News about Bjorn Ulvaeus

Film classifiers are taking no chances on Abba: The Movie ­nowadays over references to Agnetha ­Faltskog's (pictured) backside. The singer was described as having the 'sexiest bottom in pop' when the film was made in 1977. But the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has now changed the film's rating from a U to a PG because of its 'mild sex references' and 'language.' It has also produced new parental guidance for the film - 47 years after its release.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON: The beginning of the end for me as England team manager was when my agent, Athole Still, and his attorney, Richard Des Voeux, received an inquiry. The idea was for the three of us to fly to Dubai to meet with a sheik who was presented as vice-chairman of the National Football Federation there. It was a matter of developing football in the United Arab Emirates, and some kind of football school. That's how it was first presented.

The location for my Anglo-French wedding was picture-postcard perfect. A quaint mairie (town hall) sat snugly in the centre of a traditional village, all pastel wooden shutters and honey-coloured stone buildings festooned with climbing roses and geraniums spilling out of window boxes. It was the kind of scene I'd dreamed of as a little girl, the very essence of a fairy-tale romance. Yet there was one aspect of my wedding that I had not fantasised about when I played dress-up with my dolls. The man who was pledging to devote his life to me, and to whom I was pledging mine in return, had already done it twice before. Much has been made of the Second Wives' Club. The Third Wives' Club, which I joined that spring day in 2008, is even more exclusive. Its members include Carrie Johnson and Melania Trump, and now Christina Sas, who married Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus in Copenhagen at the weekend.

They came in their hundreds, taking - they hoped - their first tentative steps on the path to stardom. Young and old performers alike queued hours for a chance to impress in the first audition for Britain's Got Talent 2025 on Saturday. The line of hopefuls trailed 300 yards from the entrance to London's Kia Oval cricket ground, bringing guitars, drums, harmonicas and eardrum-busting vocals.

Abba fans were left bitterly disappointed this week as the group revealed the release their latest greatest hits album for an eye-watering sum. On Thursday, The Swedish legends announced that they'll be dropping a 38-track compilation on four vinyl records featuring their biggest tracks from over the years. However, music lovers will have to fork out plenty of money money money as the complication - The Singles - The First Fifty Years - will set them back a whipping £96. 

Today's Royal Box on Centre Court at Wimbledon was the hottest ticket in town - with some very exclusive faces among its spectators. 1. Harriet Sperling; 2. Peter Phillips; 3. Justin Welby; 4. Deborah Jevans; 5. Queen Camilla; 6. Annabel Elliot; 7. William Hague; 8. Keira Knightley; 9. Jemima Khan; 10. Richard E. Grant; 11. James Righton; 12. Graeme Souness; 13. Feargal Sharkey; 14. Bjorn Ulvaeus

Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus has revealed he thinks it is a 'stupid' name and said he and his bandmates - Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - really wanted to call themselves 'the Northern Lights'. Ulvaeus said the Swedish supergroup, who went on to sell more than 385 million records after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, didn't come up with the name but had it imposed on them. The 79-year-old said he didn't like it at the time and his opinion of it hasn't changed. Ulvaeus added: 'We didn't have a choice in the matter. I thought it was such a stupid name. And it is.'

The Good Morning Britain presenter, 53, was in a relationship with fellow journalist Dominic, 57, between the years of 1998 to 2014, but the pair never married. For his new venture, Dominic formed the 70s tribute bands with friends and has been playing sold out gigs across London. He takes on the role of Bjorn Ulvaeus for the shows as the band belt out their best renditions of ABBA's hits. And it seems the gig is a family affair, as one of Susanna and Dominic's sons had to step in as Benny Andersson for a performance at Off The Cuff in Herne Hill, when a band member was unavailable.

ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus has unveiled his new sideline job where he hosts 'fireside chats' and 'moderate Q&A sessions'. The music icon, 79, flaunts an estimated net worth of £239m and is now embarking on another fruitful business journey. Bjorn is now highlighted as 'speaker of the week' by the talent management agency he is signed with, Kruger Cowne.

Since Eurovision 2024 kicked off, rumours that the band would reunite for a performance started to spread as the show prepared to mark 50 years since they won the song contestant with their hit track Waterloo.

They dominated the music scene throughout the 1970s, but after just 10 years - and two divorces - they called it quits in 1983.

