2006 - 2009
2006
February:
2006-02-03 Agnetha
(with Thomas Ledin) is spotted in Stockholm's nightlife.
March:
2006-03-18 Benny Andersson's orchestra BAO (with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Korberg) performs at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota (USA) at a dinner party hosted by the American Swedish Institute:
2006-03-19
Benny's BAO performs at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.
2006-03-30 Björn and Benny are in Antwerp
(Belgium) to attend a Mamma Mia performance.
2006-03-30 An interview with B & B for Dutch Tros 'TV Show' is recorded today.
April:
2006-04-19 Hollywood newspaper 'Daily
Variety' says that actor and producer Tom Hanks is to produce a film
of 'Mamma Mia' next year along with the ABBA songwriters Björn
Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.
Björn, representing his company Stagepool,
hands scholarships to two future musical stars in Hamburg (Germany)
2006-04-21 French
authors Jean-Marie Potiez (ABBA - The Book) and Philippe Elan (co-writer
of Potiez' newest release " A Tribute To Frida" http://atributetofrida.online.fr/
meet Frida in Stockholm.
2006-04-22 Frida
attends the Amaranter Orden Ball in Stockholm. Frida is elected "Stormästarinna"
of the year. Official website: http://www.amarantherorden.com/index.asp
Frida
surprises her fans with a new look. Pictures on http://atributetofrida.online.fr/
page "Meeting with Frida".
2006-04-28
Frida is interviewed for the German ZDF tv-special "Majestät"
about the Swedish Royal Family.
2006-04-29 Frida is guest at a private dinner celebration party of Sweden's Carl Gustaf's 60th birthday, wearing a dress by Italian fashion-designer Emilio Pucci.
May:
2006-05-04 Agnetha seen
at Club Plaza again with the same man she dated in December 2005
More pictures: http://www.tv4.se/kandis/462161.html
2006-05-10 Release of album 'Feel' by female trio 'Florence' http://www.florencelove.com/default.htm produced by Benny Andersson'Florence' are: Sara Jangfeldt, Lisa Östberg (wife of Ludvig Andersson) and Anna Granath. The three shared a dressing room for the Chess På Svenska musical and formed a trio.
2006-05.19 Re-release
of Björn and Benny's album "Lycka" with 14
bonus tracks in Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and UK. More info: http://www.abbasite.com/news/index.php?id=1534
2006-05-22 Björn and Benny (absent) win the Cubus Oeuvre Award 2006 (€ 12,500) at the Dutch Musical Awards Gala.
Björn between the Dutch
Musical Awards winners
2006-05-22 Frida attends the Polar Music Prize 2006 event in Stockholm. More pictures at http://abbamikory.blogs.com/
Frida with John Paul Jones
and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
2005-05-23 Frida attends the "Protecting Our Children" gala dinner and auction at the Natural History Museum in London held by the Mentor Foundation. The Mentor Foundation (Mentor) is a non-profit, non-government organization with a mission to prevent drug abuse and promote the health and well-being of children and young people. Princess Anni-Frid Reuss (Frida) is member of the Mentor Foundation Gala Steering Committee
August:
2006-08 Release of Anne Sofie Von Otter's album "I Let
The Music Speak, produced by Benny Andersson. http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/special/?ID=vonotter-abba
The album contains covers of ABBA, Chess and Kristina Från Duvemala
songs with Folk, jazz, pop and classical arrangements.
September:
2006-09-14 Frida attends the Sunflower Jam charity
event in London on 14 September http://www.thesunflowerjam.com/
Source: http://www.abbaupdate.com/
2006-09-25 Björn visits the Russan cast of Mamma Mia in Moscow.
October:
2006-10 Release
of Arrival Deluxe Edition CD and DVD with
previously unreleased tv-footage.
More information:
http://www.abbasite.com/news/index.php?ret=/news/index.php&id=1546&flash=yes
2006-10-14
The Russian version of Mamma Mia premieres in Moscow today. Björn
and Frida are present.
Source Frida
picture: http://abbatoday.googlepages.com/
Source middle and right picture: http://www.supertroupers.blog.com
Source picture: www.raffem.com
2006-10-18
Björn attends the 5th anniversary performance of Mamma
Mia on Broadway, New York. More pictures and information: http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=13033
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z8w5QlzSV2c&mode=related&search=
2006-10-30 Broadway actress Alice Ripley performs a US Kristina song in concert: 'You Have To Be There' (Du Måste Finnas). Listen to a sample
November:
2006-11-04 Björn is special guest star on UK X Factor
show. The X Factor finalists are singing ABBA songs with help from Björn.
Watch this video with Björn on You Tube
Video
of Eton Road: "Does Your Mother Know", with Björn's comments
Björn
during the X factor masterclass
2006-11-25 Agnetha seen with firiends in Club Plaza Stockholm.
