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Showing posts with label Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Show all posts
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Angelina Håkansson plays the ABBA member Anni-Frid Lyngstad in the
movie "Ted - For Love" about Ted Gärdestad's life, which premieres on
January 3.
"It is a great honor," says Solnabon.
At the Princess in
Sundbyberg café we meet the actor Solnabon Angelina Håkansson. Earlier
this year, she landed the role of Anni-Frid Lyngstad from ABBA in the
movie "Ted - For Love" about Ted Gärdestad's life. A role to date will
be her biggest.
"I proved for the role and sent pictures of myself
where I would be as Anni-Frid as possible when she was between 28 and
32 years old," says Angelina while drinking her herbal tea.
For several years, she worked as a radio program director in London for
the self-titled rock show "Angelina's Journey", but since she was a
little, the scene has been her great passion. Four days after her
audition, she received a text message stating that she had been given
the role.
"It's a dream role for my career right now. I floated in the clouds when I was told, "said Angelina with a smile.
Even though she has similar faces with a young Anni-Frid, a big wig was
required for the similarity of the ABBA star to be total.
"It
may be a little hard to recognize me, but the wig is cool and helped me
in my character work. And of course, it is a great honor to have an
apron Anni-Frid shoes, ABBA is a signum for Sweden.
ABBA played
an important role at the beginning of Ted Gärdestad's career. Benny
Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus produced Ted's first three albums, where
Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agneta Fältskog were also background singers.
The film is directed by Hannes Holm, who last made the Oscar-nominated film "A man called Ove".
"I think it's great that there's a movie about Ted. I think it's a new
generation that will discover his music. It is Swedish music history.
Just music has been a red thread in Angelina's career. When she was 20,
she moved from Hudiksvall, where she grew up, to London, and started a
career as a radio program leader for a rock music show. In total, it was
nine years in the English capital before she settled in Solna, where
she lived in the last three years.
In the radio show, she also
interviewed world stars like Rammstein and Ozzy Osbourne, and she sees
many similarities between her program leader role and acting actor.
Now, however, is the drama career that is valid for one hundred percent.
"The time in London was amazing and the city still feels like home, but
after broadcasting my eight-year radio show, my passion for other roles
began to speed up. I think the actor is in my DNA.
Frida: "it's fun to be here. Feels different - in a good way. Very lovely memories."
Saturday 19th August 2017
Anni-Frid Lyngstad is in place in Torshälla. It's the fans too. Several of them have traveled a long way and settled in good time in front of the scene at Krusgårdsparken in Torshälla.
Already two hours before interviewing ABBA-Frida on the outdoor scene, about 60 fans were in place at Krusgårdsparken. They
have traveled from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and England and
most recognize each other, they have been seen before at ABBA hits
across Europe. Out of the speakers are currently sounding - ABBA, what else?
Some of the best fans are extra upwards because they met Frida for breakfast at one of Eskilstuna's hotels.
In Fridas footsteps. Heiko Siekmann and Petra Janke fled from Frankfurt yesterday to listen to Anni-Frid Lyngstad today.Here on the stairs to Torshälla church school where Frida went to the middle school.Photo: Anders Nilsson
These 2 photos were taken by Stephen Cleary:
If you would like a copy of the fabulous Frida/Gunnar poster from this
event, follow this link. Scroll to the bottom of the page (end of the
article) and click on' affisch' for a pdf file http://torshalla700.se/du-missar-val-inte-arets-mote/
Today, Frida was being interviewed live on stage in her former
hometown Torshälla, Sweden. Frida was joined by Gunnar Sandevärn, whom
she worked with in the 1960s, and they shared memories from these years
as young artists and musicians. Frida also talked about her solo records
after Abba and the new virtual Abba concert concept.
After the interview, Frida collected her music award she was already given in 2014 but couldn't attend the ceremony back then.
More photos and full report in the upcoming issue of 'ABBA Intermezzo'.
On Saturday, Gunnar
Sandevärn is interviewed with his old friend and music colleague
Anni-Frid Lyngstad at the outdoor scene at Krusgårdsparken in Torshälla. Photo: Veronica Karlsson
Gorel Hanser collecting items to take to Frida for signing for the fans 😊 Photos courtesy of Stephen Cleary.
Frida home in Torshälla - to celebrate
Torshälla celebrates 700 years. And of course, the city's biggest star comes to the birthday party.
Frida is home again.
Eskilstuna town Torshälla fills 700 years - and was celebrated on Saturday by, among others, ABBA-Frida.
Anni-Frid "ABBA-Frida" Lyngstad was born in Norway, but moved as a child with her grandmother to Torshälla.Her third marriage took her to Switzerland, where she is now living.
But now, ABBA-Frida has "come home". On Saturday she participated in the talk series "Alar talar med", led by the local profile Alar Kuutmann.Was movedThe
audience cheered and applauded when the world star changed the scene in
Krusgårdsparken in Torshälla to the tones of the ABBA classic "Dancing
queen". She responded with an elegant bug and a kiss.- Oh, now I'm so moved. Thank you very much, she said from the stage.In her conversation, she told ABBA, and how her and Agnetha Fältskog's voices contributed to the group's sound."Our two voices together are very special. To the point, our records together were three octaves about. She is soprano and I'm mezzosoprano. I go much lower than she does and she goes much higher. They had an amazing vocal material to work with, not so many are spoiled for actually.Got Eskilstuna's music prizeABBA-Frida also received Eskilstuna's music prize and became a little celebrated himself as well.
At age 15, she began singing in Bengt Sandlund's big band. She toured for the southernmost audience before she became ABBA-Frida with a whole world.
- In the mid 60's I started my own orchestra, Anni-Frid Four. We
were very popular and played at different dance restaurants in
Sörmland, she has previously told before the celebration in a press
release, according to the Eskilstunakuriren.
Anni-Frid
Lyngstad is best known for its years in the ABBA pop group, but has
also performed solo career after the ABBA era and sang duets with
Ratata, Phil Collins and Marie Fredriksson.
She
married the third time in 1992 with Prince Ruzzo Reuss von Plauen, and
received the title Anni-Frid, Princess Reuss Countess of Plauen, but
widowed since 1999. Anni-Frid Lyngstad was also married to Ragnar
Eriksson between 1964 and 1970 and with Benny Andersson between 1978 and 1981.
Torshälla turned 700 on February 24 and is celebrated throughout the year.
Torshällabon Alar Kuutman leads a series of conversations during the
year and today he talked to Frida who grew up in Torshälla as
small.Gunnar Sandevärn moved to Torshälla during the youth years from Norrland. He started his career as a pianist in various orchestras and toured with Annifrid Lyngstad in the 60's. 1963-1966 as an orchestra leader with Lyngstad as a singer."The first time I met Frida was at a school 1960. When she was over 15
years old, I thought she was a full-fledged artist already," says
Gunnar Sandevärn. - It feels good. I have had time to think about this quite a while. It is clear that you are considering and looking at old notes.Frida received the Eskilstuna municipality's music prize in 2014. Three years later, she accepts it.
Photo By: Anke Walkenhorst
It
became a very dear reunion when Eva Berg, Anni-Frid's best friend from
adolescence, stopped by after yesterday's appearance in Krusgårdsparken. These two often stood and smoked in a port at Nygatan in Eskilstuna. - yeah, we did a lot of other things, too, says Frida and smiling.
"We are proud and happy to have the confidence to have a star like Frida staying with us." Eskilstuna Elite Hotel.
