Frida at Abba Arena
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sábado, 24 de febrero de 2024
sábado, 17 de febrero de 2024
Frida !!!!!
"Come to my loveland, wander along Beautiful gardens full of flowers and songs Come to the sunshine, beaches and sand Listen to bluebirds, won't you come to my land?"
Frida today at the ABBA Arena
photo @chrisjfern on twitter
Frida con Ursula Tuca Milan, integrante de la banda
domingo, 18 de junio de 2023
Rumors about new ABBA songs
Article in swedish - ABBA Eurovision, rumors about new ABBA songs and Abba Voyage
translation by Google... Spanish and English...
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Escucha la mezcla mágica de Loreen y ABBA ¿Qué pasa si combinas nuestro séptimo tatuaje ganador de Eurovisión con The Winner Takes It All? Ahora sabemos. CINE/TV/MÚSICA2023-06-18 A la espera de la ciudad anfitriona del Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2024, ya se especula sobre cómo será la competición. Ya hay rumores de que la final, que este año duró más de 4 horas, se acortará cuando la producción sueca se haga cargo. La larga transmisión tiende a cansar incluso al fanático más acérrimo de Eurovisión. Desde la victoria de Loreen, también se ha especulado sobre el posible papel de ABBA en las transmisiones desde Suecia, ya que se cumplen 50 años desde la victoria de Waterloo en Brighton en 1974. Björn Ulvaeus ha chismeado que todavía hay dos canciones inéditas con el grupo en los escondites. , por lo que en los sueños más húmedos de los fanáticos, estos deberían aparecer de alguna forma durante ESC 2024. Pero hasta entonces, podemos entretenernos con este maravilloso mash-up de Tattoo y la canción más clásica del super cuarteto.
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Hear the magical mash-up of Loreen & ABBA
What happens if you combine our seventh Eurovision winner Tattoo with The Winner Takes It All? Now we know.
FILM/TV/MUSIC2023-06-18
While waiting for the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, there is already speculation about what the competition will look like. There are already rumors that the final, which this year clocked in at over 4 hours, will be shortened when Swedish production takes over. The long broadcast tends to tire even the most die-hard Eurovision fan.
Since Loreen's win, there has also been speculation about ABBA's possible role in the broadcasts from Sweden, as it is 50 years since the Waterloo win in Brighton in 1974. Björn Ulvaeus has gossiped that there are still two unreleased songs with the group in the stashes, so in the fans' wettest dreams, these should appear in some form during ESC 2024.
But until then, we can entertain ourselves with this wonderful mash-up of Tattoo and the super quartet's most classic song.
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Hör den magiska mash-upen av Loreen & ABBA
Vad händer om man för samman vår sjunde Eurovision-vinnare Tattoo med The Winner Takes It All? Nu vet vi.
FILM/TV/MUSIK2023-06-18
I väntan på värdstad av Eurovision Song Contest 2024 spekuleras det redan om hur tävligen kommer att se ut. Redan skvallras det om att finalen, som i år klockades in på över 4 timmar, kommer att kortas när svensk produktion tar över. Den långa sändningen tenderar att trötta ut även den mest inbitne Eurovision-fan.
Det har sedan Loreens vinst också spekulerats i ABBAs eventuella roll i sändningarna från Sverige då det ju är 50 år sedan Waterloo-vinsten i Brighton 1974. Björn Ulvaeus har skvallrat om att det fortfarande finns två outgivna låtar med gruppen i gömmorna, så i fansens våtaste drömmar ska dessa dyka upp i någon form under ESC 2024.
Men tills dess kan vi underhålla oss med denna underbara mash-up av Tattoo och superkvartettens mest klassiska låt.
martes, 18 de abril de 2023
Björn Ulvaeus at This Morning -18 04 2023
Björn Ulvaeus at This Morning
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Broadcast on 18/04/2023
video: This Morning YouTube Channel
Read about this here: article: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/18/bjorn-ulvaeus-worried-that-abba-voyage-would-go-badly-wrong-18631129
Björn talked about the future of ABBA Voyage Concert - 18 04 2023
Björn talked about the future of ABBA Voyage Concert
In an interview with NME He said: “We hope to stay in this venue for as long as we can. We hope they’ll have us for many years, and we might build other replicas of this in other places: Asia, Australia, North America. There are lots and promoters and cities that we’re talking to at the moment about that.
