. Credit: ITV Meridian
Bobby Ward attended the afterparty.
Speaking to ITV Meridian he said: "Everyone was there, it was completely electric.
"It was like watching a slice of musical history in the making."
Renia Simmonds watched the performance on TV, but came down after the show and got the band to autograph her scoresheet pulled from the pages of the The Argus.
The drum kit played on stage at the Brighton Dome is also on display, and a selection of memorabilia.
Abba are now one of the best-selling music acts in the history of pop.
Fans can say Thank-you For The Music by sharing their own memories of that stand-out performance
Abba: One Week In Brighton is on from the 28 March - 4 August at The Brighton Museum.
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lunes, 25 de marzo de 2024
Thank you for the music - SVT
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25 mar 2024
Thank you for the music
Att se den mäktiga musikvideon som SVT släpper i dag, där den svenska artisteliten tolkar ABBAs klassiker, är gåshudsframkallande.
Flickan med blockflöjt som gläntar på dörren till skolans aula, och tas emot av Miriam Bryant, Darin och Seinabo Sey. Victor Leksell som sjunger mjukt på ett äldreboende och en stråkorkester som ackompanjeras av en vilt trummande Mikkey Dee. Björn Skifs med den fantastiska rösten på väg upp i en hiss. Och kameran som glider vidare över skogar och fjäll och landar på Hooja på en tågstation uppe i norr.
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing. Thanks for all the joy they're bringing.
Varför ville SVT producera den här videon? Svaret är enkelt. Vi ville göra en hyllning till musiken som en sammanhållande kraft. Att musik har den kraften är ett faktum. Vilka vi än är och var vi än kommer ifrån förenas vi, i alla fall de allra flesta av oss, i kärleken till musik.
En sådan här idé kräver de bästa upphovspersonerna. Som musikproducenten Carl Falk och regissören Marcus Söderlund. Och rätt låt förstås, men i det här fallet var valet enkelt.
Vi tyckte också att det var hög tid att skapa något extra på musikområdet just nu. Kanske har ni redan märkt att SVT har ett osedvanligt stort utbud av musikprogram just den här våren? Det är en medveten satsning. Melodifestivalens premiär var startskottet för SVT:s musikvår, som pågår fram till finalen i Eurovision Song Contest, med nästan 400 musikprogram tillgängliga i SVT Play. Musikvåren innehåller också ett stort ABBA-jubileum, Tack för musiken, konserter, porträtt och musikdokumentärer.
Varför? För att SVT är hela Sveriges musiktelevison och har så varit sedan TV:s barndom. För artister i alla genrer har SVT haft en enorm betydelse. Och tvärtom förstås. Samarbetet med svenskt musikliv har givit SVT möjligheten att ge publiken oförglömliga musikaliska upplevelser. Det gällde för giganter som Taube eller Cornelis på sin tid, det har gällt den klassiska musikens utövare och det gäller samtidens mest älskade artister. Och det gällde förstås för ABBA som sjöng sig in i hela världens hjärtan den där lördagkvällen i Brighton.
”I'm so grateful and proud, all I want is to sing it out loud”.
Ja, stort tack , alla inblandade, för allt hårt och begåvat slit!
Och stort tack till alla artister som medverkar.
Här på SVT Play kan du se och njuta av Thank you for the music i en helt unik tappning
Länk till annan webbplats.
In order of appearence:
Miriam Bryant
Benny Andersson
Sebastian Murphy
Tommy Körberg
Sarah Klang
Darin
Felicia Takman
Victor Leksell
Seinabo Sey
Hooja
Björn Skifs
Ann-Louise Hanson
Malena Ernman
Titiyo
Daniela Rathana
Kikki Danielsson
Stor
Oskar Linnros
Lena Philipsson
Mikkey Dee
John Norum
Howlin’ Pelle
Molly Sandén
José González
Siw Malmkvist
Lilly Lexfors
Stockholm Studio Orchestra under ledning av Erik Arvinder
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Gracias por la música
Ver el poderoso video musical que SVT lanza hoy, donde la élite artística sueca interpreta los clásicos de ABBA, pone la piel de gallina.
La chica de la grabadora mirando boquiabierta a la puerta del salón de la escuela, y siendo recibida por Miriam Bryant, Darin y Seinabo Sey. Victor Leksell canta suavemente en una residencia de ancianos y con una orquesta de cuerdas acompañado por un Mikkey Dee que toca salvajemente el tambor. Björn Skifs con su fantástica voz subiendo en un ascensor. Y la cámara que se desliza sobre bosques y montañas y aterriza en Hooja en una estación de tren en el norte.
Gracias por la música, las canciones que estoy cantando. Gracias por toda la alegría que están trayendo.
¿Por qué SVT quiso producir este vídeo? La respuesta es simple. Queríamos rendir homenaje a la música como fuerza unificadora. Que la música tiene ese poder es un hecho. Seamos quienes seamos y vengamos de donde venimos, a nosotros, al menos a la gran mayoría de nosotros, nos une el amor a la música.
Una idea como esta requiere de los mejores creadores. Como el productor musical Carl Falk y el director Marcus Söderlund. Y la canción adecuada, por supuesto, pero en este caso la elección fue fácil.
También pensamos que ya era hora de crear algo extra en el campo de la música ahora mismo. ¿Quizás ya hayas notado que SVT tiene una selección inusualmente grande de programas musicales esta primavera? Es una inversión consciente. El estreno del Melodifestivalen fue el punto de partida de la primavera musical de SVT, que se extenderá hasta la final del Festival de Eurovisión, con casi 400 programas musicales disponibles en SVT Play. La primavera musical también incluye un gran aniversario de ABBA, gracias por la música, los conciertos, los retratos y los documentales musicales.