In a rare statement, ABBA has thanked supporters for their support during the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision Song Contest win. Since being named crowned champions of April 1974 with their song Waterloo, the legendary 70s pop group, made up of Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, remain the show's most popular and lucrative exports. The company, which later dissolved in 1982, released a joint statement in which they expressed their gratitude for fans''steadfast love and support through the years.'

Can it really be fifty years ago? Please don't tell me a whole half-century has passed since Abba first appeared on stage in Brighton, winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with a song titled Waterloo, then on to conquer the world for the next five decades - and counting. And how to do it. They have sold more than 150 million copies, starting with a string of flawless pop hits that began in the Seventies and have produced international stars of Sweden's Gotham. They were together for only nine years, but their demise as a group was just the start of an incredible period of popular culture that continues to this day.

In an epic $300 million (£270 million) contract, rock band KISS has sold off their name, back catalogue, and likeness. After the Swedish entertainment company co-founded by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, plans for a film and an ABBA-style avatar show are 'already in the works.' KISS, which was founded in the 1970s by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, became glam metal icons thanks to their iconic face paint, stage theatrics, and hard rock riffs.

ABBA, one of the most influential music groups in recent history, has come a long way since first forming in 1972. Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad's original line-up became Sweden's first Eurovision champions in 1974, with their hit 'Waterloo'. ABBA was one of the most adored bands of all time after a decade of fame and triumph. The group's catalogue of hits include karaoke favourites such as 'Dancing Queen', 'Mamma Mia' and 'Gimme!Gimme! Gimme (A Man After Midnight)'

Since Lasse Wellander died at the age of 70 last week, ABBA paid tribute to their long-time guitarist. The Swedish musician appeared on some of the popular pop bands' biggest hits in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as their latest Voyage album, which was released in 2021. Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad gushed that Lasse was a 'dear friend, a great guy, and a great guitarist who will be greatly missed' in a tweet shared on Monday.

Abba were the epitome of 1970s cool, with their sequins, bell bottoms, and vertiginous platform boots. However, fans wanting to get into the spirit of the period have been forbidden from wearing so-called disco wigs because they are 'culturally insensitive,' according to The Mail on Sunday. Audience members of the Abba Voyage shows, which feature holograms performing the band's best hits, have been told not to wear the Afro-style hairpieces because they are 'not appropriate.' 'Many of our guests will want to get into the spirit of the performance by dressing up for their visit,' according to a ticket holder.' [But] Please do not wear so-called "Afro" wigs.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles' dismissal of the Counsellors of State Act - excluding Anne and Edward, who retained Harry and Edward with the promise that only 'working royals' will be used - can be traced to his fondness for Princess Beatrice. She is a counsellor and has enthralled Charles by combining 'normal' life with understated royal service, which he sees as a model for the future. Sacrificing Harry and Andrew would have meant doing the same to Beatrice. The King didn't want her to be tarred with the same wood as her banished father.

According to reports, ABBA has chosen London for their 'ABBA Voyage' concert to demonstrate their love for the UK following Brexit. According to avatar show creator Svana Gisla, the Swedish pop stars wanted to represent the country that has won them a lot of success following their departure from the European Union in 2020. 'There were a lot of companies moving, there was a lot of uncertainty about the UK at the time, and it was ABBA that decided, 'No, we want to come in.' They may be leaving, but we want to come in because ABBA has been incredibly well-loved in the United Kingdom.'

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: It's the end of an era in Chelsea, where one of the fashionable area's most popular restaurants has closed down after 28 years. L'Antico, a family-owned L'Antico in King's Road near Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge stadium, was a favorite haunt of Olympic gold medalist Lord Coe, pictdesign specialist Stephen Bayley, and former England manager Roy Hodgson. Francesco D'Alessio, the company's owner, informs me that a significant increase in the rent is to blame. The rent used to be £78,000, but they were planning to raise it to £100,000,' he says. They now have their own estate agent to sell the house.'

Since winning the 1974 Eurovision competition, ABBA has sold more than 150 million albums. They made a spectacular comeback last year with their No. 1 album Voyage. While the band will never sing together again they came up the groundbreaking way to put on a show to accompany the album: digital 3D avatars of themselves

Following the overwhelming demand for tickets, pop stars ABBA are apparently extending their smash hit Voyage residency, with shows selling out months in advance. The 90-minute performance in a purpose-built London arena at Queen Elizabeth's Olympic park is currently fully booked until next year, with the show's promoters now extending the run as part of the show's wider tour until 2026. According to The Sun, the state of the art show, which opened in May and features the Swedish foursome as avatars, will now be updated with "new songs already shot by the group."