“Each one would take at least two years to build, but there will be announcements towards the end of this year or the beginning of next about where we actually are going. That’s if we’re going somewhere, which we will.”
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ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus on the future of the 'Voyage' live show and if they'd ever play Glastonbury
Andrew Trendell — Tiempo de lectura: 4 minutos
ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus on the future of the 'Voyage' live show and if they'd ever play Glastonbury
NME went down to ABBA Voyage where Björn Ulvaeus surprised the one millionth visitor, before he told us about what the future has in store for the ambitious live experience, where in the world they'll be heading next, if we might see the 'ABBAtars' down at Glastonbury, and the chances of new music from the pop icons
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus on the future of the ‘Voyage’ live show and if they’d ever play Glastonbury
Björn Ulvaeus tells NME about what the future has in store for the ambitious live experience after entertaining one million people, and if we'll ever hear new music from the band
ABBA have welcomed the one millionth visitor to their Voyage show, with Björn Ulvaeus telling NME about what the future has in store for the ambitious live experience. Watch our video interview with Ulvaeus above.
Last night (Monday April 17) saw young ABBA fan Josie Felix chosen as the winner to the one millionth visitor to see the show at the purpose-built ABBA Arena in London. She had been selected from scores of competition entries for writing her own song about how her dad would play ABBA on the school run when she was a child.
After their meeting, Ulvaeus sat down with NME to reflect on the show’s success.
“It’s amazing – it has surpassed any dream I could have ever had,” he said of reaching the milestone of entertaining one million people in less than a year since the Voyage first opened. “We’ve somehow reached new generations by some miracle. I don’t know how, but there you are. [2008 musical movie] Mamma Mia, I suppose played a role in that. There are new generations coming along.”
The show sees CGI reincarnations (or ‘ABBA-tars’) based on the movements and performance of the living Swedish pop legends. These are then painstakingly presented to appear to be playing live with the appearance of the band in their ’70s prime, backed by a full live band present in the room.
The success of Voyage has kicked off a debate about which artists could adopt the format next, with members of the Sex Pistols and Spice Girls responding to the call.
“That feels good – to be in the front line of technology,” said Ulvaeus of the conversation the band have started, “but technology is just one part of it. There are so many other moving parts. Sometimes there’s talent, there’s good songs, there’s all of that behind it – but there’s also luck. You have to be lucky when something works as well as this, as well as having the resources artistically, financially and so forth.”
He continued: “We don’t know exactly what it is that we’ve done, which makes it hard to replicate. I don’t know it’s just for another band to do the same thing and expect the same kind of emotional effect that this has had. Not automatically – it’s not that easy.”
The ABBA Voyage virtual concert series is currently set to run in London into 2024, with plans reported for the experience to be taken on a world tour.
Asked about what the future of the show involves, Ulvaeus replied: “We hope to stay in this venue for as long as we can. We hope they’ll have us for many years, and we might build other replicas of this in other places: Asia, Australia, North America. There are lots and promoters and cities that we’re talking to at the moment about that.
“Each one would take at least two years to build, but there will be announcements towards the end of this year or the beginning of next about where we actually are going. That’s if we’re going somewhere, which we will.”
And what about Glastonbury? Is there the potential to do a mobile version of ABBA Voyage that could pop up at Worthy Farm?
“I don’t think that’s possible, yet,” he replied. “It might be in the future. As it is, it’s too complicated because the lighting, the sound, the visuals, everything is integrated and it’s so complicated.”
While the setlist for ABBA Voyage has remained the same since it first opened, Ulvaeus revealed to NME that they did work on more songs that could work their way into future iterations of the show. “We did motion capture more songs that we have in this concert,” he said. “There are songs in the pipeline which might be animated and ‘ABBA-tarred’ in the future. Who knows? There might be a new song every now and then somewhere – but I can’t give you any details as of right now.”
The last new music from band came on the 2021 accompanying ‘Voyage’ album containing the two recent singles ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’. Asked if there was a hope for more new music from the band to come, Ulvaeus said “No, ‘Voyage’ the album was the last you’ll ever hear from us” – but he did remain open to the idea of the band returning for more projects like the live show, making the most of new emerging technologies.
