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Agnetha on Loose Women tomorrow.. rare picture here today
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Agnetha gets prestigious award at release party
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Agnetha with Magnus Skogberg-Tear and Leck Skogberg-Tear who directed het TV-special for My Colouring Book in 2004.
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SHAME on Universal in The Netherlands
We are not the platform to complain, BUT... Universal Musicin The Netherlands are really fucking up the CD release of A, and of the single 'When you really loved someone'
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The album is out for a week now and is doing so well in the UK, Scandinavia, Australia, Germany etc...but is NOWHERE to be found in regular CD stores and department-stores in Holland. They simply did not get a supply from Universal. And fans of ABBA and Agnetha want to buy a real CD not just a download.
The remixes of ' When you really loved someone' are not released on ITunes, Amazon, or on a real cd single. Why? This will push the sales of the cd!
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Also there is NO publicity apart from an introductional piece in De Telegraaf newspaper a few weeks ago. We have been in touch with De Telegraaf, Libelle womensmagazine and Veronica TV guide (all leading papers here in the Netherlands) and they would LOVE to do an interview with Agnetha and would reserve features in their publications. Also several TV and radio programs wantto meet up with Agnetha...
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Universal are doing nothing. Fans have been told Agnetha is not of interest to Universal in The Netherlands and they will not broadcast a commercial or invest anything in this release. SHAME on them. Holland has always been a very loyal base for ABBA. This week A enters the chart at no 14, without ANY promotion.. This proves the potential of Agnetha in The Netherlands. This fantastic CD can and should be top 5 here!
It is not too late!
Agnetha's producmanager in The Netherlands is Fione van Gestel. Please write and convince them topromote Agnetha!!!!! fione.van.gestel@umusic.com
The album is out for a week now and is doing so well in the UK, Scandinavia, Australia, Germany etc...but is NOWHERE to be found in regular CD stores and department-stores in Holland. They simply did not get a supply from Universal. And fans of ABBA and Agnetha want to buy a real CD not just a download.The remixes of ' When you really loved someone' are not released on ITunes, Amazon, or on a real cd single. Why? This will push the sales of the cd!
Also there is NO publicity apart from an introductional piece in De Telegraaf newspaper a few weeks ago. We have been in touch with De Telegraaf, Libelle womensmagazine and Veronica TV guide (all leading papers here in the Netherlands) and they would LOVE to do an interview with Agnetha and would reserve features in their publications. Also several TV and radio programs wantto meet up with Agnetha...Universal are doing nothing. Fans have been told Agnetha is not of interest to Universal in The Netherlands and they will not broadcast a commercial or invest anything in this release. SHAME on them. Holland has always been a very loyal base for ABBA. This week A enters the chart at no 14, without ANY promotion.. This proves the potential of Agnetha in The Netherlands. This fantastic CD can and should be top 5 here!It is not too late!
Agnetha's producmanager in The Netherlands is Fione van Gestel. Please write and convince them topromote Agnetha!!!!! fione.van.gestel@umusic.com
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Agnetha on UK TV/Radio soon!
We just got the conformation that Agnetha in fact will appear in the show of Graham Norton soon! There seems to be confusion about whether this will be on TV or Radio. Hopefully she will be on TV. This is 2013 not 1930.. we need her ON TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you listening Universal?? Anybody home?? ON TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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New Single Dance Your Pain Away released May 28th
Like we announced before 'Dance Your Pain Away' is the next single from Agnetha's 'A' album. The new single will be released this month on the 28th. It will feature two great dance Smash Mode remixes and the original song 'Dance Your Pain Away'. The single is already announced on Amazon.com. Underneath you cane find the artwork. It looks like this single will be released in a physical form as well.
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Agnetha at Graham Norton's Show!
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Agnetha to appear live at Skansen this summer?
