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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="90787ac0.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>F</B><B>irst it was</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC9966" FACE="Arial" ><B> Björn and Benny </B></FONT><B>that began recording together. Then their girlfriends, who were both recording artists in their own right, began singing backing vocals on their records. Soon they realized the girls voices were stronger and their harmony was great together and so they began performing together.</B></div> <div> <B>Festfolket</B></div> <div> <B>Björn and Benny,Agnetha and Anni-Frid</B></div> <div> <B>ABBA</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC6633" FACE="Arial" ><B>Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Then and Now</B></FONT> | <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC9966" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Then and N"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Benny and Björn"><U><B>About Benny and Björn</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About, pg 2"><U><B>About, pg 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny"><U><B>Benny</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 2"><U><B>Benny 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 3"><U><B>Benny 3</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 4"><U><B>Benny 4</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 5"><U><B>Benny 5</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 6"><U><B>Benny 6</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 7"><U><B>Benny 7</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 8"><U><B>Benny 8</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bennys Family"><U><B>Benny's Family</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bennys facts"><U><B>Benny's facts</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn"><U><B>Björn</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 2"><U><B>Björn 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 3"><U><B>Björn 3</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 4"><U><B>Björn 4</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 5"><U><B>Björn 5</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 6"><U><B>Björn 6</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 7"><U><B>Björn 7</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björns Family"><U><B>Björn's Family</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björns facts"><U><B>Björn's facts</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B"><U><B>B and B</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B 2"><U><B>B and B 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B 3"><U><B>B and B 3</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B 4"><U><B>B and B 4</B></U></A><B> | </B><B>ABBA</B><B> | </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 2"><U><B>ABBA 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 3"><U><B>ABBA 3</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 4"><U><B>ABBA 4</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 5"><U><B>ABBA 5</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 6"><U><B>ABBA 6</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 7"><U><B>ABBA 7</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 8"><U><B>ABBA 8</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 9"><U><B>ABBA 9</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 10"><U><B>ABBA 10</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interviews"><U><B>Interviews</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mamma MiaStockholm Feb.12, 2005"><U><B>Mamma Mia-Stockholm Feb.12, 2005</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interesting Places"><U><B>Interesting Places</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Related Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>ABBA</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="a7ff4c40.jpg" border=0 width="244" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><U>1970</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="68607680.jpg" border=0 width="263" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="688026b0.jpg" border=0 width="258" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Sept. 20,1970 pre ABBA singing </B><I><B>California Here I Come </B></I><B>on Swedish TV.</B></div> <div> <B>This is their 1st TV appearance together.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>November 1</B><B>, 1970 Björn and Benny,</B><B> Agnetha and Anni-Frid performed together in</B></div> <div> <B> public in Göteborg at Trägården restaraunt. They did a few shows then went to Stockholm and performed the show there as </B><I><B>Festfolket</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a2d89f0.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="7a4efb20.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="90b07b40.jpg" border=0 width="263" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><U>1971</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a691e90.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="233" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">During the summer Agnetha, Björn and Benny toured the folkparks together. Frida had released her own record and</B></div> <div> <B> was touring with it seperatly.</B></div> <div> <B>Björn and Agnetha married during this tour.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="90dbfcb0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="203" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>1972</U></B></div> <div> <B>Björn and Benny were busy as producers this year, recording Ted Gärdestad and </B></div> <div> <B>Lena Andersson. Agnetha and Anni-Frid worked also on the albums doing the backing vocals.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="81ec2c10.jpg" border=0 width="194" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="90f547b0.jpg" border=0 width="84" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="911657b0.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="9146c780.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="9175e7a0.jpg" border=0 width="94" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="71eb1970.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="721ba8e0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="723897d0.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>April 30, 1972</B><B> </B><B>on</B><I><B> </B></I><I><B>Vi i femman,</B></I><B> TV appearance together. They sing </B><I><B>People Need Love</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a81b9f0.jpg" border=0 width="283" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> <B>June, </B><I><B>People Need Love/Merry-go-round</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="7acabad0.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></I><IMG SRC="68ef7930.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Nov. saw the release of</B><I><B> He's Your Brother/Santa Rosa </B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Agnetha is pregnant with Linda)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><U>1973</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7efb1b20.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="822d7dd0.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I><B>Ring Ring</B></I><B> album</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="68911a90.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="7aeb5ab0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Feb. 10, 1973 at the Melodifestival. They sang</B><I><B> Ring Ring. </B></I><B>3rd place.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7b047990.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="91b929a0.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>June 15, 1973 the four are off on an 80 concert folkpark tour.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="91de0930.jpg" border=0 width="224" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="91fe0970.jpg" border=0 width="224" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="68bab810.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="68c8b830.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="68d9c810.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="68ad88e0.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="666fb8e0.jpg" border=0 width="251" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>June 1973 in Copenhagen on show </B><B>Sommerl</B><B>ørdag singing</B><I><B> Love Isn't Easy</B></I></div> <div> <B>They have a mock argument and make up in the end of the song.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f901d80.jpg" border=0 width="257" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1f5deda0.jpg" border=0 width="222" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Also in Copenhagen singing </B><I><B>Ring Ring</B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f7c58a0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="919c3930.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>A pose that becomes familiar in ABBA videos</B></div> <div> </div> <div> <B><U>1974</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="5498a310.gif" border=0 width="138" height="49" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="690b9640.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="692e79a0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="6940d9a0.jpg" border=0 width="269" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="696f79c0.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>This time ABBA wins 1st place and moves on to the Eurovision contest.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1dcce990.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1d6df9d0.jpg" border=0 width="223" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1e28f900.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1f3738b0.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1cdc18f0.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>April 6, 1974 Eurovision winners with </B><I><B>Waterloo.</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7d8cdcd0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="7d6e9cc0.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Go to </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 2"><U><B>ABBA 2</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Then and N"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Benny and Björn"><U><B>About Benny and Björn</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About, pg 2"><U><B>About, pg 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny"><U><B>Benny</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 2"><U><B>Benny 2</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 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