“There will be new exciting formats in the future that we know very little about right now,” he added. “AI, the metaverse, there are lots of interesting and exciting things happening creatively that ABBA might be involved in as well.”
Speaking to NME at the premiere, the show’s producer Svana Gisla and guitarist Dom John shed light on the future of Voyage. When asked if Voyage could be the last the world sees of ABBA, Gisla said: “I think this is the final thing. They’re quite genuine in that, but they’ve said that before. I think this is it. It took a lot to make and it was hard work, from us and from them.”
Meanwhile, John said he could see the show going on for “multiple years, maybe” when asked how long he expected to be performing as part of the show.
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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus welcomes the one millionth customer Josie Felix and her family to ABBA Voyage. Credit: ABBA Voyage
viernes, 24 de febrero de 2023
Bjorn talked about plans of ABBA Voyage
Yesterday Bjorn talked at Grand Travel Award 2023 about the next ABBA Arena and the show in Londres. He hopes for an extension...
audio in swedish: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ai71Nn0Qwb4DVjmlZuIGF
instagram Katarina Myrberg, Journalist
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News! translation by google
From expressen.se
- We have looked around a bit and received a very interesting offer from Singapore, said Björn Ulvaeus in an interview on stage at the travel industry's gala Grand Travel Award in Stockholm last night. And then Las Vegas is also on the map, although nothing is decided yet.
- If we become an attraction, one of the things you do in London, like Madame Tussauds, they will hopefully let us stay longer, he has said in a previous interview. Over time, the show may change a bit and songs may be replaced.
South America and Berlin are also interesting
According to Ulvaeus, the occupancy in London has been an impressive 98 percent on average, so that London wants to keep Abba Voyage for a few more years is not a bold guess.
Benny Andersson's son Ludvig Andersson, who is a producer for Abba Voyage, has said that they are also looking at possible locations in South America. Per Sundin, CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, who was with Björn on his visit to Singapore before Christmas, has also hinted that another city in Europe may be relevant, namely Berlin. After the English fans, Germans are in the majority among the audience in London.
But setting up the show at Cirkus on Djurgården, which is owned by Ulvaeus, or anywhere else in the Swedish capital, is out of the question.
- No, Stockholm is unfortunately too small, Ulvaeus answered when he was asked.
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Här är nästa stad där Abba Voyage sätts upp
Abba Publicerad 24 feb 2023 kl 10.03
Efter succén med Abba Voyage i London är det dags för den spektakulära showen att sättas upp på nya platser i världen. Det man tittar på främst är Singapore, och även Las Vegas står på tur, berättade Abbas Björn Ulvaeus vid resebranschens gala Grand Travel Award i går kväll.
I slutet av maj är det ett år sedan Abba Voyage, med de fyra Abba-medlemmarna som ”abbatarer” ackompanjerade av ett liveband på tio personer, hade premiär på den specialbyggda Abba Arena i London, med en publikkapacitet på 3 000 personer. Och att det finns långt framskridna planer på att sätta upp showen på andra platser är helt klart – Abba-medlemmen Björn Ulvaeus har tidigare sagt att man tittar på en plats i Nordamerika och en plats i Sydostasien.
– Vi har tittat runt lite och fått ett mycket intressant erbjudande från Singapore, sa Björn Ulvaeus i en intervju på scenen på resebranschens gala Grand Travel Award i Stockholm i går kväll. Och sedan finns Las Vegas också på kartan, även om inget är bestämt än.
Avtalet med London löper på fyra och ett halvt år, men med tanke på den enorma succén hoppas Björn Ulvaeus på en förlängning.
– Om vi blir en attraktion, en av de saker man gör i London, som Madame Tussauds, låter de förhoppningsvis oss stanna längre, har han sagt i en tidigare intervju. Med tiden kan showen komma att ändras lite och låtar bytas ut.
Även Sydamerika och Berlin är intressant
Beläggningen i London har enligt Ulvaeus legat på imponerande 98 procent i snitt, så att London vill ha kvar Abba Voyage några år till är ingen vågad gissning.
