Post by Ragnar on Aug 15, 2006 21:28:56 GMT 10
Seeing as threads about women from Scandinavia are quite popular now, I thought I should cash in! ;D
Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad was born in Ballangen in the Narvik region of Norway to a young women and a German soldier. Anni-Frid moved to Eskilstuna, Sweden with her Mother and Grandmother. Her mother died when she was one and she was raised by her Grandmother.
In 1967 Anni-Frid won a singing contest and produced an album. She later joined ABBA and the song they performed at the Eurovision Song contest won.
Her career after ABBA was not as successful but she did have a successful album, ''Something's Going On'', produced by Phil Collins (who plays the drums and even does the backing vocals). The album reached No.18 on the US 'Top Rock ALbums' in 1982 and also reached No.41 on 'The Billboard 200'. The song ''I Know There's Something Going On'' also reached No.13 on the 'The Billboard Hot 100'. The album was vastly different from her work in ABBA and had a similar feel to a Phil Collins album....which is not surprising. Her next album ''Shine'' (which featured songs by Kisrty MacColl and former bandmates Bjorn and Benny) didn't do as well in English speaking countries but reached the top ten in Sweden and the top twenty in the Netherlands.
In 1992 Anni-Frid married the German Prince Ruzzo Reuss von Plauen.
In 1996 Anni-Frid released the Swedish-only ''Djupa Andetag'' and in 2004 she sung ''The Sun Will Shine Again'' for the German market. The song was by Deep Purple's Jon Lord and was only released on his album 'Beyond The Notes'.
Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad was born in Ballangen in the Narvik region of Norway to a young women and a German soldier. Anni-Frid moved to Eskilstuna, Sweden with her Mother and Grandmother. Her mother died when she was one and she was raised by her Grandmother.
In 1967 Anni-Frid won a singing contest and produced an album. She later joined ABBA and the song they performed at the Eurovision Song contest won.
Her career after ABBA was not as successful but she did have a successful album, ''Something's Going On'', produced by Phil Collins (who plays the drums and even does the backing vocals). The album reached No.18 on the US 'Top Rock ALbums' in 1982 and also reached No.41 on 'The Billboard 200'. The song ''I Know There's Something Going On'' also reached No.13 on the 'The Billboard Hot 100'. The album was vastly different from her work in ABBA and had a similar feel to a Phil Collins album....which is not surprising. Her next album ''Shine'' (which featured songs by Kisrty MacColl and former bandmates Bjorn and Benny) didn't do as well in English speaking countries but reached the top ten in Sweden and the top twenty in the Netherlands.
In 1992 Anni-Frid married the German Prince Ruzzo Reuss von Plauen.
In 1996 Anni-Frid released the Swedish-only ''Djupa Andetag'' and in 2004 she sung ''The Sun Will Shine Again'' for the German market. The song was by Deep Purple's Jon Lord and was only released on his album 'Beyond The Notes'.