¿Por qué? Porque SVT es toda la televisión musical de Suecia y lo ha sido desde la infancia de la televisión. Para artistas de todos los géneros, SVT ha tenido una enorme importancia. Y viceversa, por supuesto. La colaboración con la vida musical sueca le ha dado a SVT la oportunidad de brindarle al público experiencias musicales inolvidables. Se aplicó a gigantes como Taube o Cornelis en su época, se ha aplicado a los practicantes de la música clásica y se aplica a los artistas más queridos de nuestro tiempo. Y eso, por supuesto, se aplica a ABBA, que cantó hasta llegar a los corazones de todo el mundo ese sábado por la noche en Brighton.
"Estoy tan agradecida y orgullosa que lo único que quiero es cantarla en voz alta".
Sí, muchas gracias a todos los involucrados por todo el trabajo duro y talentoso.
Y muchas gracias a todos los artistas que participan.
Aquí en SVT Play puedes ver y disfrutar Thank you for the music en una grabación completamente única.
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Hooja och Miriam Bryant tolkar Abba i musikvideo
SVT:s musiksatsning för att hylla Abba
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SVT samlar Sveriges artistelit i en ny musikvideo.
Tillsammans ska de tolka Abbas ”Thank you for the music”.
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Musikvideon är en del av SVT:s musiksatsning under våren. I videon samlas flera av Sveriges största artister, från Hooja och Miriam Bryant, till Tommy Körberg och Siw Malmkvist i en hyllning till musiken.
Miriam Bryant och Benny Andersson medverkar i musikvideon. Pressbild. Foto: Ulrika Malm/SVT
Artisterna sjunger en strof var av låttexten, på olika platser i Sverige. Producenten Carl Falk står bakom musikproduktionen.
”Det var naturligtvis en stor ära att med upphovsmännens godkännande få göra en nyinspelning av ett verk som betyder så mycket, för så många. Jag var ödmjuk inför uppgiften och har lagt ned hundratals timmar på att göra den perfekt”, säger han i ett pressmeddelande.
Artistduon Hooja är två av de medverkande i SVT:s musikvideo där ett stort antal svenska artister tolkar Abbas "Thank you for the music". Pressbild. Foto: Sofia Olsson/SVT
SVT:s musiksatsning ”Hela Sveriges musiktelevision” sträcker sig från Melodifestivalen fram till finalen i Eurovision Song Contest i Malmö 11 maj. Satsningen innehåller dokumentärer, konserter och ett Abba-jubileum. Där hyllas gruppen med en direktsänd gala på Cirkus, 50 år efter deras Eurovisionvinst med ”Waterloo” 1974.
Musikvideon till ”Thank you for the music” sänds den 25 mars klockan 20.55 i SVT2 och 21.50 i SVT1. Den finns även att se på SVT Play.
Hooja y Miriam Bryant interpretan a Abba en vídeo musical
El esfuerzo musical de SVT para rendir homenaje a Abba
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SVT reúne a la élite de artistas suecos en un nuevo vídeo musical.
Juntos interpretarán "Gracias por la música" de Abbas.
¿Dónde está Kate Middleton y las nuevas críticas a Robinson? Aquí están los chismes de entretenimiento de esta semana
El vídeo musical es parte de la inversión musical de SVT durante la primavera. En el vídeo, varios de los artistas más importantes de Suecia se reúnen, desde Hooja y Miriam Bryant, hasta Tommy Körberg y Siw Malmkvist, en un homenaje a la música.
Miriam Bryant y Benny Andersson aparecen en el vídeo musical. Foto de prensa. Foto: Ulrika Malm/SVT
Los artistas cantan una estrofa de cada letra, en diferentes lugares de Suecia. El productor Carl Falk está detrás de la producción musical.
"Fue, por supuesto, un gran honor poder hacer una nueva versión de una obra que significa tanto, para tantos, con la aprobación de los autores. Me sentí honrado por la tarea y pasé cientos de horas haciéndola perfecta", dice en un comunicado de prensa.
El dúo de artistas Hooja son dos de los participantes en el vídeo musical de SVT, donde un gran número de artistas suecos interpretan "Thank you for the music" de Abba. Foto de prensa. Foto: Sofía Olsson/SVT
La iniciativa musical de SVT "Hela Sveriges musiktelevision" se extiende desde el Melodifestivalen hasta la final del Festival de Eurovisión en Malmö el 11 de mayo. El emprendimiento incluye documentales, conciertos y un aniversario de Abba. Allí, el grupo se celebra con una gala en vivo en Cirkus, 50 años después de su victoria en Eurovisión con "Waterloo" en 1974.
El vídeo musical de "Thank you for the music" se emitirá el 25 de marzo a las 20.55 horas en SVT2 y a las 21.50 horas en SVT1. También se puede ver en SVT Play.
Hooja interpreta a Abba – con toda la élite artística de Suecia
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SVT reúne a la élite artística de Suecia en un nuevo vídeo musical.
Juntos interpretarán ”Thank you for the music”.
El vídeo musical es parte de la aventura musical de SVT durante la primavera. El vídeo reúne a varios de los artistas más importantes de Suecia, desde Hooja y Miriam Bryant, hasta Tommy Körberg y Siw Malmkvist.
