Blue since the day we parted

All serious ABBA fans are waiting for the Mamma Mia premiere in Stockholm tomorrow.

Not because of the movie but because ALL 4 will be there. Unless Benny breaks his leg or Agnetha gets stuck in a traffic jam between Ekerö and Stockholm City. Perhaps Frida suddenly gets these terrible allergic reactions whenever she hears the words Mamma Mia and Björn oversleeps! Horror!

The four people that once where ABBA:

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no traffic jams when you go by helicopter(!)

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set 2 alarm clocks, no, make it three

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no horseriding in the snow for you mister

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just imagen you are on Bali, oh they have Mamma Mia there, in Timbuctu, no, on Mars. Imagine you're on Mars and there is total silence and then watch a Rammstein in concert DVD.

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Sure, they will never ever pose like this again. How do they manage to keep away from each other on a premiere night? They're like four different people who have nothing to do with each other...

Can I ask for an Agnetha and Frida picture?

Don’t you see, can’t you feel it

Silly little things that attract my attention....

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I can't help but notice this sheet of paper Frida is (still) sitting on.

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She can't even play the guitar!

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It's not the formula 1 racing-car I'm interested in but that cool shirt Björn and unknown man are wearing. Now that's what one would call a collectors item!

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Nothing in particular actually. Just a very happy and sunny picture :-)

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She must really really love him, oh sigh!

Cause everything is new

4 Pictures in 1

that's even bettter than two for the price of one!

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very much after ABBA these pictures. Of course the original ABBA were two couples in love = 4 people. So what have Mona, Ruzzo (RIP), Tomas and Lena got to do with it? With ABBA, nothing!

But rumour has it that ABBA were 4 real people of flesh and blood and a LIFE.... Yeah, you learn something new every day.

He was amazed at his luck

Hurray! It's Björn's birthday!

Grattis Björn!

That’s me, you see

It's Björn's turn.

Please take this with a grain of salt

Björn: Intelligent, perfect and ice cold.

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Björn is the personification of 'mr. ABBA' : clever, original and concious of succes. He was born as Björn Kristian Ulvaeus on April 25th 1945 in Gothenburg, he's a Taurus. He want's to dominate and be liked. One can espcially notice this on the stage: with his wide smile and his spectecular movements he loves to be in the foreground. He's also the one who talks the most during concerts and he likes to crack jokes. Even his ex-wife Agnetha isn't safe for his jokes. Björn likes to laugh and he does it often. When you talk to him you can often feel uncertain, is he pulling your leg or not? He has a poker face- and charm. But when all of a sudden he is the object of mockery he doesn't think it's so funny anymore. When he was called a wild comic figure in an English newspaper he wanted to sew the one who wrote that.
Björn likes to sleep late but he's also the one who works hardest. He's the one who gives directions in the studio, he gives the ABBA earworms the latest touch an he likes to take care of finances. Together with ABBA manager Stig Andersson he had the revolutionary idea to invest in oil, steel and art.
Björn isn't only ice cold when it comes to business: Agnetha will never forgive him the fact that he got a new girlfriend so soon after their divorce.
Is this all too negative for you? Well: Björn is the most intelligent member, the perfectionist in ABBA.

He wears a disguise

More ABBA'ngels!

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...or is he the elf king?

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Oh Benny...he is sooooo...adorable with his wings

Ooh, I wanna share it with you

Too private

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Things we were not supposed to hear

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Oh please! I hope you're not thinking of taking that hideous black skirt with you, are you?

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# det var en ledig dag #

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Benny, if they don't stop quarreling very soon I'm going to scream.

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Hello! I said hello! Can you see my panties from up there?

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Boy this is fun, seeing your new born fake sister and your fake mother in hospital.

I’m the quiet kind, wo-oh

In 1945 a star was Björn.

He should have had his very own topic much much earlier. He was after all one of the B's, the lyrics man, lead singer on a handful of ABBA songs, married to Agnetha and according to my then 8 year old son he looked like Luke Skywalker from Star Wars! Pretty cool, this Bear of Wolf...

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in Rotterdam, 1979

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Luke Skywalker? Han Solo! Check that outfit!

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Like the ladies, he was a smart dresser but unlike them he did not shave under his arms. thank god, ew.

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an intellectual as well

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although not always appreciated by Agnetha. She had this typical northern European voodoo like doll to let Björn know what she was thinking. Girl Power!

Wishing she had never left at all

A little different

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Björn and his first love Christine.

Ew! ACBA? ABCA?

Well, at least Chrissie can say she once dated Björn of ABBA

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Knowing you, you're happy you are wearing that fur coat right now

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Annifrid Lyngstad looked stylish in a black tuxedo. A few days later she would travel to Japan. Lill-Babs secretary (?) Vicky von der Lancken (right)

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Agnetha Fältskog saw the exposition with nanny Birgitta Dahl.