Benny Anderssons son Ludvig Andersson, som är producent för Abba Voyage, har sagt att man även tittar på tänkbara platser i Sydamerika. Per Sundin, vd för Pophouse Entertainment, som var med Björn vid hans besök i Singapore före jul, har också hintat om att en annan stad i Europa kan bli aktuell, nämligen Berlin. Efter de engelska fansen är tyskar i majoritet bland publiken i London.
Men att sätta upp showen på Cirkus på Djurgården, som ägs av Ulvaeus, eller någon annanstans i den svenska huvudstaden, är inte aktuellt.
– Nej, Stockholm är tyvärr för litet, svarade Ulvaeus när han fick frågan.
Så de svenska Abba-fansen får fortsätta att åka till London om de vill höra ”Dancing queen” och ”Mamma Mia” framföras på scen av originalmedlemmarna – om än i inspelad form.
jueves, 2 de febrero de 2023
ABBA say ‘Thank You for the Music’ to SIS choir
ABBA say ‘Thank You for the Music’ to SIS choir
nov 2021
ABBA’s comeback album – their first in nearly four decades – was, without doubt, the biggest news in pop music this year. Now that the hotly-anticipated Voyage is out, we are thrilled to share some news of our own:
Seven members of the SIS primary school choir have lent their voices for the record!
You can hear their voices on track 3 ‘Little Things’.
Of course, this isn’t the first time that an SIS choir has sung on an ABBA record. In 1979, the band asked the choir to sing on ‘I Have a Dream’ and, to this day, SIS singers have been the only additional voices ever to appear on a recorded ABBA song.
Recreating history
Fast forward to 2021, when a Dutch TV production company contacted Kimberley Akester (Extra-curricular Music and Events Facilitator) about recreating the historic moment for an ABBA documentary fronted by singer-songwriter duo Nick & Simon and presenter Kees. Kimberley and Anneli Thompson (MYP Drama Teacher) took singers from Grades 4 and 5 to Nalen, a famous Stockholm music venue not far from campus, where they performed ‘I Have a Dream,’ with ABBA’s original backing musicians. They even met two members of the SIS choir who’d sung on the original track!
About a month later, Benny Andersson’s PA emailed Kimberley to ask if SIS would be interested in bringing some students to their studio to sing on a new track. Not surprisingly, her answer was an immediate and resounding yes! Björn Ulvaeus and Benny were looking for what they described as an ethereal, pure and childlike sound, and sent over some music to look at.
“I picked eight students to sing,” she explains, “but even though we rehearsed a lot, Covid meant someone was always off sick or isolating. Even when the day of the recording came, we only had seven out of the eight students available to go.”
On the sunniest of Stockholm mornings, Benny and Björn welcomed Kimberley, Anneli, and our seven singers at the door of their waterside recording studios. After a quick rehearsal, Kimberley and the students put on their headphones and Anneli headed up to the box with Björn and Benny to listen. The music played, our students sang their part and – incredibly – it was done in just one take! Everyone celebrated with ice cream and cake, and took lots of photographs!
“Our students were so amazing that day,” says Kimberley. “I’m so proud of them.”
Anneli Thompson recounts the exciting experience, saying,
‘When we pulled up to the studio, the door opened and Benny stepped out into the sunshine to greet us with Björn following close behind. Kimberley walked up to them and Benny welcomed her with, ‘I believe we have met before…’ and they chatted like old chums. They were so welcoming and friendly to the children and us and it was a fantastic atmosphere when we went into the studio to record. Kimberley had practiced and prepared with these kids and they looked like pro’s when the time came to record the first take!
It’s always an honour to work alongside Kimberley as she is pure excellence (as I strive to be). When I sat on the sofa in the recording studio, I watched as Benny and Björn looked at each other after the first take and said, ‘That’s it. We got it!’
Thank you for the music!
A copy of the choir’s part, signed by Björn and Benny, now has pride of place in Kimberley’s office. She admits that she only found out they had made it onto the album when she watched Björn and Benny’s BBC press conference. “When they said there’s even a Christmas song called ‘Little Things’, I fell off my couch!”.