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jueves, 21 de marzo de 2024
Orders of knighthood are awarded - Abba among the honored
Orders of knighthood are awarded - Abba among the honored
After a hiatus of around 50 years, Sweden begins to award awards such as the Vasa Order and the Sword Order again.
The orders should go to people who have made very special efforts.
Those named today include all the members of ABBA
The ceremony will take place on May 31.
Después de una pausa de unos 50 años, Suecia comienza a otorgar premios como la Orden Vasa y la Orden de la Espada nuevamente.
Las órdenes deben ir a personas que han hecho esfuerzos muy especiales. La lista incluye a todos los miembros de ABBA...
La entrega de la orden tendrá lugar en una ceremonia en Kungl. El castillo el 31 de mayo.
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A special honour for ABBA from the King of Sweden
By Lydia Starbuck 22nd March 2024
King Carl XVI Gustaf has given a special honour to the four stars of Sweden’s music scene, ABBA.
by TaboolaSponsored
The pop legends have become members of the Order of Vasa, one of the most prestigious orders of chivalry in Sweden. It’s the first time that new members have been created for half a century.
Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Reuss all become members of the Order for outstanding contributions to Swedish and international music.
They are made Commanders First Class of the Order.
The appointments are made by the King of Sweden on the advice of the country’s government.
King Carl XVI Gustaf hasn’t appointed anyone to the country’s orders of chivalry since the very start of his reign. In 2022, the Swedish government decided that appointments would begin again to recognise those who have contributed to Sweden.
Now, months after the king’s Golden Jubilee, appointments are being made again. There are four orders in Sweden – the Order of the Seraphim, the Royal Order of the Sword and the Royal Order of the Polar Star as well as the Royal Order of Vasa.
ABBA have long links with Sweden’s royal family and famously performed Dancing Queen as the country celebrated the marriage of King Carl XVI Gustaf to Queen Silvia in 1976.
https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/sweden/a-special-honour-for-abba-from-the-king-of-sweden-197719/
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El grupo ABBA será condecorado por el rey de Suecia
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Suecia
El grupo ABBA será condecorado por el rey de Suecia
Recibirán la Gran Orden Vasa por su enorme aportación al país con su música desde hace 50 años
El rey Carlos Gustavo de Suecia en una foto de archivo.
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Anuncio de la condecoración en la págna web de la Casa Real sueca.
Carlos XIV Gustavo de Suecia condecorará a los cuatro integrantes del grupo musical ABBA con la Gran Orden Vasa. Así lo anuncia en su página web donde especifica su condecoración gracias a su enorme aportación a Suecia con su música durante 50 años.
En este sentido, el mismo rey les impondrá la Gran Orden el próximo 31 de mayo. Cabe destacar, que la reina Silvia es fiel seguidora del grupo musical sueco y aprovechando su 80 cumpleaños el pasado mes de diciembre, se celebró un concierto en la escuela de música independiente Lilla Akademien.
Los niños interpretaron "Dancing Queen", de ABBA, y después cantaron el "Cumpleaños feliz"a la reina Silvia antes de que ésta fuera a agradecerles todo su trabajo.
Gran Orden Vasa
La Orden de Vasa se instituyó el 26 de mayo de 1772 por Gustavo III de Suecia, día de su coronación. Tenía por objeto de recompensar los servicios civiles a los artistas. Se compone de tres clases: seis grandes cruces, ocho comendadores y cincuenta caballeros, sin contar los extranjeros.
Tiene Cruz de cuatro aspas simétricas esmaltadas con ocho puntas. Sobre la cruz se alza la corona real, mientras que entre las aspas podemos ver otras cuatro coronas más pequeñas. Al centro medallón con el emblema de la dinastía Vasa, rodeado por un anillo de esmalte rojo inscrito que tiene en caracteres dorados’ GUST . D. III INST. MDCCLXXII ‘(Gustaf III instituyó en 1772); el reverso idéntico al anverso.
Abba rule out appearing at 50th anniversary of Eurovision win
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En un correo electrónico a TT, Görel Hanser, escribe:
"Agnetha, Frida, Björn y Benny han decidido conjuntamente rechazar todas las solicitudes relacionadas con el aniversario".
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In an email to TT, Abbas' manager Görel Hanser writes: "Agnetha, Frida, Björn and Benny have jointly decided to decline all requests in connection with the anniversary".
The Abba members will also not be present during the gala evening at Cirkus
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I ett mejl till TT skriver Abbas manager Görel Hanser:
"Agnetha, Frida, Björn och Benny har gemensamt beslutat sig för att tacka nej till samtliga förfrågningar i samband med jubileet".
Abba-medlemmarna kommer inte heller att närvara under galakvällen på Cirkus
Abba nobbar SVT-hyllningen
När Abba hyllas på en direktsänd gala från Cirkus i Stockholm väljer huvudpersonerna själva att inte dyka upp. Det meddelar gruppens manager Görel Hanser i ett mejl till TT.
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Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad och Benny Andersson hyllas i SVT i april, men kommer inte att delta i firandet själva. Bild från London 2022.
Lördag den 6 april är det 50 år sedan Abba skrev musik- och tv-historia, när de vann Eurovision Song Contest med "Waterloo" 1974.
Det firas med en galakväll i SVT, som sänds från Cirkus inför publik. Den livesända tv-galan blir kulmen på en hel vecka där gruppen hyllas i SVT, men de medieskygga Abba-medlemmarna kommer inte delta i firandet själva.
I ett mejl till TT skriver Abbas manager Görel Hanser:
"Agnetha, Frida, Björn och Benny har gemensamt beslutat sig för att tacka nej till samtliga förfrågningar i samband med jubileet".
