Björn
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This is Björn
Full name: Björn Christian Ulvaeus
Date of birth: 25 April
Place of birth: Göteborg
Parents: Gunnar and Aina Ulvaeus
Children: Linda (), Christian (), Emma (), Anna ()
Wives: Agnetha Fältskog (), Lena Källersjö ()
First success: Won a talent contest with his first band, West Bay Singers, later known as Hootenanny Singers.
Before ABBA
Björn formed the band The West Bay Singers in together with some school mates. In , they entered a talent contest where they were spotted by Stig "Stikkan" Andersson, who had just formed his record company Polar Music and was looking for talent. He changed their name to The Hootenanny Singers (or The Northern Lights for some international releases) and they began to have quick and lasting success with their first self-titled album in
Björn entered and quit university during these years and began to write his first songs for the group.
In , he met Benny at a party and they soon decided to write a song together, which became Isn't It Easy To Say, recorded by Benny's group The Hep Stars. Björn later joined The Hep Stars as a stand-in guitar player.
As the s progressed, Björn worked more
ABBA
ABBA is a Swedishpop musicgroup, who had many hits in the s in Stockholm and early s. ABBA was the most commercially successful pop group of the s.[1]
ABBA | |
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ABBA in ; from left to right Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Also known as | Agnetha Benny Björn Anni-Frid |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop rock, Euro disco, Europop, synthpop |
| Years active | – ; - present |
| Labels | Polar, Polydor, Atlantic, Universal, Epic, Vogue, RCA, PolyGram, Sunshine |
| Associated acts | Hep Stars, Hootenanny Singers, Benny Anderssons Orkester |
| Website | |
| Members | Agnetha "Anna" Fältskog Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad |
ABBA became very popular after they won the Eurovision Song Contest in They had many hits. These included "Dancing Queen", "SOS", "Money, Money, Money", "Mamma Mia", and "Waterloo". Most of their songs were written by Ulvaeus and Andersson.
They originally broke up in , but their music is still popular. It has appeared in movies (including the Australian movies The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel's Wedding). The stage musical Mamma Mia! was deve
When the tour reached Australia in March, work was also begun on the feature film ABBA - The Movie, which went on to become one of the most successful films worldwide during
Back in Stockholm after the tour, Björn and Benny started writing new songs, and in May the group began recording sessions for what was to become ABBA - The Album. The release of the album in December (the Nordic countries only, the rest of the world in early ) had been preceded by the single The Name Of The Game. Just as ABBA - The Album was released in Sweden, Agnetha also gave birth to her second child, Christian.
The second single from the new album was Take A Chance On Me, another major hit which also reached the Number Three in the US. Indeed, part of the spring of was devoted to a major promotional campaign in the United States, a territory notable for being a little more resistant to ABBA's charms than most other countries. As a result, ABBA - The Album became their highest charting US album ever, reaching Number Fourteen.
ABBA themselves were soon back in the studio again, recording tracks for a new album. The first result of those sessions was the Summer Night City single, released in September
Bjorn Ulvaeus facts: ABBA singer's age, wife, children, net worth and more revealed
9 May ,
Bjorn Ulvaeus was one of the core writers behind one of pop's biggest ever bands: ABBA.
Along with Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, he formed ABBA, aka the greatest pop band ever produced.
Here are the main facts about Björn Ulvaeus every fan should know:
How old is Bjorn Ulvaeus?
Bjorn Ulvaeus was born on April 25,
He celebrated his 79th birthday in
What songs did Bjorn Ulvaeus write for ABBA?
Abba - SOS (Official Video)
Along with Benny Andersson, Ulvaeus wrote many of ABBA's biggest hits, including 'Waterloo', 'SOS', 'Dancing Queen' and 'The Winner Takes it All'.
Much like Benny, he rarely sang on the records as lead vocals were taken by Agnetha and Anni-Frid. However, he and Benny did sing lead on the hit single 'Does Your Mother Know'.
Was he in any other bands before ABBA?
ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus reflects on 50 years since 'Waterloo' and Eurovision!
Ulvaeus was a member of the Swedish folk band Hootenanny Singers, also known as the West Bay Si
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