We’re immensely grateful to ABBA for choosing to work with SIS again after more than 40 years, and giving our students and staff an experience they’ll never forget. We would also like to thank the band for kindly donating to the SIS Spirit Fund this year, which will help ensure our school and our wonderful singers continue to create impact through music.
https://stockholmis.se/abba-say-thank-you-for-the-music-to-sis-choir/
miércoles, 1 de febrero de 2023
Wallenius on avatar voyage with Abba to wind-powered reality
30 January 2023 Updated
Wallenius on avatar voyage with Abba to wind-powered reality
Swedish shipping group Wallenius is on a voyage with avatars alongside compatriot pop legends Abba. It is borrowing Eagle song to promote its Oceanbird project.
Wallenius on avatar voyage with Abba to wind-powered reality
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Swedish shipping group Wallenius is on a voyage with avatars alongside compatriot pop legends Abba from which it is borrowing a song to promote its Oceanbird project. But they are going in opposite directions.
Where Abba Voyage is a virtual concert with avatars used to recreate the singers from nearly 50 years ago, Oceanbird is using digital constructions to go forward with a new reality: to build a wind-propelled 7,000 vehicle-capacity car carrier that can cut carbon emissions by 90%.
Led by the AlfaWall Oceanbird joint venture with technology company Alfa Laval, the 11 partner-project aims to have a full-scale wing sail rig under land-based testing this year.
And a unit will be fitted to the existing Wallenius Wilhelmsen car carrier, the 71,673-gt Tirranna (built 2009) during a scheduled drydocking in mid-2024.
The project received €9m ($9.7m) in funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe grants system for renewable research this month to develop a wind-propelled newbuilding sailing by late 2026 or early 2027.
Land-based tests are expected to optimise sail assembly processes and examine how the mechanics and automated systems work, said Oceanbird managing director Niclas Dahl in a live and online briefing.
Testing under real-life conditions on the Tirranna will follow, in part to validate how well earlier computer design work, digital and real models plus wind tunnel and wave tank tests compare with performance at sea.
A lot of work needs to be done to prepare an existing high-sided ship not originally designed to take a sail, said Roger Strevens, vice president of global sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
Structural and stability issues have to be addressed to take account of the extra weight and thrust stresses imposed by adding the sails, Strevens said, as well as crew training.
But the developers are not just looking at the design for the car carrier newbuilding, the Orcelle Wind, they also want to develop retrofit wing systems for ships from tankers to bulkers and boxships.
A wing sail will be fitted to Wallenius Wilhelmsen car carrier, the 71,673-gt Tirranna (built 2009) during a drydocking in mid-2024. Photo: AlfaWall Oceanbird
Oceanbird technical project manager Emil Kotz said added weight and propulsive thrust factors are the main elements for any vessel with a 40m-high sail weighing 150 tons
Weight has already been reduced while retaining the same performance, Kotz said, with the sail's size cut by 50% when an original telescopic design was changed to a tilting one.
The sail’s structural limit is 20 meters per second, equivalent to 40 knots, but Kotz said lower operational limits might be set for safety and crew comfort reasons.
Wallenius said future ships may be named after Abba hits when it last year that the virtual concert hall the Abba Arena in East London would have an Oceanbird Departure Lounge.
The ship project is now being promoted with the Abba song Eagle which includes the lines: “I dream I can spread my wings” and “Am I dreaming, or is it all real?”
Oceanbird aims to take a lead in making wind propulsion real.
Tightening environmental legislation and stronger carbon-cutting targets means everyone in shipping will have to find ways to cut emissions to be in compliance with regulations.
“We can’t be conservative. That’s a fast track to obsolescence, but we must be cautious,” Strevens said.
domingo, 29 de enero de 2023
"We're thinking about Singapore, Las Vegas and a city in Europe"
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ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus: “Our avatars will sing forever”
ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus
“Our avatars will sing forever”
Björn Ulvaeus spoke about the final end of ABBA and the continuation of the band’s history through shows with avatars.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (77) made it clear in an interview with “Welt am Sonntag” (January 29) that there is no going back on stage for ABBA. “No, we won’t give any more concerts. We’ve always said that, and it stays that way,” explains the Swedish musician, who was once successful with Benny Andersson (76), Agnetha Fältskog (72) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (77). celebrated. “Even if it were just one, it would be a huge thing. We just don’t want to. Why should we? It’s over,” adds Ulvaeus. “But our avatars will sing forever, they will outlive us.”
