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Judy Craymer claims ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson are blocking 'Mamma Mia! 3'. The 66-year-old producer is keen to add another movie to the musical franchise - which features the songs of the Swedish pop superstars - but the songwriters don't think there's enough good material left in their back catalogue to make it work. Judy told the Daily Starr Sunday newspaper: “A third movie is something I want to do very much. The studio wants to do it. Benny and Bjorn need a bit more persuasion. “They’re saying, ‘There aren’t enough songs’. And I say, ‘There are enough songs and I know how th...
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Bono was too "macho" to admit to being an ABBA fan. The U2 frontman admitted he never wanted to "own up" to enjoying the Scandinavian quartet's pop hits when he was a teenager "in the middle of punk rock" but he and bandmate The Edge professed to a love of various chart stars who are not "very hip" because they can appreciate their art for what it is. Explaining why they chose to cover ABBA's 'SOS' in BBC Radio 2's 'Piano Room', which was broadcast on Thursday (16.03.23), The Edge told DJ Gary Davies: "We’re big fans of this Scandinavian band, appreciators of their work in a way that grew over...
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Harry Styles beat Beyonce and Adele to take the Album of the Year prize at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (05.02.23). The former One Direction singer's third LP 'Harry's House' was a surprise winner in the category, as 'Renaissance' and '30' were seen as the frontrunners and the star hid his face in his hands when his name was called out for the prestigious accolade. But Harry - whose record also triumphed ahead of albums by ABBA, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Coldplay and Kendrick Lamar - insisted there is "no such thing as best" and paid tribute to his fellow nominees. He said as he...
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ABBA star Benny Andersson says John Cleese turned down the chance to write a book and musical with the pop group. The 76-year-old singer and his songwriting partner Bjorn Ulvaeus met Cleese whilst on a trip to Barbados in the late 1970s and approached him about collaborating on a stage show based around New Year's Eve celebrations. However, the Monty Python legend turned them down flat, but the trip to the Caribbean did produce the ABBA song 'Happy New Year', which featured on their 1980 album 'Super Trouper'. Speaking to Record Collector magazine, Benny recalled: “'Happy New Year' was written...
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ABBA have extended their run of shows in London. ABBA Voyage - the pop group's state-of-the-art concerts - are currently booked up until May next year, and the show's run has now been extended until spring 2026, amid huge demand from fans. A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "Everyone knows ABBA has a seriously loyal fan base but the show was always a bit of a gamble. "No one really knew how the ABBA-tars were going to be received, as similar hologram-style concerts were a mixed bag. But for ABBA the reaction was amazing. Even those most sceptical about the tech have walked away ...
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ABBA reunited on stage for the first time in over 40 years at the launch of ABBA Voyage in London on Thursday night (26.05.22). The iconic pop group, Agnetha Faltskog, 72, Benny Andersson, 75, Bjorn Ulvaeus, 77, and Anni-Frid 'Frida' Lyngstad, 76, opened their long-awaited digital concert at the ABBA Arena and all four members appeared on stage during the finale to take a bow for the first time since closing their final world tour in 1980. ABBA - who shot to global fame back in 1974 when they won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with the song 'Waterloo', going on to sell 400 million reco...
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ABBA have collaborated with Dolce and Gabbana on designer outfits for their digital avatars. The Swedish pop icons - Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson - helped create their "ABBAtars" for the digital concert by recording versions of songs from their back catalogue while wearing motion capture technology. And now, it's been revealed that the four band members' digital likenesses will be kitted out in pieces by the iconic Italian luxury fashion house. An insider told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: “Dolce and Gabbana got on board really early on in the proce...
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ABBA are wanted by Grammys bosses to reunite for a performance at the upcoming ceremony. The Swedish pop icons - comprising Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - haven't performed together since 1982. The 'Dancing Queen' hitmakers are nominated for the Record of the Year Grammy for their comeback single, 'I Still Have Faith In You', and organisers are hoping to persuade the band to perform at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3 - but it's proving challenging. A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "The team pulling the Grammys together ha...
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Sir Rod Stewart didn't perform at Live Aid because of his former manager. The 76-year-old singer was a notable absentee from the landmark charity event in 1985 - which raised money for famine relief in Africa - and Rod has now revealed the real reason why he was left off the bill. He shared: "We actually were supposed to do it, but a few guys in the band told me that our ex-manager turned it down because I wasn't getting the right news coverage. "He only wanted me to do it if I got on the CBS news at 10 o'clock. He said, 'If not, he's not doing it.' "And that's not what it was all about. It wa...
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ABBA's Benny Andersson feared his bandmates might've lost their singing skills before they launched their comeback. The iconic pop group - which also features Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - have reunited for their long-awaited ninth studio album, 'Voyage', but Benny has confessed to having some doubts before they started recording. Benny shared: "I think what I felt was Agnetha and Frida were so happy about doing this. And it's sort of understandable, isn't it? "I mean, they haven't been doing much for the last 40 years: they've done a couple of albums each, but they...
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