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Agnetha on cover of Expressen weekend magazine
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Agnetha Documentary on BBC one June 11th
FORMER ABBA STAR AGNETHA FALTSKOG TO STAR IN NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY
Agnetha Fältskog is to star in a new BBC1 documentary about her life with the Swedish band and her own musical comeback. Agnetha: ABBA And After will see TV cameras filming the singer, 63, on her recent UK visit to promote her new solo album, called A. She talks about her career, her days with ABBA, her decision to withdraw from the spotlight in the late 80s and her move to go back into the world of pop. The documentary will include chats with fellow ABBA stars Benny Andersson, 66, and Bjorn Ulvaeus, 68. The X Factor judge Gary Barlow, 41, will talk about the pair’s duet I Should Have Followed You Home on her new album. The show airs next month on BBC1 and will also be shown around the world on different channels.
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Agnetha in French magazine Paris Match
SON RETOUR EN SOLO
AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG, DES HAUTS ET DES ABBA
Chanteuse du légendaire quatuor suédois, elle revient avec un nouvel album solo intitulé « A ». Sans regretter son passé de star.
Paris Match. Vous n’aviez rien enregistré depuis 2004. Est-ce que cet album marque un nouveau départ ?
Agnetha Fältskog. Non. J’ai juste profité d’une opportunité qui m’a donné beaucoup de plaisir. J’étais un peu inquiète, car la voix est un instrument qui se travaille et, après neuf ans sans chanter, j’ai dû réapprendre à me servir des muscles de ma gorge et à gérer ma respiration. Je me suis retrouvée devant mon piano, j’ai commencé à composer une chanson et le jeu s’est poursuivi par un duo avec Gary Barlow (du groupe Take That).
Ce retour dans la lumière ne vous fait pas peur ?
Non. C’est plutôt excitant. Pour moi, chanter, c’est comme jouer un rôle adans un film. J’ai besoin de raconter des histoires qui me touchent, et les paroles doivent exprimer mes émotions propres. Quand j’enregistre, je suis dans ma bulle et ça me plaît.
Non. C’est plutôt excitant. Pour moi, chanter, c’est comme jouer un rôle adans un film. J’ai besoin de raconter des histoires qui me touchent, et les paroles doivent exprimer mes émotions propres. Quand j’enregistre, je suis dans ma bulle et ça me plaît.
Est-ce que vous avez envie de retrouver le plaisir de la scène ?
Non, je n’ai jamais été une bête de scène. A l’époque d’Abba, j’aimais le fait d’être ensemble. Mais Frida et Björn étaient les deux véritables “performers” du groupe. Benny et moi étions plus introvertis, même si au bout d’un quart d’heure on oubliait notre timidité et on s’amusait.
Non, je n’ai jamais été une bête de scène. A l’époque d’Abba, j’aimais le fait d’être ensemble. Mais Frida et Björn étaient les deux véritables “performers” du groupe. Benny et moi étions plus introvertis, même si au bout d’un quart d’heure on oubliait notre timidité et on s’amusait.
«APRÈS ABBA, J'AI EU BESOIN DE SILENCE ET DE SOLITUDE»
Selon les promoteurs du musée Abba, qui a ouvert ses portes à Stockholm le 7 mai dernier, votre groupe aurait vendu 378 millions d’albums dans le monde. Cela vous épate ?
Oui. Je n’ai jamais compris comment nous sommes devenus un tel phénomène. Individuellement, nous n’étions pas aussi connus que les Beatles, mais notre musique reste vivante depuis quarante ans à travers des revivals, des films comme “Muriel” ou “Priscilla, folle du désert”, des succès comme “Mamma Mia !” C’est une période qui ne me quitte pas. Et j’en suis très fière.
Oui. Je n’ai jamais compris comment nous sommes devenus un tel phénomène. Individuellement, nous n’étions pas aussi connus que les Beatles, mais notre musique reste vivante depuis quarante ans à travers des revivals, des films comme “Muriel” ou “Priscilla, folle du désert”, des succès comme “Mamma Mia !” C’est une période qui ne me quitte pas. Et j’en suis très fière.