2007
January:
Weblog www.abbamikory.blogs.com
publishes a new picture of Frida (from 2006)
2007-01-07 Benny, Björn and Agnetha attend the Swedish 'Mamma Mia' closing performance at Cirkus in Stockholm. No pictures available yet.
Agnetha with Maud E
Mellström
Björn and Lena
2007-01-30 Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO!) wins the Swedish Grammy award 2007 'Best Dance Band': http://www.grammis.se/?page=46
February:
2007-03-06 Benny and Björn at the opening session of
a court case over a copyright dispute on the manuscript of the musical
"Kristina from Duvemala"
2007-02-08 First Benny
Andersson tribute concert in Stockholm at Berwaldhallen with:
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester, Anders Berglund (dirigent), Anders Glenmark,
Fred Johanson, Josefin Nilsson, Helena Jonason, Maria Magdalena Motettkör,
Spelmän. The concert features music of 'Hep Stars', 'ABBA', 'Chess', Kristina
från Duvemåla' and more.
2007-02-09
Second tribute concert.
2007-02-10 Third tribute concert.
2007-02-18 Svenska Dagbladet publishes a long in-depth interview
with Björn about religion, Lena's illness, Mamma Mia (with a new
film script and new songs like "When All Is Said And Done) and ABBA.
http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/kultur/did_14654222.asp
2007-02-27? Recording sessions for 'Mamma Mia! The Movie' at Atlantis Studios Stockholm better known as the Metronome Studios, where ABBA recorded their albums until May 1978. Aftonbladet publishes photos of Benny and Lasse Wellander in the studio
Source picture: http://www.raffem.com/Benny.htm
March:
2007-03 Benny congratulates
Dutch musical producer Joop van den Ende on this 65th birthday.
2007-03-06
Pierce
Brosnan signs up for Mamma Mia! The Movie. He will play Sam, one of
the three fathers.
2007-03-26 Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO) will include a 28
year old ABBA song called "Crush On You" on their forthcoming album. Björn
and Benny worked on the song in 1979 but ABBA never recorded it. Source:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,1031070,00.html
May:
2007-05-08 Björn opens Mamma Mia! at the Colosseum theatre
in Essen Germany.
Joop van den Ende, Björn Ulvaeus
und Maik Klokow
Lone van Roosendaal und Björn
Ulvaeus
2007-05-09 Benny attends the Mamma Mia! premiere in Gothenburg, Sweden.
2007-05-12 Björn is guest on Swedish tv show 'Stina!'.
2007-05-28 Agnetha and Per Gessle (Roxette are given an honorary membership of the Union Musikerförbundet.
June:
2007-06-08 Frida attends the opening of restaurant Rüsterei
at the Sihlcity shopping centre in Zürich with her friend, architect
Heinz Julen. He designed the interior of the restaurant.
Count Raoul Hamilton: "Frida
and I are only friends - I have another woman!" source
2007-06 Frida enjoying herself with Heinz Jülen at the re-opening of restaurant Heimberg in Zermatt.
2007-06late
First shooting for 'Mamma Mia! The Movie' begins in London and Greece.
Meryl Streep will play mother Donna,
Pierce Brosnan father Sam.
Colin Firth has been confirmed to play 'Harry',
Christine Baranski will play 'Tanya',
Stellan Skarsgard as 'Bill' in the MAMMA MIA! movie with:
Julie Walters as 'Rosie',
Amanda Seyfried in the role of 'Sophie'.
Dominic Cooper will play 'Sky'.
July:
2007-07late Björn is being interviewed by Expressen:
http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/1.769617/aldrig-mer-abba
2007-07late Frida with King Karl XI in Snapphaneland. More info: http://abbamikory.blogs.com/abbamikory/2007/07/royal-visit-in-.html
August:
2007-08-03 Frida attends the 60th birthday party of
Swedish millionaire Noppe Lewenhaupt. The Swedish King is also among the
invited guests.
2007-08-26 Frida is spotted in her Bentley in Torekov, Sweden.
2007-08-29 From 29 to 31 August, the harbour of Skiathos is a location for a few scenes with Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth: http://www.skiathosinfo.com/mamamia.htm
September:
2007-09-12 'Mamma Mia -The Movie' star actress Meryl Streep
meets Benny in Stockholm.
2007-09-20 Benny partying with the Mamma Mia The Movie
cast.
Benny among local people in
Damouhari during the filming
2007-09-20 Frida attends the annual 'Sunflower Jam' charity event in London. Visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/11808527@N03/ for more pictures.
October:
2007-10-07 Björn appears
on Swedish TV show 'Wolodarski' to talk about his views about religion
and politics. Only a few words on ABBA towards the end of the interview.
2007-10-16 Frida attends the Mentor Gala with Queen Silvia in Stockholm at the Grand Hotel.
