Chess premiered in London at the Prince Edward Theatre on May 14, 1986
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sábado, 20 de abril de 2024
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Abba BBC Radio 1 - 1976
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First broadcast: Tue 28th Dec 1976, 12:45 on BBC Radio 1 England
Tom Browne interviews Sweden's top pop group, Abba. in a specially recorded programme featuring all their hit records.
Producer PAUL WILLIAMS
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When Abba stayed in Bournemouth for an industry party
When Abba stayed in Bournemouth for an industry party
Superstar music chart toppers left HUGE tip for hotel staff
ABBA landing at Hurn Airport 12th Sept 1981.
More than 40 years ago the Echo received a tip that a top musical group were coming to town, but this was nowhere near as impressive as the tip the singing quartet left for the hotel they stayed in.
Out of nowhere, like a bolt from the sky, four of the music industry's most renowned icons graced Bournemouth with their presence - Abba.
The band flew in from Stockholm on a private jet to Hurn Airport, en route to a party at the end of CBS Records’ conference at the Carlton Hotel in 1981.
On the following day, as they bid their farewell, the hotel manager was astounded by the generous tip left behind - a staggering £500, equivalent to approximately £2,000 in today's currency.
Upon receiving advanced notice of their arrival, The Daily Echo eagerly awaited the band's presence at the airport.
Agnetha Faltskog said it was unlikely the group would tour Britain, but said: “I love your country.”
Band members Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad had divorced that year, two years after Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus did the same.
Andersson told the Echo: “We find that we are working better together now that there is no pressure of marriage.”
Instead of performing at the Carlton, the group decided to attend a lively gathering alongside approximately 300 delegates. Among the attendees were also the Nolans, who added to the celebratory atmosphere.
The next day, as they departed, they left an incredibly generous tip to mark their departure.
The hotel’s executive director, John Furlong, said: “I have been in the hotel business for a long time, and I have never known anyone to be so generous as this. They can come back any time.”
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martes, 9 de abril de 2024
ABBA - Radio Times
Radio Times
"In 1974, Britain had the honour of hosting the event, not because we’d won the previous year (Cliff Richard came third), but because the actual winners, Luxembourg, were not prepared to host it. So it was that on 6 April, Abba took to the stage in Brighton to announce themselves to the world.
Not that the British jurors were impressed at the time. In fact, they gave the Swedes nul points – unlike the millions watching all over Europe, in particular the other Eurovision juries, who quickly installed Abba and their song Waterloo as the winners.
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In the latest issue of Radio Times magazine – out now – we remember that night and hear from those who were there, from Benny Andersson of Abba to Mike Batt of the Wombles, who had donned his furry suit to provide the half-time entertainment.
All this nostalgia is good clean fun, but of course Abba, who have long resisted demands to reform, remain part of our pop-cultural world. Their songs top playlists, inspire musicals and Hollywood movies and indeed their avatars still sell out shows half a century later. We explore all this and more in our feature."
sábado, 6 de abril de 2024
Waterloo 50th, the day!!!!
waterloo50th
06/04/2024
It’s slightly dizzying and deeply humbling to think that millions of you who saw us for the first time in the Eurovision final 1974 have passed our music on not only to one generation, but to several. We see evidence of that every time one of us visits ABBA Voyage in London and it’s because of this we can celebrate the 50th Anniversary of that event in the knowledge that our songs still resonate around the world.
It’s difficult to comprehend that 50 years have gone by since the four of us waited backstage for the verdicts of all the juries around Europe at the Dome in Brighton. So what were our dreams during those suspenseful moments or in the chaos in the aftermath of the victory we had secured with the smallest margin in Eurovision history? Four different dreams, no doubt, but whatever they were, however grand, reality has surpassed them, that’s for sure.
Many of you were there from the very start and have followed us ever since - for over half a century! Music you discover and learn to love when you grow up or even later in life has a way of staying with you forever. We share that experience with you and to know that our music has become a constant in your lives is a wonderful thing.
