Then Japan to Europe and Ireland and finally to finish off the year with a 3 month tour of the UK. BJÖRN and BENNY, AGNETHA and FRIDA perform together on Swedish TV for the last time paying tribute to manager “STIG” ANDERSON. Director P.J. 1993. Hitkrant, February 1988: For my 15-year-old daught... Hitkrant, July 1982: ABBA is not in danger. BJÖRN AGAIN continue to record a variety of ill-conceived, low production standard albums and singles for Michael Levy’s failing M&G record company. Succeeding at this festival has paved the way for loads of other big events – that was a good call Paul” (that’s Paul pictured left).”, “I love ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ and ‘Voulez Vous’ as they are both fantastic and very funky pop songs. ABBA sing together for the first time in years for GÖREL HANSER’s birthday party. BJÖRN marries Lena Kallesjo. “The Visitors” is the last studio album that ABBA record. The Australian foursome Björn Again are experiencing triumphs as a fake-ABBA, while the record company is working overtime to get a four-piece ABBA-box in the shops in time. When I was Entertainments Manager at the University of London Union, I booked Björn Again. The year ends with American and Irish tours as well as the very popular UK “On the Beach” tour. and ZÜRICH’s TUNNELFEST as well as a few North American Corporate dates.

The remainder of this year is spent formulating theatrical ideas for the show, auditioning and rehearsing the music and stageshow of what was to be a new revolution in the music industry……..Nostalgia and Revival became the new Buzz words…. In search of something entertaining, new and refreshing for a then arguably stale Melbourne Music and Fashion scene Rod literally dives into the back of his wardrobe uncovering some old flared trousers and platform shoes and later starts listening to 1970 ‘s LP albums of various bands, most notably … ABBA … Then a virtual lightning bolt struck … it had to be……BJÖRN AGAIN is conceived by Rod in Melbourne Australia. ABBA’s four CD box set “Thank You For The Music” is released. 70 in the UK Charts. 2”. The whole day was just amazing from start to end.

I believe they are up there with the best pop songs ever written alongside The Beatles and Queen and given the audience reaction to a Björn Again show, I can honestly say that the other performers and I always have a great time on stage.”. However…the reality is I’ve never tired of playing ABBA’s songs. ABBA have a run of number 1 albums – “Greatest Hits” and “Arrival”. A 25 Date DUTCH Tour was followed by a Corporate at Glasgows Science Centre for Gordon Ramsay’s Spina Bifida Gala Dinner. AGNETHA has her first hit single “Jag Var Sa Kar”. “The name Björn Again was a joke pseudonym I dreamt up for myself in the early ’80s when I used to pretend to be an ace scandinavian skier whilst skiing with mates in the Victorian alps who had similar names Matt Sonderporch, Benny Theredonethat and Hans Danderblaus. The year finished on a high note with the first leg of the 19th (very nearly 20th) Anniversary Tour. BENNY marries Mona Norklit. FRIDA and BENNY divorce.