Abba, c’était un groupe, deux couples et quatre individualités. C’était difficile à gérer ?
Nos couples n’y ont pas survécu. Björn et moi avions deux enfants en bas âge et cela me brisait le cœur de les laisser pour partir en tournée. Il a fallu trouver un équilibre. Quand nous avons divorcé, Björn a écrit “The Winner Takes it All”, et j’avais beaucoup de peine quand je chantais ces paroles car il n’y a jamais de vainqueur dans un divorce, il n’y a que des perdants.
Nos couples n’y ont pas survécu. Björn et moi avions deux enfants en bas âge et cela me brisait le cœur de les laisser pour partir en tournée. Il a fallu trouver un équilibre. Quand nous avons divorcé, Björn a écrit “The Winner Takes it All”, et j’avais beaucoup de peine quand je chantais ces paroles car il n’y a jamais de vainqueur dans un divorce, il n’y a que des perdants.
Pourquoi la presse vous décrit-elle comme “mystérieuse” ou comme la Greta Garbo d’Ekerö ?
Cela vient de l’époque où je vivais en recluse sur mon île d’Ekerö. Après les hurlements des fans et la puissance de la musique d’Abba, j’ai eu besoin de silence et de solitude. J’ai passé du temps seule pour me retrouver et me reconstruire. Mais je ne suis pas mystérieuse, je suis juste normale.
Cela vient de l’époque où je vivais en recluse sur mon île d’Ekerö. Après les hurlements des fans et la puissance de la musique d’Abba, j’ai eu besoin de silence et de solitude. J’ai passé du temps seule pour me retrouver et me reconstruire. Mais je ne suis pas mystérieuse, je suis juste normale.
Vous êtes heureuse aujourd’hui ?
Je suis plus sereine. Chaque matin m’offre l’espoir d’une belle journée, d’un goûter avec mes petits-enfants, d’une promenade avec mes chiens ou d’une rêverie au bord de la mer. Les petites choses de la vie me remplissent de joie.
« A » (Polydor/Universal).Je suis plus sereine. Chaque matin m’offre l’espoir d’une belle journée, d’un goûter avec mes petits-enfants, d’une promenade avec mes chiens ou d’une rêverie au bord de la mer. Les petites choses de la vie me remplissent de joie.
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Agnetha will continue to push the album
With the up coming release of the new single we have received the confirmation that Agnetha will continue to push the album via the media. More details to follow
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Agnetha in this month MOJO magazine
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Agnetha: ABBA and After. The all new docu BBC TV 11th June
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Agnetha's TV Special press release by Universal and more coverage
AGNETHA: ABBA and AFTER … 11th June, BBC 1
Agnetha Fältskog’s extraordinary singing career began when she was only 15 years old. But in just two years she was knocking The Beatles off the top of the Swedish pop charts writing her own material.
Her self-penned debut single “Jag var så kar”, (I was so in Love) sold more than 80,000 copies and she fast became one of Sweden’s most popular music artists. However a chance meeting with Björn Ulvaeus lead to her marriage, winning Eurovision and the phenomenal ABBA years.
With ABBA’s success came hard work, TV appearances, vast crowds, demanding tours and for Agnetha being away from her children eventually caused her great turmoil.
Agnetha loved being in the recording studio and Frida & Agnetha without doubt gave the ABBA songs a distinct sound. However, many argue that ABBA would not have reached the same heights without Agnetha’s talent, pure voice and arresting beauty. For this shy girl from the small Swedish town of Jönköping it was a struggle to match up to co-star Frida who had a natural flair for performing.
After a much publicised divorce from Björn, and as ABBA eventually came to an end, Agnetha build a successful solo career after ABBA until she eventually walked away from the public eye traumatised by fame.