Throughout the years we have been blessed with the outpouring of love from you, our fans. We feel it and we want you to know that hardly a day goes by when we’re not reminded of it. To say thank you for what you’re giving us without sounding trivial is not easy and this is not a moment for triviality. It is a happy and at the same time solemn moment and we can only hope that you understand how deeply grateful we are for a long, successful career and for your steadfast loyalty and support through the years. Thank you!
/ Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid
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Björn in London !!!!
Mamma Mia 25th Anniversary Performance 6 April 2024. ABBA 50 Years since they won the Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Waterloo
Björn instagram account
Bjorn & Judy Cramer celebrating 25 years of @mammamiamusical attending the phenomenon on the day that Waterloo turned 50 winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
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viernes, 5 de abril de 2024
Mamma Mia 25th
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson at Mamma Mia Opening Night (1999)
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jueves, 4 de abril de 2024
50 years since ABBA won with «Waterloo»
50 years since ABBA won with «Waterloo»
50 år siden ABBA vant med «Waterloo»: Motvillige ikoner sier nei til å hylles
Lørdag er det på dagen 50 år siden ABBA seiret i Eurovision med «Waterloo». Det skal feires – men uten de fire til stede.
Av NTB | 04.04.2024 12:33:25
Kultur og underholdning: Siden oppbruddet i 1982 har Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn og Benny dukket opp sammen svært sparsomt – og de har sagt nei til det meste.
Det var så vidt Benny Andersson medvirket noen få sekunder i SVTs hyllestvideo «Thank You for The Music».
Der stilte en rekke nåtidige stjerner – i spennet fra Victor Leksell, Mikkey Dee og Hooja til Seinabo Sey, Kikki Danielsson, Tommy Körberg og Björn Skifs – opp for å synge hver sin strofe.
I en bakgrunnsvideo røper ABBA-kjendisen at han var litt motvillig og først sa «nei, det tror jeg ikke».
– Men så hørte jeg det de hadde laget og hvordan alle synger, og det var så fint. Det er ikke bare melodien, det er all harmonisering og hvordan de fyller det ut, sier Andersson.
– Agnetha, Frida, Björn og Benny har i fellesskap bestemt seg for å takke nei til samtlige forespørsler i forbindelse med jubileet, lød det fra gruppens mangeårige manager Görel Hanser tidligere i vår.
Benny Andersson sa også nei til at ABBA skulle gjenforenes på Eurovision i Malmö neste måned. Til BBCs Newsnight sa han, i velkjent mønster:
– Jeg vil ikke.
– Ingen har spurt oss, og skulle noen gjøre det, så kommer vi til å si nei, sa Benny Andersson da han gjestet TV-showet «Friday Night with Jonathan Ross».
Arrangørene av en britisk utstilling om 200-årsjubileet for slaget ved Waterloo ville bare låne en singel fra ABBA-museet for stille ut, men fikk nei – de også.
– Det er ikke av interesse å medvirke i en utstilling om krig, lød det fra bandet som forklarte at låten ikke handlet om selve slaget, men om en person som møter sitt eget Waterloo.
I stedet stilte de opp for fotografene på premieren for sitt digitale show «ABBA Voyage» i London året etter – med de berømmelige «abbatarene» av seg selv.
– Lørdagens hyllestgalla er sikkert hyggelig, men er laget av andre og har egentlig ikke så mye med ABBA-medlemmene å gjøre, sier ABBA-kjenner Carl-Magnus Palm:
– Dersom alle i ABBA skal være med, må det være på noe som de selv har produsert. Det er jo utrolig at det fortsatt finnes etterspørsel etter en gruppe som ble lagt ned for 42 år siden. Men jeg forstår svært godt deres behov for å få være seg selv, og ikke en firedel av ABBA, fremholder Palm.
Andre ganger de har stilt opp sammen var da spillefilmen «Mamma Mia!» hadde premiere i 2008.
Også da festkonseptet «Mamma Mia! The Party» åpnet i 2016 gjorde de en spontan gruppevinking til publikum.
