Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Swedish Female Singer For Everyone

By Cecile Ingram


Many Americans can name at least one very popular Swedish female singer in this world. It is no surprise that the group ABBA turned out to be one of the biggest singing groups all over the world. The group included four artists who were romantically linked together in the early 70's. These four unique individuals were Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad, Bjorn Kristian Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.

This group has produced some of the top selling records within this world and they certainly earned the respect of millions of people. There was a cute blonde named Agnetha Faltskog singing for this group of individuals and she was very proud of her Swedish background. Her parents were simple people since her dad was a storekeeper who worked himself up to management.

Agnetha took many piano lessons and performed with her choir at church during every Sunday service. "The Cambers" was her very first musical group when she was only ten years old. Her group would always get a thrill out of performing for local events around her hometown and people really appreciated their talent. Unfortunately this amazing lady decided to leave school when she was only fifteen years old.

This decision was made in order to capture the audience which existed at the present time. Agnetha really looks up to Lesley Gore, Connie Francis and Aretha Franklin when it comes to music. These three women are her true inspiration and she thinks the world of them all. She found that it was very easy to write songs about heartbreak and romance.

The sixties proved to be a great year for Faltskog since she met Bjorn Ulvaeus during that time. They shared a true romance and even got married in 1971. Their passion ended in 1979 but they were able to have two children during this very special time. Their breakup did not have a negative effect within the ABBA group. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was based upon their split.

People everywhere know Frida Lyngstad as "Frida" since she took on this stage name decades earlier. Norway is her native land even though she was raised in Sweden. She had a German dad while her mother was Norwegian. Alfred Haase was her father's name and he served within the German military for quite a period of time. Frida's mother died at a very young age due to a severe illness.

Everyone around knew that her grandmother was a terrific music person who sang for local events. Frida always thought of her grandma as a great role model and she was sure to let the world know about this fact. On many television interviews she would mention her grandmother to the eager host. When she was thirteen Frida ended up performing with an orchestra. Her music endeavors would eventually lead her to Benny Andersson.

Frida found herself to be one Swedish female singer who could finally take control of her life. After the end of ABBA she was able to continue her singing duties on a solo platform. People all around loved "I Know There's Something Going On" since the song had such a strong and powerful beat.




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