2007-10-15
Release of ABBA - The
Album - Deluxe Edition CD/ DVD
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Disc 01:CD Bonus tracks: 10. Eagle
(Single Edit) 1. Eagle/Thank
You For The Music (Star Parade, ZDF) |
007-10-20 Frida and Björn arrive in Berlin to attend the premiere of Mamma Mia at the Potzdamer Platz theatre. The two former ABBA members stay at the Hyatt-Hotel. More pictures: www.raffem.com
2007-10-21 Björn and Frida arrive at the Potsdamer Platz theater on Sunday afternoon. Video: http://www.rbb-online.de/_/includes/multimediakonsole/mmkonsole_jsp/key=multimedia__6581672.html
2007-10-24 Release
of BAO3 (Benny Anderssons Orkester), with never recorded ABBA song
"Crush on You".
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Marsch Pannkaka 02: För Dig 03: Du Frälste Mig I Sista Stund 04: Fait Accomplit 05: Crush On You 06: Calle J:s Vals 07: Helens Brudvals 08: Upp Till Dig 09: Bonde Söker Fru 10: Nu Mår Jag Mycket Bättre 11: Wienerbrot 12: Godnattvisa |
2007-11-23 Agnetha attends TV3 / TV6's 20th celebration party in Stockholm. ABBA coverband Björn Again performs at the party. Agnetha does not pose in front of the press, but there is a picture of her with the Björn Again bandmembers.
2007-11-29
Benny attends the Mamma Mia premiere in Barcelona, Spain
2007-12-16 British
paper The Mail on Sunday report an extramarital affair between British
Security Minister Sir Alan West and Frida Lyngstad. Frida denies
this and speaks of a friendship. The two met at a charity function in
London in the spring of 2006.
Frida speaks with The Mail
outside her apartment in Zermatt on Saturday 15 december -
Frida and Sir Alan West in 2006
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2008
2008-02-18 Björn attends the 'Mamma Mia' reception at the Hilton Hotel, Athens, Greece
March:
2008-03-23 Frida appears on French television show "Vivement Dimanche" interviewed by Michel Drucker. http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=3lMguI4-0Ro
April:
2008-04-12 Björn talks about the Bee Gees and the Beatles in the 3-part SVT tv documentary 'Sixties'. http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=85445&from=program_ao No live-stream video available. Part 2 and 3 of 'Sixties' will air on 15 and 18 April
2008-04-24 Frida visits 'Mamma Mia!' on Broadway at the Wintergarden Theater New York City.
2008-04-28 Björn is in Oslo, Norway, to meet the press and to attend the Mamma Mia! auditions on April 29.
June:
2008-06-28 Björn and Benny and cast members of 'Mamma Mia! The Movie', Meryl Streep, Colin Firth ,Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan , Stellan Skarsgard pose for photographers in Lagonisi resort, outside Athens, Greece.
2008-06-30 Björn, Benny and Frida join the cast members at the Mamma Mia! The Movie world premiere at the Odeon Cinema at Leicester Square in London.
July:
2008-07-04 Mamma Mia! The Movie premiere in Stockholm. Björn, Benny, Frida and Agnetha will attend this event.
2008-07-08 The Mamma Mia! The Movie filmposter, when I was in Berlin at the world famous Kino International cinema, Karl Marx Allee, East-Berlin.
2008-07-16 Mamma Mia! The Movie premiere in New York in attendance of Björn and Benny.
Cast:
August: 2008-08-28 Frida attends Polar Music Prize 2008 in Stockholm.
September:
2009-09-26 Benny is appointed honorary
doctor during an academic ceremony in the City Hall of Stockholm. November: December:
2009
February:
March:
2009-03-19 Björn and Benny attend the premiere of MAMMA MIA! at Folketeatret in Oslo, Norway.
2009-03-21 Björn has gained permission to build a home and studio on Furillen, an island off Gotland: http://www.thelocal.se/18370/20090321/
2009-04-06 Björn and Benny attend the 10th anniversary of Mamma Mia! in London.
May:
June:
July:
Bjorn shows CNN around in Stockholm for the 'My City My Life' series.
2009-09-16 Björn and Benny in New York for Kristina presentation.
2009-09-23 The English version of Kristina is presented in concert form on September 23rd and 24th 2009 at Carnegie Hall, New York: http://kristinathemusical.com/
2009-09-23 ABBA
is
among the nominees for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Other nominees include: The Chantels, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis,
The Hollies, Kiss, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Red Hot
Chili Peppers, The Stooges and Donna Summer.
2009-09-27 Frida attends the wedding of her friend Heinz Julen in Zermatt.
2009-11-30
http://www.abbaworld.com/
announces the world premiere in London at Earls Court on 27 January
2010. The hugely interactive experience will take visitors on
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Source: 
ETonline interview 