I hyllestvideoen sitter Benny Andersson ved flygelet når Miriam Bryant innleder den velkjente sangen som ABBA kom med i 1977.
Til lørdagens direktesendte og enda mer stjernespekkede galla «En fest för ABBA» på Cirkus i Stockholm kommer han likevel ikke.
I 1999 sa den svenske legendegruppen nei til tilbudet om en verdensturné som ifølge Aftonbladet ville gitt dem milliardinntekter. Heller ikke på en hyllestkonsert i 2012 i London dukket de opp sammen.
I forbindelse med slippet av den nye platen «Voyage» i 2021 var ABBA-medlemmene å se i et kort videoklipp fra studioet.
Etter bruddet i 1982 ble ABBA gjenforent for helt kjapt å fremføre «Tivedshambo» i SVT-programmet «Här är ditt liv» da det var viet deres produsent Stickan Andersson.
Hace 50 años ABBA ganó con «Waterloo»: Iconos reacios dicen no a los elogios
El sábado es el día 50 años desde que ABBA ganó en Eurovisión con «Waterloo». Debe celebrarse – pero sin los cuatro presentes.
Por NTB | 04.04.2024 12:33:25
Cultura y entretenimiento: Desde la ruptura en 1982, Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Bjorn y Benny han aparecido juntos con mucha moderación – y han dicho no a la mayoría de las cosas.
Benny Andersson estuvo involucrado durante unos segundos Vídeo tributo SVT «Gracias por The Music».
Hubo una serie estrellas actuales – en el lapso que va desde Victor Leksell, Mickey Dee y Hooja hasta Seinabo Sey, Kikki Danielsson, Tommy Korberg y Bjorn Skifs – hasta cantar cada estrofa.
En uno vídeo de fondo revela a la celebridad de ABBA que se mostró un poco reacio y primero dijo «nei, creo que not».
– Pero luego escuché lo que habían hecho y cómo canta todo el mundo, y fue muy agradable. No es sólo la melodía, es toda armonización y cómo la llenan, dice Andersson.
– Agnetha, Frida, Bjorn y Benny han decidido conjuntamente rechazar todas las solicitudes para el aniversario, dijo a principios de esta primavera el antiguo manager del grupo, Gorel Hanser.
Benny Andersson también dijo no a que ABBA se reuniera en Eurovisión en Malmo el próximo mes. A la BBC Newsnight le dijo, en un patrón bien conocido:
– No quiero.
– Nadie nos lo ha pedido, y si alguien lo hace, entonces vamos a decir que no, dijo Benny Andersson cuando visitó el programa de televisión «Friday Night con Jonathan Ross».
Los organizadores de una exposición británica sobre el 200 aniversario de la Batalla de Waterloo sólo pedirían prestado un sencillo del museo ABBA para exhibirlo, pero tampoco obtuvieron ningún –.
– No es de interés participar en una exposición sobre la guerra, sonó de la banda que explicó que la canción no trataba sobre la batalla en sí, sino sobre una persona que conoce a su propio Waterloo.
En cambio, hicieron fila para los fotógrafos en el estreno de su espectáculo digital «ABBA Voyage» en Londres el año siguiente a – con el famoso «abbatarene» propio.
la gala tributo de – Saturday es ciertamente agradable, pero la hacen otros y realmente no tiene mucho que ver con los miembros de ABBA, dice el conocedor de ABBA Carl-Magnus Palm:
– Si todos en ABBA quieren unirse, debe ser en algo que ellos mismos hayan producido. Es sorprendente que todavía exista una demanda de un grupo que fue cerrado hace 42 años. Pero entiendo muy bien su necesidad de ser ellos mismos, y no una cuarta parte de ABBA.
Otras veces que se han alineado fueron entonces el largometraje «Mamma Mia!» estrenada en 2008.
¡También entonces el concepto de fiesta «Mamma Mia! El Party» abrió sus puertas en 2016 y logró una victoria grupal espontánea para el público.