The members have theirs ABBA-Tasks have now been handed over to digital avatars. In May 2022, the “Abba Voyage” show started in London, with which the four Swedes celebrated their virtual comeback. It’s strange to see yourself as an artist on stage, says Ulvaeus. “Above all, observing how people connect. I see him as a young man, that is me in my early 30s at the time, and at the same time the audience who re- and interact. A crazy reflection.” He has seen the show “maybe seven times” so far.
Hairstyle fits better
With his avatar he is very satisfied, Ulvaeus continues. “Everything is exactly what I expected, actually even better. I don’t know what they did, but my hair falls even better than it did then.” In all these years he has seen himself in photos or videos almost every day. “I was constantly reminded of this young man. And I’m no stranger to him either. I say him or him because he’s already like someone else to me,” explains the musician. He doesn’t have a name for him, “not yet, at least. But I found a way to tell my story by telling his story – that of this guy from the 70s.”
The group would have been in for the show London four and a half years, “and if it’s a success, hopefully they’ll want us to stay there,” says the ABBA star. You can’t tour with a show like that, but you could build arenas in other places. “We’re thinking about Singapore, Las Vegas and a city in Europe,” reveals Ulvaeus. Berlin is not an option. You have to commit for many years and you need a very large audience. “That would mean an enormous influx of tourists or very, very many people who live in this area. Berlin doesn’t fulfill that.”
https://newsingermany.com/abba-star-bjorn-ulvaeus-our-avatars-will-sing-forever/
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UNTERHALTUNG
Band gibt kein Konzert mehr
Björn Ulvaeus: ABBA-Avatare werden ewig singen
29.01.2023, 15:23 Uhr
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Björn Ulvaeus gibt eine Pressekonferenz, im Hintergrund sind die digitalen Konterfeis von ihm und seinen ABBA-Bandkollegen.
Die Hoffnung vieler Fans auf eine Reunion ABBA ist bereits gering, aber die Worte von Björn Ulvaeus lassen auch den letzten Optimisten verstummen. Die Band wird nie wieder ein Konzert geben, erklärt er in einem Interview. Wer die Megastars dennoch sehen will, hat in London noch viele Jahre Gelegenheit.
Björn Ulvaeus hat im Interview mit der "Welt am Sonntag" deutlich gemacht, dass es für ABBA kein Zurück auf die Bühne gibt. "Nein, wir werden kein Konzert mehr geben. Das haben wir immer gesagt, und dabei bleibt es", erklärt der schwedische Musiker, der mit Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog und Anni-Frid Lyngstad einst Erfolge feierte. "Selbst wenn es nur eins wäre, es wäre eine riesige Sache. Wir wollen einfach nicht. Warum sollten wir? Es ist vorbei", fügt Ulvaeus an. "Unsere Avatare aber werden ewig singen, sie werden uns überleben."
Björn Ulvaeus frisch verliebt
ABBA-Mitglied präsentiert neue Freundin
Die Mitglieder haben ihre ABBA-Aufgaben mittlerweile an digitale Avatare abgegeben. Im Mai 2022 startete in London die Show "Abba Voyage", mit der die vier Schweden ihr virtuelles Comeback feierten. Es sei schon seltsam, sich als Kunstgestalt auf der Bühne zu sehen, erzählt Ulvaeus. "Vor allem auch zu beobachten, wie die Leute sich verbinden. Ich sehe ihn als jungen Mann, also mich, mit Anfang 30 damals, und zugleich das Publikum, das re- und interagiert. Eine verrückte Reflexion." Die Show habe er bisher "vielleicht siebenmal gesehen".
Noch keinen Namen für den Avatar
Mit seinem Avatar sei er sehr zufrieden, sagt Ulvaeus weiter. "Es ist alles genau so, wie ich es erwartet hatte, eigentlich sogar noch besser. Ich weiß nicht, was sie gemacht haben, aber meine Haare fallen sogar besser, als es damals der Fall war." Er habe sich in all diesen Jahren fast täglich auf Fotos oder Videos gesehen. "Ich wurde ständig an diesen jungen Mann erinnert. Und auch ich bin kein Fremder für ihn. Ich sage er oder ihn, weil er schon wie jemand anderes für mich ist", erklärt der Musiker. Einen Namen habe er nicht für ihn, "noch nicht zumindest. Aber ich habe einen Weg gefunden, meine Geschichte zu erzählen, indem ich seine Geschichte erzähle - die dieses Typen aus den 70er-Jahren."
