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2000
The news hits the tabloids about Agnetha having a stalker.
She takes the man to court and he is deported back to his native Holland.
Mamma Mia premieres in Toronto Canada in May and Frida, B and B are there.
April 5, is Agnetha's 50th birthday. The party is held a few days later and B and B and their wives are among the guests.
2001
Mamma Mia premiere on Broadway in New York.
Benny releases an album with BAO. B and B go to Hamburg Germany with Mamma Mia.
Frida records a duet with Phillipa Guardino, an Italian opera singer.
Rumors begin floating around that Agnetha is going into the recording studio soon.
2002
Chess is translated into Swedish and premieres in Stockholm.
2003
Benny and Frida go to Las Vegas for the premoere of Mamma Mia.
Frida attends the Polar Music Prize.
Björn, along with Per Gessle and Christer Stumark
form a company called Noteheads.
In June, Benny along with partners Christer Sandahl and Christer Hägglund open
Hotel Rival in Stockholm.
In July, Agnetha appears at the Rolling Stones concert in Stockholm.
Frida and Dan Daniell record 3 songs for charity.
Björn is attending the Mamma Mia premiere in the Netherlands in Nov. and Benny
and Frida attend the ABBA Movie in Stockholm in Dec.
2004
A very busy ABBA year.
OUR LAST VIDEO EVER 2004 Made to be shown at the Eurovision contest in Istanbul.
The puppets were made by Hensons Creature Shop. The story is humerous and about 4 hope filled musicians out to make
a record deal. They have a manager that promotes them and they sings several songs at
an audition with a record boss, but it doesn't
work as they had hoped. The Björn puppet
stomps his guitar!
There are cameo appearances by the
former members of ABBA, although they
are very brief.
Notice Frida in the window behind the Benny puppet?
In the spring, Agnetha's long anticipated new album,
My Coloring Book, is released
much to the fans joy.
Björn goes to Korea for Mamma Mia premiere.
April 6, B and B and Frida attend Mamma Mia's 5th anniversary in London. It's also ABBA's 30th anniversaty but Agnetha didn't attend because she was filming her documentary in Sweden.
May finds Frida again at the Polar Music Prize
Agnetha allows interview for Kväll Med Luuk where
her new album is the only thing they discuss.
It was brief but still wonderful to see her.
Björn.
On the 30 years special(Super Troupers)
June 10th B and B and Frida go to England again. They are there for the Royal Charity Gala Performance for the musical Mamma Mia at the Prince Of Wales Theatre along with Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
July is back to Germany and this time it is Frida and Björn attending the Mamma Mia premiere.
In August Frida and Jon Lord record a song called The Sun Will Shine Again.
Frida sings it beautifully. They then make appearances on TV in Germany.
In Sept. Frida and Björn go to Dublin, Ireland for Mamma Mia premiere.
Also Björn's daughters Emma and Anna attend.
Nov 11 it's off to Madrid with Mamma Mia.
In December Agnetha is interviewed by
Lasse Bengtsson for Swedish TV.
It is a very candid discussion and much appreciated
by the fans!
2005
Jan. 10, 2005 Benny and his orkester perform at a benifit for the tsunami distaster victims.
Promo interview for Mamma Mia in Stockholm
It is announced in March that Kristina will be going to Broadway in 2006.
Also, this summer Björn may reunite with the Hootennany Singers. It is still speculation.
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