En el vídeo tributo, Benny Andersson se sienta al piano de cola cuando Miriam Bryant comienza la conocida canción que se le ocurrió a ABBA en 1977.
Para la fiesta de gala «A del sábado en vivo y aún más repleta de estrellas para ABBA» en el Circus de Estocolmo, todavía no viene.
En 1999, el grupo leyenda sueco rechazó la oferta de una gira mundial que, según Aftonbladet, les habría dado mil millones de dólares. Tampoco en un concierto tributo en 2012 en Londres aparecieron juntos.
En relación con el lanzamiento del nuevo disco «Voyage» en 2021, los miembros de ABBA estaban viendo en un breve videoclip desde el estudio.
Después de la ruptura en 1982, ABBA se reunió para interpretar «Tivedshambo» en el programa SVT «Hair your life» cuando estaba dedicado a su productor Stickan Andersson.
https://radioh.no/50-ar-siden-abba-vant-med-waterloo-motvillige-ikoner-sier-nei-til-a-hylles/
martes, 2 de abril de 2024
ABBA show reveals famous Glasgow line was dreamt up at the Apollo
ABBA show reveals famous Glasgow line was dreamt up at the Apollo
Ann Fotheringham
A NEW documentary about ABBA reveals the famous line about Glasgow in the song Super Trouper was actually dreamt up on stage in the Apollo.
The legendary city music venue was also the only stop on the worldwide tour where the group had to have an intermission – so the bar could open….
In When ABBA Came to Britain, which marks 50 years of the Swedish supergroup’s links with the UK, singer-songwriter Björn Ulvaeus reveals the line “I was sick and tired of everything, when I called you last night from Glasgow” just “came naturally” to him at the Apollo.

He adds: “The song is about waiting for my new girlfriend, and I was thinking about that while up on stage.”
Super Trouper was the title of track of the band's next album, released in November 1980.
Thomas Johansson, who produced all of the ABBA tours in Britain, says he remembers the Apollo date in particular.
“We had to have an intermission in Glasgow so they could have the bar open,” he recalls with a smile. “It was the only place we had an intermission.”
Broadcaster and author Stuart Marconie says the Glasgow gig, which was the last time ABBA played in Britain, was the “end of an era”.
ABBA at Turnberry (Image: Newsquest)
He adds: “[The city] became immortalised when Björn wrote that line, ‘I was sick and tired of everything, when I called you last night from Glasgow’, and then ‘wishing every show was the last show’ – in terms of the UK, it was the last show.”
The 1979 tour, which also visited North America, Europe and Asia, was the first time ABBA had been on the road for almost three years.
They were still the “biggest-selling group in the history of recorded music”, according to their label, however, and Glasgow went wild for the satin-clad foursome - Björn, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid, or Frida, Lyngstad.
The Apollo concert, on November 13, 1979, included a performance by children from Hillhead High School. As it was the International Year of the Child, the group had choirs of young people sing with them on I Have A Dream at each concert.
A total of 25 Hillhead pupils rehearsed for four weeks, at lunchtimes and after school, in preparation for the show.
According to our newspaper’s then pop writer, later features editor Russell Kyle, the concert, in front of 3500 fans, got off to a slow start because of problems with the acoustics, but once the problems had been ironed out, the band really hit their stride.
Backed by a nine-piece band, they ran through all of their hits and introduced a sprinkling of newer songs.
He added that the biggest cheer of the night was reserved for Frida, who appeared in a Scotland football top.
“It was three years since Abba’s last show,” he wrote, “but the group seem to have lost none of their appeal.”
Ever since they were introduced on stage at the Brighton Dome, resplendent in unforgettable platform heels and satin, ABBA have held an enduring place in Britain’s hearts and in British pop culture.
The new documentary features previously untransmitted interviews with ABBA, and takes an affectionate look at the band and its 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.
When Abba Came to Britain will be broadcast on April 6 as part of a dedicated Saturday night of ABBA specials on BBC Two.
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