Abba-medlemmarna kommer inte heller att närvara under galakvällen på Cirkus, förklarar hon.
Abba hyllas i SVT under hela veckan fram till lördagen den 6 april. Under galan ska "några av Sveriges mest framstående artister" uppträda och framföra gruppens klassiska låtar. Samma kväll släpps även dokumentären "Sagan om Abba", som fokuserar på perioden mellan albumsläppen "Arrival" (1976) och "Super trouper" (1980).
50-årsjubileet firas även i Storbritannien, där bland andra BBC satsar på dokumentärer, konserter och radioprogram för att uppmärksamma gruppen.
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In a recording for the BBC's Newsnight programme on Thursday evening, Andersson said there was “no way” the group was going to reunite or even walk on stage together during Eurovision. “I don't want to,” he said. “And if I don't want to, the others won't. “It's the same for all four of us
may 25, 2023
It’s a no’: Abba rule out appearing at 50th anniversary of Eurovision win
Helen Pidd
If you had figured out how to get a hologram to do your job, would you ever bother going to work again?
Probably the only people in the world who can answer that question with any authority are Abba, who have played to more than a million people in London in the past year without even having to leave the house.
It should perhaps be no surprise then, that the group have ruled out returning to the Eurovision contest for a final time when it is held in Sweden next year.
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the band’s main songwriters, said they would not reunite with Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad to mark 50 years since they won the 1974 contest with Waterloo.
There had been increasingly feverish speculation that the band would reform and perhaps even compete as Sweden’s entry, despite having not played together since appearing on Noel Edmonds’ The Late Late Breakfast Show on the BBC in 1982.
In a recording for the BBC’s Newsnight programme on Thursday evening, Andersson said there was “no way” the group was going to reunite or even walk on stage together during Eurovision.
“I don’t want to,” he said. “And if I don’t want to, the others won’t.
“It’s the same for all four of us. Someone says no – it’s a no.”
Ulvaeus, who also said it was a no from him, added: “We can celebrate 50 years of Abba without us being on stage.”
Their comments do, however, leave the door open to an appearance from the quartet’s “Abbatars” – digital versions of themselves, which are currently playing to sold-out crowds every night in London as part of Abba Voyage.
Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson arrive for the opening performance of Abba Voyage in May 2022. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
More than a million people have been to see the multimedia extravaganza since it opened last June in a purpose-built arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, many paying more than £100 a ticket.
Abba, who have sold more than 400m albums and singles, were the first Swedes to clinch a Eurovision victory. This year Loreen sang Sweden’s seventh winning song, Tattoo, having already triumphed with Euphoria in 2012.
Abba won Eurovision again in 2005 with Waterloo at a special edition of the contest to mark its 50th anniversary, but did not play live. For their last ever performance together on Edmonds’ show more than 40 years ago, they performed Thank You for the Music.
While they were in killjoy mode for their fans, Ulvaeus and Andersson also poured cold water on rumours that a third edition of the hit musical Mamma Mia! was in the works.
“People want to do it,” Andersson said. “Universal [Music Group] wants to do it. “[The Mamma Mia! producer] Judy Craymer wants to do it.”
But he insisted that without changes to the script and setting – a fictional Greek island – “there’s not going to be a next Mamma Mia! film. That’s just wishful thinking.”
miércoles, 20 de marzo de 2024
lunes, 18 de marzo de 2024
Eurovision 2024: ABBA World to open in Malmo during the Eurovision
Eurovision 2024 Eurovision 2024: ABBA World to open in Malmo during the Eurovision - ESCToday.com
Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani
Eurovision 2024: ABBA World to open in Malmo during the Eurovision
Eurovision fans coming to Malmo for Eurovision 2024 are in for a fantastic and once in a lifetime experience! ABBA World will be hitting Malmo for two weeks inviting all ABBA and Eurovision fans both old and young to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Waterloo’ in true style!
If you are an ABBA and a Eurovision fans you are in for a treat! Malmo will be housing a special ABBA exhibition and experience during the two Eurovision weeks inviting fans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sweden’s very first Eurovision victory (ABBA- Waterloo- 1974).
The official press release reads:
Calling all ABBA fans around the world – for two weeks only, ABBA World opens its doors in this year’s Eurovision city, Malmö! Fifty years after ABBA’s international breakthrough with ‘Waterloo’ in Eurovision Song Contest, we want to celebrate this milestone together with all the fans.
For the first time in the history of ABBA, fans will now be able to experience all the different parts of ABBA under one roof during Eurovision in Malmö, Sweden. Opening its doors on the 29th of April, ABBA World invites both new and old fans to explore parts of ABBA The Museum, ABBA Voyage, Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! The Party and Polar Music International all at once.
Spread across two floors, this mini-exhibition and pop up experience will create a space for ABBA fans across the globe to meet, share and create memories together showcasing both the past and present of ABBA. Placed in the central parts of Malmö, ABBA World will be open for visitors for two weeks only at Södergatan 28 between 29th of April and 12th of May.
Sign up for more information to join the celebration of ‘Waterloo’ in Malmö this spring!
ABBA The Museum
ABBA The Museum is no ordinary museum. It’s not just about the original costumes, gold records and other wonderful items – it’s about you! Feel what it’s like to be onstage with ABBA, to sing in the Polar Studio or try your knowledge in an ABBA quiz. Walk In. Dance Out.
