Description
This new edition of the best-selling ABBA book has been updated to include details of Mamma Mia 's extraordinary success and the ongoing lives of Bj rn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha F ltskog, their music and their personal lives. It has also been substantially revised throughout.
As generations of new fans discover ABBA's timeless music, Frida, Agnetha, Benny and Bj rn remain rather shadowy, secretive figures. Their marriages, personal break-ups and superficial biographical details are well known...but who exactly are ABBA?
- How did Norwegian orphan Anni-Frid become a real-life princess?
- How did folksy Benny and Bj rn become an international pop force to rival Lennon & McCartney?
- What happened to blonde Agnetha who smiled a lot but never really looked happy?
- And how many billions have Abba been offered to reform?
World renowned ABBA expert Carl Magnus Palm's acute understanding of the culture of his native Sweden offers a unique insight into the group, and their sometimes dark personal stories.
Bright Lights Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA is the ultimate account of the rise and fall of a legendary group and a biography of rare perception.
Author: Carl Magnus Palm
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Published: 09/01/2014
Pages: 642
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.18lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.33w x 1.38d
ISBN13: 9781783053599
ISBN10: 1783053593
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Individual Composer & Musician
About the Author
Stockholm based writer Carl Magnus Palm is recognised as the world s foremost Abba historian. His earlier books include Abba: The Complete Recording Sessions, which was based on extensive interviews with all four Abba members, From Abba to Mamma Mia!, a collaboration with Anders Hanser, photographer and close friend of Abba. Palm was involved in putting together the Abba CD box set Thank You For the Music and has also contributed liner notes to several Abba related CDs most notably the remastered version of the compilation album Abba Gold and the re-issue of Abba s original albums."
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