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all dressed up!

They struggled in the cold

This is/was ABBA!

(an other meaningless biography)

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swimming

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guitar

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all

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green, white

Being myself

DIY with Agnetha

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In Paris with Frida and Benny

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10 years with ABBA

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Learn how to play the guitar with Björn.

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Fashion of 1978 with Frida.

Oh I remember every little thing about that day

this&that

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she's married to the music man...

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and this is what he likes: music

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and Dutch sausage with mustard !

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Björn has a very special dog

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Agnetha: I always felt their was something weird about that dog.

How I hate to see you like this

The Blur part 1.

Bad quality pictures, but hey, it's ABBA so let's use them anyway.

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who's that in the mist? Could it be... yes it's Agnetha!

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Grainy Benny in Paris.

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Pail and sad looking Björn.

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It's Frida alright but who is she with?

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In those years everything in Poland was low-defenition and black and white.

Look at the way that she smiles

Looking good!





Looking very pretty, ladies!
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Looking fresh, Agnetha!

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I am looking good, am I?

Looking good, being famous!

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Looking good ánd young!

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Looking good, Björn, looking good. Don't worry.

T’was in the papers today

Fråga om ABBA!

Everything you wanted to ask ABBA

A lot of fans apparently still don't know ABBA's personal data. Colour of the eyes, shoe size, birth year and so on. That's why ABBA present themselves in Aret Runts first "ABBA column"

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Hi, my name is Agnetha Ase Fältskog and I am the first A in ABBA. I was born in Jönkoping April 5, 1950. I am married to Björn and we have a daughter, Linda. She just turned four.
I am 1.72m. I weigh 57 kilo , have light blond hair and my eyes are blue green. A lot of you ask for shoe sizes. Mine is 37.
My debut was when I was 17 and my first big hit was “Jag var så kär”.
When we are not on tour Björn and I live in our villa on the isle of Lidingö together with Linda. Agneta

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Hi, the first B is me. Björn Christian Ulvaeus, married to Agnetha. I was born April 25 1945 in Göteborg but as a kid I lived in Västervik.
I’m 1.76 m. tall, my weight is 61 kilo, I have mousy blond hair and blue eyes. Shoe size 41 ½ .My debut was when I was 17 and my first hit was in fact with the Hootenanny Singers “Jag väntar vid min mila”.
Agnetha reminds me of the fact that a lot of you ask what car we drive. I, Agnetha and Benny drive BMW, while Frida has a Maserati. Björn

Hi, Benny Bror Göran Andersson is my name. I’m the second B in ABBA, engaged to the second A in ABBA, that means Anni-Frid or Frida. We have been engaged for almost nine years.
I was born in Stockholm Februari (????, Bonnie) 16, 1946 and since that day I have blonde hair and blue eyes. Nowadays I weigh about 75 kilo and I’m 1,80 tall. Shoe size? 42.
First time I was standing on a stage I was 16 and my first hit was “Cadillac”, with the Hepstars.
Frida and I also live on Lidingö when we are at home. Benny

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Hi, my name is Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad , born November 15,1945 in Narvik, Norway, but I came to Sweden two years later.
I’m just as long as Agnetha, weigh 57 kilos and have red hair. My eyes are greenbrownblueyellow! Shoe size 39.
A lot of you ask whether Benny and I have children. We have, but not together. I have two kids, Hans and Lise-Lotte from an earlier marriage, just as Benny, his kids are called Peter and Helene.“Min egen stad” was my first hit and I was only 13 when I made my debut. Frida

I said, “I was not exactly waiting for the bus”

Seduction.

Look at that that very handsom guy in the audience...

ooooh yeah....

should we....?

Actually, Björn wasn't too bad either.

OK, that's it!

Have children and homes

Children big and small(and hairy).

Linda with mamma Agnetha

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Frida with daughter Lotta and son in law

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Björn with horse Horse and daughter Linda.

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Benny with dog Dog.

The laws of geometry

Not the usual slick ABBA pictures.

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Hey you, watch your step!

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Can somebody bring a bucket for mr. Ulvaeus?

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Indoor skiing?

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Rags to riches in reverse : Frida in a soup kitchen. (?)

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Ooh yes Dick! You'll look sooo handsome once Agnetha is finished with you!

They came from the south from the west and the north and from the east

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(they came from the north of course!)

Just in case you didn't know this blog was about ABBA.

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and Björn...

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Agnetha and Björn and Benny and Anni-Frid...

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and Anni-frid

Aha, you paint your world and use all colours

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Various pictures of the FABB 4

(Frida-Agnetha-Benny-Björn)

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I used to have this one, it's a door poster. My bedroom door was too small though.

Björn finally reads the truth about ABBA.

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Bright and shiny men of ABBA

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What's happening up there?