“FERNANDO” (co-written with STIG) spends 14 weeks at the top of the AUSTRALIAN Charts. anyway… it seemed that no one else was going to do it!!!”. AGNETHA and BJÖRN meet on a TV show. Back to Abu Dhabi in April to celebrate Russian Billionaire Leonid Fedun’s birthday. Oor, August 1992: Björn Again, ABBA's second life. Pop Foto, October 1980: No one can tear us apart. BJÖRN AGAIN performs its first sellout shows and after a change of some more cast members go on to tour throughout Australia. ABBA embark on European and Australian Tours. He also inspired the fledgling ABBA to sing in English in order to appeal to a wider market. NYE was celebrated with shows in both Portugal and Ireland. ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton with “Waterloo” which goes to number 1 in many countries.“Waterloo” the album released worldwide. BELGIUM NEERPELT, ABERYSTWYTH Uni, HARLINGEN FRISIAN HARBOUR DAY, ISLE of WIGHT Festival, AYR & YORK Racecourse, ORLANDO DISNEYLAND, LIVERPOOL Summerpops with SUGABABES, SILVERSTONE BRDC F1 Ball, LONDON V&A Museum, SAFFRON WALDEN Carnival Dance, BELGIUM DOUR Festival, LEICESTER Kilworth House, HENLEY Stonor Park, CHESHIRE Tatton Park, CADIZ San Roque, ABERDEEN Oil Barons Ball, ALGARVE, Vale De Lobo, GRANTHAM, Belvoir Castle, MANCHESTER Pride, LINCOLN CASTLE, NEWHAM Under the Stars, STRATHCLYDE Retrofest with The Bangles, 10CC, Peter Andre, Kim Wilde, Nik Kershaw and the Christians. “PEOPLE NEED LOVE” released under the name BJÖRN and BENNY, AGNETHA and ANNI-FRID. GÖREL HANSER gets a job at POLAR Music as ABBA’s Manager STIKKAN “STIG” ANDERSON’s Secretary. CHESS the musical is released with the hit songs “One Night In Bangkok” and “I Know Him So Well”. I thought Björn Again would make the perfect name to sum up what my new show was all about … although initially I thought Björn Again may get mistaken for some kind of religious group (which in a way…I guess it is!!!)”. BJÖRN and BENNY perform Dancing Queen with U2 in Stockholm. Several new cast members are brought in for what is seen to be the start of a new era for the brand. BJÖRN AGAIN sees out the new year with a show at the Millenium Dome. MASSIVE GIG ANNOUNCEMENT Björn Again are returning to NEWCAS... TLE to play at the amazing socially distanced Virgin Money Unity Arena on the 16th of August (NEXT SUNDAY) alongside Bootleg Beatles for a night of incredible music! AUDLEY END, KILWORTH House, LINCOLN, Midsummer and a Corporate event for Microsoft in Reading. ‘If ABBA reformed they wouldn’t be as much fun as Björn Again’ Q Magazine UK Two Royal Albert Hall shows in London attract 3.5 million ticket enquiries. Other shows in the summer included a charity for Help4Heroes at Wingbury Farm. FRIDA releases her first English solo album “Something’s Going On” produced by Phil Collins. Some shows in Dubai and at Hampton Court Palace followed by Ascot and Leicester Racecourses and CARFEST. Having been involved with various unsuccessful original and cover music projects I progressed to thinking a satirical show based on ABBA would be a new, exciting and fun thing to do given their music had all but fallen into oblivion. BENNY and BJÖRN collaborate with lyricist Tim Rice.

A quick trip to Barbados for a wedding show before the hugely successful “Taking the Piste UK tour”. Corporate shows for AGFA in Manchester, Landmark Wines in Stockholm, Daimler-Chrysler in Germany, Globus in Zürich and birthday parties in Lisbon and Kensington. ABBA unofficially break up having achieved so much in their ten years but ironically having toured for only a total of 10 months, performing 160 live shows in 16 countries. BJÖRN AGAIN started the year off with sellout shows at Casino Rama in Canada and yet another show at Arosa in Switzerland during February / March was 19th (very nearly 20th) Anniversary Tour. BJÖRN AGAIN is invited to appear with SHANIA TWAIN to Play at Hyde Park and also to perform at Hampstead’s Kenwood House. AGNETHA releases her “Wrap Your Arms Around Me” album. BJÖRN AGAIN notches up 2,000 performances in 12 years. “Dancing Queen” becomes ABBA’s first & only no. AGNETHA releases her “I Stand Alone “ album. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

The Spanish version of “Chiquitita” is a major smash in Mexico selling over 1 million copies. ABBA’s Manager Stig Anderson dies of a heart attack aged 66. BJÖRN AGAIN is invited by Mr Fayed to Celebrate Harrod’s 150th birthday. Björn Again even did a version of ‘Smells like teen spirit’ with the Nirvana guys side of stage cheering us on. The BJÖRN AGAIN show did a 50 date UK tour Called “HERE WE GO AGAIN”. The year was rounded off with a run of shows at the Birmingham NEC with Jasper Carrott and NYE was at Wembley with Kylie Minogue (Ho hum…another day another dollar!!!). BENNY and BJÖRN produce “Gemini” album. BJÖRN AGAIN is recognized by PRS in MUSIC WEEK as being the hardest working show in the UK for 2008. The band played TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Eridge Pk, VADUZ, CARDIFF Millenium Stadium Bike Grand Prix, LONDON Hyde Pk Moonwalk, ALTHORPE Pk, BELGIUM GENK, ISRAEL’s HAIFA SEAPORT, LONDON Trafalgar Sqr PRIDE, ALTON Towers and OXEGEN with Greenday and a special televsion performance with Zoe Ball’s “Faking It” Ex-Blue Peter presenters Peter Duncan, Janet Ellis, Stuart Miles and Romana D’Annunzio. Onto Kenwood house for the UK band for another sellout open air event. The first few months saw corporate events in Moscow, Switzerland and London including Valentines Day at the prestigious Dover St Arts Club.

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