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Voyage opened in May 2022 at the purpose-built ABBA Arena, located at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Blending cutting edge technology, spectacular lighting and some of the most beloved songs ever written, ABBA take to the stage as digital avatars, backed by today’s finest musicians.
MAMMA MIA!
Since opening in London’s West End, the exhilarating smash-hit musical MAMMA MIA! has become a global phenomenon and been turned into two record-breaking movies – MAMMA MIA! The Movie and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again. Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!
MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY
In 2016, “Mamma Mia! The Party” had its world premiere in Stockholm. Some years later, it opened in London and in September 2024 it’s time for Rotterdam. With 1 million+ guests already enchanted by sold-out party nights, immerse yourself in an evening of singing, dancing, and dining, all set to the tunes of ABBA.
POLAR MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
With over 60 years in the music business, Polar Music acts as the guardian of ABBA’s catalogue. ABBA’s music is enjoyed around the clock, all over the world. Not a bad result for a tiny label that started out with a group of Swedish folk musicians in the early 1960s
Source: Universal Music Sweden
Photo credit: Universal Music Sweden/ Bengt H Malmqvist
https://esctoday.com/194169/eurovision-2024-abba-world-to-open-in-malmo-during-the-eurovision/
2 EBU broadcasters unite for new documentary: ABBA – Against The Odds
2 EBU broadcasters unite for new documentary: ABBA – Against The Odds
By Andreas Kalaitzis18 March 2024
This year marks 50 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song "Waterloo." This will be celebrated in a unique collaboration in a documentary titled "ABBA – Against The Odds."
The documentary will be shown in more than 15 countries in the weeks leading up to Eurovision 2024 in Malmö.
The story of the group that became one of the world's biggest and best-selling music groups of all times includes rare clips and exclusive interviews. It's directed by James Rogan and produced by Dan Hall.
Unique collaboration
The documentary was developed by Danish DR and Swedish SVT, and the concept originated from the EBU Documentary Group. It is the largest ever collaboration of EBU members on a documentary production.
Matthew Trustram, Head of Television, EBU says:
– This is something of a landmark production for European public-service broadcasters, who have pulled together their biggest collaboration to date in the documentary space, to celebrate the music and influence of ABBA, a true European cultural phenomenon. By working together, the broadcasters have been able to deliver truly ambitious and impactful storytelling to their audiences.
Anders Bruus, Commissioning Editor, DR says:
– Never have so many TV stations collaborated to unfold the story of ABBA and their cultural significance. And when an idea from DR and SVT ends up engaging so many European TV stations in telling the story of a Swedish pop group, it shows the significance of ABBA over 50 years.
Axel Arnö, Head of Documentary, SVT says:
– The documentary is not only a celebration of ABBA's iconic music but also showcases the importance of our shared cultural heritage. The collaboration between so many European TV stations demonstrates how we can be united through music, art, and storytelling. ABBA's breakthrough in the Eurovision Song Contest 50 years ago and the current collaboration between TV stations are pivotal in bringing nations together then and now.
The documentary will premiere at Copenhagen's CPH:DOX on 23 March 2024, and will be broadcast in more than 15 countries throughout Europe ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May.
ABBA World in Malmö
Fans will be able to experience all the different parts of ABBA under one roof during Eurovision in Malmö, Sweden. Opening its doors on 29 April, ABBA World invites both new and old fans to explore parts of ABBA The Museum, ABBA Voyage, Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! The Party, and Polar Music International all at once.
Spread across two floors, this mini-exhibition and pop-up experience will create a space for ABBA fans to meet, share, and create memories together showcasing both the past and present of ABBA. Placed in the central parts of Malmö, ABBA World will be open for visitors for two weeks only at Södergatan 28 between 29 April and 12 May.
ABBA has been described as one of the world's most popular bands, and so far they've sold more than 150 million records worldwide.
The group released nine studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, and 50 singles.
The major international breakthrough came in 1974 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 when they won with Waterloo.
https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/new-documentary-abba-against-the-odds
The BBC celebrates ABBA
Wise Owl preps Abba doc for BBC
As part of a season of programmes on the BBC to celebrate 50 years since Abba’s Eurovision win, BBC Two and BBC Pop Music TV have commissioned When Abba Came to Britain, a 1 x 60 minute documentary from Wise Owl Films.
When Abba Came To Britain looks at the time At the band spent in the UK from 1974 to 1982 and examines their legacy, from Eurovision to ABBA Voyage.
Featuring previously untransmitted interviews with ABBA, the documentary “takes an affectionate look at the ongoing love affair between the UK and the Swedish supergroup.” Wise Owl Films has previously produced BBC Two’s award-winning When X Came To Britain strand (Bob Marley, Nirvana, Motown, Tina Turner and Blondie) and The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain.
The documentary will include a wealth of BBC and non-BBC performances, as well as long forgotten news footage, which all show how ABBAmania took hold in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. The story is brought up to date with the quartet’s return to Britain in 2022, choosing to launch their ‘comeback’ concert – ABBA Voyage – in London.
Contributors include: musicians who performed with the band; tour manager Thomas Johansson, who recalls the performance in Glasgow (1979) which inspired the hit Super Trouper; an ABBA superfan who travelled from Liverpool to London aged 14 to meet the band; staff who worked at their British-based record label; the British Eurovision judge who scored them ‘nul points’ in 1974; the producers behind ABBA Voyage; and a now-famous member of the children’s choir which accompanied ABBA at their Wembley Arena concerts in 1979. It will also feature interviews with musicians who were heavily influenced by the band, including Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Blossoms.
