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2001
May 23, 2001 B&B won the Special International Ivor Novello Award
Melbourne June 9, 2001
October 18 Mamma mia premieres on Broadway in New York. This was something people could go to to relax a little after the terrorist attacks on the
Twin Towers a little more than 1 month earlier.
Benny, his stepson with Mona and Ludvig. I don't know the woman but I assume she is with Johan.
2002
Feb. 23, 2002, 18 years after the 1st premiere of Chess, it finally is
translated into Swedish and premieres in Stockholm.
Sir Tim Rice, Björn and Lena at premiere for Chess And with Görel Hanser
( B&B with SirTim Rice )
With the cast.
2003
Mamma Mia premiered in Las Vegas on Feb. 14, 2003 at Mandalay Bay Casino.
Benny and Frida appearred that night. But not together!
Tokyo Mamma Mia
Dec. 2, 2003 at ABBA The Movie in Stockholm. The movie had been remastered.
Only Frida and Benny attended from ABBA.
2004
Björn and Lena in London
2004 in London to commemerate ABBA's 30th anniversary of the win in Brighton of
the Eurovision Song Contest and the 5th anniversary of the premiere in London of Mamma Mia. They recieve an award in honor of ABBA selling over 370 million records.
Frida going onstage carrying her shoe! Görel and Frida outside before it started.
Benny tries to help her out.
Frida had a little trouble with her shoe when coming out on stage and took it off
only to put it back on once she got out there with the boys.
It's a shame Agnetha could not attend.
She was in Sweden finishing a documentery and couldn't be there.
Camila, Björn, Frida, Prince Charles and Judy Cramer
It is said that the Prince loves ABBA music.
Prince Charles, Frida and Björn Lena and her man
Prince Charles speaking with Lena Ulvaeus
2005
More for Mamma Mia- finally it comes to Sweden!
B and B with Gunilla Backman who plays "Donna" in Stockholms Mamma Mia
The Swedish cast
At Mamma Mia premiere at Cirkus in Stockholm.
Lena and Björn at the premiere.
And right now B and B are in the process of bringing the Kristina Musical to the
USA in English. Auditions have already begun and it should open in 2006.
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