Die Gruppe hätte für die Show in London viereinhalb Jahre Zeit, "und wenn es ein Erfolg ist, werden sie hoffentlich wollen, dass wir dort bleiben", erzählt der ABBA-Star. Man könne nicht touren mit einer solchen Show, aber man könnte Arenen an anderen Orten bauen. "Wir denken über Singapur nach, Las Vegas und eine Stadt in Europa", verrät Ulvaeus. Berlin sei dabei keine Option. Man müsse sich für viele Jahre verpflichten und benötige ein sehr großes Publikum. "Das hieße einen enormen Touristenzulauf oder sehr, sehr viele Menschen, die in dieser Gegend leben. Das erfüllt Berlin nicht."
https://www.n-tv.de/leute/Bjoern-Ulvaeus-ABBA-Avatare-werden-ewig-singen-article23878127.html
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ENTRETENIMIENTO
Banda ya no da conciertos
Björn Ulvaeus: los avatares de ABBA cantarán para siempre
29/01/2023 15:23
Björn Ulvaeus da una conferencia de prensa, en el fondo están las imágenes digitales de él y sus compañeros de banda de ABBA.
La esperanza de muchos fanáticos de una reunión de ABBA ya es baja, pero las palabras de Björn Ulvaeus silencian hasta al último optimista. La banda no volverá a dar un concierto nunca más, explica en una entrevista. Si todavía quieres ver a las megaestrellas, todavía tienes muchos años de oportunidad en Londres.
En una entrevista con "Welt am Sonntag", Björn Ulvaeus dejó claro que para ABBA no hay vuelta atrás. “No, no daremos más conciertos. Eso es lo que siempre hemos dicho, y así queda”, explica el músico sueco, que alguna vez celebró el éxito con Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog y Anni-Frid Lyngstad. "Incluso si fuera solo uno, sería una gran cosa. Simplemente no queremos. ¿Por qué deberíamos hacerlo? Se acabó", agrega Ulvaeus. "Pero nuestros avatares cantarán para siempre, nos sobrevivirán".
Björn Ulvaeus recién enamorado
Integrante de ABBA presenta nueva novia
Los miembros ahora han entregado sus tareas de ABBA a avatares digitales. En mayo de 2022 arrancó en Londres el espectáculo "Abba Voyage", con el que los cuatro suecos celebraron su regreso virtual. Es extraño verse a uno mismo como un artista en el escenario, dice Ulvaeus. “Sobre todo, observar cómo conecta la gente. Lo veo como un joven, que soy yo, entonces con treinta y tantos años, y al mismo tiempo el público, que re-e interactúa. Una locura de reflexión”. Ha visto el programa "tal vez siete veces" hasta ahora.
Aún no hay nombre para el avatar.
Está muy satisfecho con su avatar, continúa Ulvaeus. "Todo es exactamente lo que esperaba, en realidad incluso mejor. No sé qué hicieron, pero mi cabello cae incluso mejor que en ese entonces". En todos estos años se vio a sí mismo en fotos o videos casi todos los días. “A este joven me acordaba constantemente. Y tampoco soy ajeno a él. Digo él o él porque ya es como otra persona para mí”, explica el músico. No tiene un nombre para él, "todavía no, al menos. Pero encontré una manera de contar mi historia contando su historia, la de este tipo de los años 70".
El grupo tiene cuatro años y medio para el espectáculo en Londres, "y si es un éxito, con suerte querrán que nos quedemos allí", dice la estrella de ABBA. No puedes hacer una gira con un espectáculo como ese, pero puedes construir arenas en otros lugares. "Estamos pensando en Singapur, Las Vegas y una ciudad en Europa", revela Ulvaeus. Berlín no es una opción. Tienes que comprometerte durante muchos años y necesitas una audiencia muy grande. "Eso significaría una enorme afluencia de turistas o mucha, mucha gente que vive en esta área. Berlín no cumple con eso".
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