Through interviews with those who witnessed the ABBA story unfold, the film will cross the nations and regions, visiting locations which had a part to play in the story, including the Brighton Dome and the Birmingham Odeon where the band played their first ever British concert in 1977, hearing from those who were there.
Rachel Davies, Commissioning Editor, BBC Pop Music TV says: “When Abba came to Britain is a love letter from this country to the beloved Swedish super-group, celebrating the special relationship we have as a nation with Benny, Björn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid. We focus on the stories of individuals who were lucky to be caught up in their world. A must watch for pop fans of all ages.”
Mark Robinson of Wise Owl Films says: “There can be fewer bands, if any, who have straddled generations of British music fans in a more impressive way than ABBA. Their original fans might now be in their fifties and sixties, but their children, and even their grandchildren, will be just as familiar with their biggest hits thanks to the likes of Mamma Mia! and Voyage. This film shows the enduring and often emotional impact that ABBA have left on British fans and musicians across the decades, but we will also chart the key role that Britain played in the band’s history – from the music of groups like The Beatles to playing host to defining moments in their career”.
When Abba Came to Britain is a Wise Owl Films production for BBC Two and BBC Pop Music TV. It was commissioned by Rachel Davies, Commissioning Editor, BBC Pop Music TV and Jonathan Rothery, BBC Head of Pop Music TV. It is produced and directed by Dhivya Kate Chetty and the Executive Producer for Wise Owl Films is Mark Robinson. Leeds-based Wise Owl Films is a non-scripted label of Lime Pictures, part of All3 Media.
JON CREAMER
https://www.televisual.com/news/wise-owl-preps-abba-doc-for-bbc/
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The BBC celebrates ABBA in April 50 years since their Eurovision win in 1974
This April, the BBC celebrates this remarkable anniversary with a range of programmes on BBC Two, Radio 2, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer
Published: 08:00 am, 18 March 2024
Updated: 11:00 am, 18 March 2024
When Abba came to Britain is a love letter from this country to the beloved Swedish super-group, celebrating the special relationship we have as a nation with Benny, Björn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid. We focus on the stories of individuals who were lucky to be caught up in their world. A must watch for pop fans of all ages.
This spring sees the 50th anniversary of music superstars ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. Ever since they were introduced on stage at the Brighton Dome, resplendent in unforgettable platform heels and satin, they have held an enduring place in Britain’s hearts and in British pop culture.
This April, the BBC celebrates this remarkable anniversary with a range of programmes on BBC Two, Radio 2, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
BBC Two and BBC iPlayer broadcast a night of ABBA specials, including When Abba Came to Britain and More ABBA at the BBC, featuring a performance of So Long on Top of the Pops that hasn’t been broadcast since 1974
Radio 2 launches a vote to discover the listeners’ Ultimate Abba Song
BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds present Eras: ABBA, a brand new series of Eras dedicated to the band, Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ABBA, My Supergroup and ABBA at the BBC
BBC TV and BBC iPlayer
To celebrate ABBA’s special relationship with British music fans, BBC Two and BBC Pop Music TV present When Abba Came to Britain, a 1 x 60 minute documentary which will be broadcast in early April as part of a dedicated Saturday night of ABBA specials on BBC Two.
When Abba Came To Britain looks at the magical time Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Benny and Björn spent in the UK from 1974 to 1982 and examines their ground-breaking legacy, from Eurovision to ABBA Voyage.
Featuring previously untransmitted interviews with ABBA, this documentary takes an affectionate look at the ongoing love affair between the UK and the Swedish supergroup and is produced by Wise Owl Films - the Leeds-based team behind BBC Two’s award-winning When X Came To Britain strand (Bob Marley, Nirvana, Motown, Tina Turner and Blondie) and The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain.
It’s the tale of a relationship that started with the band’s fascination with British music, including The Beatles in the 1960s. After winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo in 1974, the band would eventually find global stardom, but their relationship with the UK remains unique.
The BBC was there at the beginning in Brighton - where the world first heard their name 50 years ago - and at the end of their initial chart-busting career in 1982, with what was thought to be the band’s last appearance on BBC One’s The Late, Late Breakfast Show.
The documentary will include a wealth of BBC and non-BBC performances, as well as long forgotten news footage, which all show how ABBAmania took hold in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. The story is brought up to date with the quartet’s return to Britain in 2022, choosing to launch their ground-breaking ‘comeback’ concert - ABBA Voyage – in London.
Contributors include: musicians who performed with the band; tour manager Thomas Johansson, who recalls the performance in Glasgow (1979) which inspired the hit Super Trouper; an ABBA superfan who travelled from Liverpool to London aged 14 to meet the band; staff who worked at their British-based record label; the British Eurovision judge who scored them ‘nul points’ in 1974; the producers behind ABBA Voyage; and a now-famous member of the children’s choir which accompanied ABBA at their Wembley Arena concerts in 1979. It will also feature interviews with musicians who were heavily influenced by the band, including Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Blossoms.
Through interviews with those who witnessed the ABBA story unfold, the film will cross the nations and regions, visiting locations which had a part to play in the story, including the Brighton Dome and the Birmingham Odeon where the band played their first ever British concert in 1977, hearing from those who were there.
Rachel Davies, Commissioning Editor, BBC Pop Music TV says: “When Abba came to Britain is a love letter from this country to the beloved Swedish super-group, celebrating the special relationship we have as a nation with Benny, Björn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid. We focus on the stories of individuals who were lucky to be caught up in their world. A must watch for pop fans of all ages.”