Since then the world’s press has engaged in an endless game of conjecture about the private life of a women catapulted to international stardom in 1974. But now after 25 years Agnetha Fältskog has stepped back into the limelight with new material after working with successful writer Jörgen Elofsson who has written for artists such as Britney Spears and Westlife.
Back writing again herself, she has also recorded a duet with singer-songwriter Gary Barlow on the album. The vocals were recorded separately and exclusively in this documentary Gary Barlow meets Agnetha for the first time.
This intimate and revealing programme features interviews with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Gary Barlow, Tony Blackburn, Record Producer Peter Nordahl, Jörgen Elofsson and Sir Tim Rice
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Dance Your Pain Away - Released as a single in Europe!
In Holland and Belgium the single will be released at the end of June.
Some extra promotion will start then too! The new remixes will be released aswell. Around this time the BBC special Agnetha, ABBA and After will be broadcasted too. No specifics on that yet. Watch this space for more to come!
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'A' reminder....
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WONDERFUL BBC SPECIAL !
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Stills from the BBC special of the QUEEN of ABBA
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Agnetha number 1 in Ireland and number 2 in the UK !
The TV special pays off.. Agnetha is currently number 1 in Itunes Ireland!!! And 'A' is number 3 in the UK Itunes chart. These are the BEST chart-results for any solo album released by any former member of ABBA EVER!!!!! Officials from Universal Music told us that Agnetha's worldwide sales are approaching 600.000 units and downloads. This is an OFFICIAL number! Just great!
And in reply to negative ELLIE on that negative ABBA forum which keeps on speading lies about this blog.. HELLO, CAN YOU READ? IT STATES THAT THIS IS THE ITUNES CHART !!! It must be so hard for some 'fans' to accept Agnetha's big success again. Top 5 in soooooo many countries.. We celebrate the success here on this blog so watch this space.. the best is yet to come!!
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All new ABBA Interview published !!!
An all new, sixteen pages long, interview with the individual members of ABBA will be published today in the newspaper Dagens Industri (DI). A translation will follow as soon as possible. The interview includes the new pictures you can see here!
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When everyone wondered why Agnetha did not come to ABBA museum inauguration, she sat in a hotel room in London with Jan Gradvall, seconded by DI Weekend. Jan Gradvall has made unique interviews with all four members of ABBA. The whole package is published in DI Weekend coming out tomorrow - a giant story over 16 pages. "It started as a fun idea for a chip meeting last winter, we listed dream interviews for spring and then was ABBA an obvious choice, says Andreas Johansson, head of DI Weekend.
It required a lot of planning and hard work to row the whole port. "We realized pretty quickly that we would not manage to reunite them, but thought we would instead send Jan Gradvall interviewing Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid separately".
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The award-winning Jan Gradvall succeeded piece was even getting Agnetha Fältskog on the hook says a lot about his position. When ABBA museum was inaugurated Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid on location in Stockholm, but Agnetha Fältskog released her new album in London. Then, of course Jan Gradvall there and interviewed her. DI Weekend promises something special for all ABBA lovers. "We are incredibly pleased with the outcome, a long, extremely readable story about Abbas adversity. Extra fun is that we got hold of the photographer Larsåke Thuresson's previously unpublished photos of Bjorn, Benny and Agnetha from Thuresson's Photography Collection"
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It required a lot of planning and hard work to row the whole port. "We realized pretty quickly that we would not manage to reunite them, but thought we would instead send Jan Gradvall interviewing Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid separately".
The award-winning Jan Gradvall succeeded piece was even getting Agnetha Fältskog on the hook says a lot about his position. When ABBA museum was inaugurated Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid on location in Stockholm, but Agnetha Fältskog released her new album in London. Then, of course Jan Gradvall there and interviewed her. DI Weekend promises something special for all ABBA lovers. "We are incredibly pleased with the outcome, a long, extremely readable story about Abbas adversity. Extra fun is that we got hold of the photographer Larsåke Thuresson's previously unpublished photos of Bjorn, Benny and Agnetha from Thuresson's Photography Collection"
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