Mark Robinson of Wise Owl Films says: “There can be fewer bands, if any, who have straddled generations of British music fans in a more impressive way than ABBA. Their original fans might now be in their fifties and sixties, but their children, and even their grandchildren, will be just as familiar with their biggest hits thanks to the likes of Mamma Mia! and Voyage. This film shows the enduring and often emotional impact that ABBA have left on British fans and musicians across the decades, but we will also chart the key role that Britain played in the band’s history – from the music of groups like The Beatles to playing host to defining moments in their career”.
When Abba Came to Britain is a Wise Owl Films production for BBC Two and BBC Pop Music TV. It was commissioned by Rachel Davies, Commissioning Editor, BBC Pop Music TV and Jonathan Rothery, BBC Head of Pop Music TV. It is produced and directed by Dhivya Kate Chetty and the Executive Producer for Wise Owl Films is Mark Robinson. Leeds-based Wise Owl Films is a non-scripted label of Lime Pictures, part of All3 Media.
Further programmes to be broadcast as part of the ABBA night on BBC Two include:
More ABBA at the BBC: BBC Two says ‘Thank You For The Music’ with another voyage into the archives for more of the Swedish supergroup’s best appearances from shows including Top of the Pops, Wogan, The Late, Late Breakfast show and The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show. Bringing viewers right up to date, the programme also captures the excitement and sounds of their recent, technologically pioneering stage shows. The compilation also features a rare performance of ABBA’s song So Long, which has not been seen on TV since it was first broadcast in 1974. The performance had been missing from the BBC Archives and thought to be lost forever, until a Top of the Pops fan unearthed a home recording, which was then restored and will be shown for the first time, 50 years on, in this programme.
ABBA at the BBC: First broadcast in 2013, there is another chance to see the first compilation of ABBA's greatest performances at the BBC, including of Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Does Your Mother Know, Thank You for the Music, SOS, Fernando, Chiquitita and more.
ABBA in Switzerland: 1979 Special: In a show originally broadcast in 1979 on BBC One, ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps and also featuring special guests, Kate Bush and Roxy Music.
The Joy of ABBA: Between 1974 and 1982, ABBA launched into the UK charts but divided critical opinion. This documentary explores how they raised the bar for pop music as a form and made us fall in love with the sound of Swedish melancholy. This programme was first broadcast in 2013.
As announced recently, BBC One will broadcast the feature documentary, ABBA: Against The Odds later in spring. The programme will be produced by multi-award winning documentary makers Rogan Productions (Freddie Mercury: The Final Act), directed by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winner James Rogan and distributed worldwide by BBC Studios.
Telling the epic story of ABBA’s greatest period of musical achievement framed between the albums Arrival (1976) and Super Trouper (1980), this is the story of ABBA’s deeply personal and perilous journey through the band’s most transformative years and rise to global fame. In the UK the film will be shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this May.
More information is available here.
BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds
On Radio 2 and BBC Sounds in April, Eras returns (following previous series on Kylie and The Beatles), telling the definitive story of ABBA in four, era-defining chapters. Using the band’s own words with extensive archive, Eras: ABBA looks at the group’s rise, revival and how they changed music along the way. Contributors include Kylie, Rylan, ABBA historian Carl Magnus Palm, session musician Janne Schaffer, Rod Stephen - creator of Björn Again, and ABBA Voyage producers, Ludvig Andersson and Svana Gisla. Plus, Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares her love for the band in ABBA, My Supergroup.
Eras: ABBA, Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ABBA, My Supergroup and ABBA at the BBC will be available on BBC Sounds from Saturday 6 April and broadcast on Radio 2 later that month.
Also in April, Radio 2 will launch a vote to discover the listeners’ Ultimate Abba Song, featuring their favourite Top 40 tracks. More details will be announced in due course.
BBC Pop Music TV highlights over the past months have included: Highlights from the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival (BBC Four); Texas Live in the Piano Room (BBC Two); RAYE at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC One); Rick Astley Rocks New Year’s Eve (BBC One); Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (BBC Two); Cher Meets Rylan (BBC Two); Reel Stories: Take That and Radio 2 In Concert – Take That (BBC Two); the BBC celebration of The Beatles on TV, radio, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, reflecting the release of their last song ‘Now And Then’; the autumn 2023 series of Later…with Jools Holland (BBC Two); When Blondie Came To Britain (BBC Two); The Country Music Awards (BBC Four); The First Ladies of Hip-Hop (BBC Two); Kylie Minogue’s Radio 2 in the Park performance (BBC Two), highlights from Reading and Leeds festivals (BBC One); Northern Soul at The Proms (BBC Two); and BBC Glastonbury. Music fans can also watch live performances on The Graham Norton Show (BBC One), The One Show (BBC One) and Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One).
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‘Lost’ Top Of The Pops ABBA footage to be shown on BBC for 1st time in 50 years ahead of Eurovision victory anniversary
The Beeb has also created a smorgasbord of other ABBA specials ahead of the big anniversary
Ellie Henman, Bizarre Editor
Published: 20:00, 17 Mar 2024
Updated: 19:05, 18 Mar 2024
ABBA will soon celebrate 50 years since the night they won Eurovision on April 6, 1974.
And ahead of this year’s contest, in the Swedish super-group’s homeland in May, there is fevered rumour that they may reunite for a special show during the final.
Meanwhile, BBC Two will join in the Take A Chance On Me stars’ celebration of that Eurovision win, in Brighton, with a series of special shows paying homage.
More Abba At The BBC will feature one particularly nostalgic moment, after the Beeb was handed a video it believed was lost in its archives a tape of the band’s 1974 performance on Top Of The Pops.
The recording, which shows them belting out 1974 hit So Long, was thought to have been lost but will now be shown in full for the first time in five decades.
Another BBC2 programme, When Abba Came To Britain, will also celebrate the success of the group, made up of Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
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A source said: “Getting the lost Top Of The Pops recording was a real coup for the BBC and it will be part of a series of huge programmes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Abba’s Eurovision triumph.
“As well as the Top Of The Pops footage on More Abba At The BBC, the show When Abba Came To Britain will feature never-before-seen interviews with the band, as well as musicians who have been influenced by them including Primal Scream star Bobby Gillespie and Blossoms.
“Their old tour manager Thomas Johansson will also open up about ABBA-mania in the UK.”
“Even the Eurovision judge who famously scored the hitmakers ‘nul points’ back in ’74 makes an appearance.”
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I’m sure that will involve some begrudging backtracking by the individual in question.
When Abba Came To Britain, produced by Wise Owl Films, will air next month alongside More Abba At The BBC.
Eurovision 2024 date and host city revealed after Sweden's victory
The Beeb has also created a smorgasbord of other ABBA specials in April including Abba In Switzerland: 1979 Special and The Joy Of Abba.
Here on Biz, we’re huge fans of the band so will be cracking open the vino and sticking on our own silver boots and flares
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El emotivo documental que conmemorará el 50 aniversario de la victoria de ABBA en Eurovisión
El tiempo vuela... Ya han pasado cinco décadas desde el despegue de la carrera de la banda sueca y la BBC no ha querido faltar al homenaje
19 mar. 2024 5:40Actualizado 05:40
1974, el año que cambió la vida de ABBA para siempre. Agnetha, Björn, Benny y Anni-Frid, que nombraron al grupo con un acrónimo de sus iniciales, consiguieron impactar al mundo entero con su victoria en Eurovisión y comenzaron una estelar carrera internacional. Ahora, la BBC publicará un documental sobre la banda sueca y su impacto en la música.
Hace 50 años se presentaban al Melodifestivalen, el Benidorm Fest de Suecia, con su tema 'Waterloo'. Quién se iba a imaginar el impacto de esta canción en la sociedad, tan grande fue que lograron la primera victoria de Suecia en el festival de la canción.
La BBC presentará contenido inédito de la celebración tras la victoria en el festival europeo, así como imágenes de su paso por el Reino Unido. 'When ABBA Came to Britain', la producción audiovisual de una hora de duración debutará a principios de abril durante una noche de sábado dedicada a la venta. Sumado al contenido eurovisivo, los espectadores podrán ver "entrevistas a la banda nunca antes vistas". Desde bbc.com comunican que el documental narrará "el enamoramiento entre la banda sueca y Reino Unido". Además, la película mostrará el impacto emocional en los 'fans' británicos y en los artistas a lo largo de los años.
Pero este no será el único especial que lance la empresa inglesa, sino que también veremos 'More ABBA at the BBC' y se podrá escuchar contenido en la radio relacionado con este aniversario. El primero, buceará en la hemeroteca para encontrar los mejores 'looks' y actuaciones. Además, incluirán la 'performance' de 'So Long', una puesta en escena que no se ha vuelto a ver en televisión desde su estreno en 1974. Se pensaba que estaba perdida para siempre porque se había eliminado de los archivos de la BBC, hasta que un espectador recordó tenerla grabada en casa y, gracias a él, podremos disfrutar de ella de nuevo.
Otros programas especiales que se podrán disfrutar durante ese fin de semana dedicado a ABBA son 'ABBA at the BBC', 'ABBA in Switzerland', 'The Joy of ABBA', 'ABBA Against the Odds'.
Gracias por la música
ABBA ha sido parte de nuestras vidas y cuentan con grandes temas a sus espaldas. 1976 fue el año en el que la banda se consolidó a nivel internacional. 'Fernando' fue uno de sus éxitos del momento, que alcanzó la primera posición en listas de países como Francia, Alemania o Reino Unido.
En octubre del 76, 'Fernando' formó parte de su disco 'Arrival', que incluyó otros grandes sencillos: 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', 'Money, Money, Money' o 'Dancing Queen', el primer número 1 en la lista 'Billboard Hot 100'.
Otro de sus temas más recordados es 'Chiquitita', que presentaron en el Concierto de UNICEF en 1979. Rápidamente se convirtió en un exitazo y el grupo sueco decidió ceder el 50% de los beneficios obtenidos con esa canción a UNICEF. Este pacto sigue en pie a día de hoy, es más, ahora es del 100% de los ingresos.
Saltamos a 1980, año de 'Super Trouper' y 'The Winner Takes It All'. De ahí a 2008, fecha del lanzamiento de la película musical 'Mamma Mia!'. Este proyecto audiovisual ha conseguido expandir el legado de ABBA a los grupos más jóvenes, convirtiéndose en un 'film' obligado para cualquiera.
2024 promete ya que, con el aniversario de Eurovisión, se rumorea un nuevo proyecto de la banda sueca. El último disco de ABBA salió en 2021 bajo el nombre 'Voyage'. Entre los temas aparece 'I Still Have Faith In You'.
El legado de ABBA sigue muy presente en la sociedad, tanto que la banda ha creado un espacio dedicado a su música en Londres. El 'ABBA Arena' es el estadio desmontable más grande del mundo, en el que las noches son bastante peculiares: nos brinda conciertos de hologramas de ABBA que nos hacen pensar que son ellos de verdad.
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