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Showing posts with label Thank You For The Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thank You For The Music. Show all posts
Thank You For The Music An All-Star Tribute ABBA TV Special
Airdate: 18 December 2018 !!
It's going to be amazing !
Not only do we get to see the ABBAtars for the very first time - before they tour them in 2019 - but we also hear ABBA's 2 brand new songs !! Wow, how exciting is this ??? The international ABBA tribute TV broadcast will be produced/directed by
Swedish director Johan Renck, creative music video director for
Madonna, Beyonce and Kylie Minogue among
others.
Executive producer is Simon Fuller, creator of the TV concept
‘Idol’ and manager to the Spice Girls.
Es Devlin is onboard as set
designer, known for her works with Adele, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Olympic
Games ceremonies.
The TV Show of the Millenium. "This is going to be Worldwide" !! 😀😍
– I have come to realise that the pieces
I have chosen to play are an integral part of me. In a strange way, I
feel like I am playing my memoirs.
May it be ABBA, CHESS, MAMMA
MIA, a film score or music for the symphony orchestra. Benny Andersson’s
melodies stand out as unique and his music has become an essential part
of music history. Here we meet Benny at his beloved piano, listening to
the music in its pure original form, the way it sounded when the
melodies saw the light of day.
We are proud to present Benny Andersson’s new album ”Piano”, to be released on the 29th of September on Deutsche Grammphon.
‘Piano’
takes listeners on a 21-track journey through his acclaimed and
celebrated career as songs from ABBA, his musicals and other
solo-compositions are re-interpreted as you have never heard them
before, performed unaccompanied by just Benny himself, on his trusted
grand piano. The album was recorded with Linn Fijal, engineer and studio
manager at his own RMV Studios, on the island of Skeppsholmen, in the
heart of his hometown Stockholm.
With this album – Piano, Benny is telling his story in his own way.
A first track ‘Thank You For The Music’ is available now.
The tracklist to Benny Andersson’s new album Piano released on 29 September on Deutsche Grammophon/Universal is now revealed on icethesite in its entirety. Scroll down here for full list.
Also keep an eye on Amazon.de - they have the downloads listed, but not the physical version yet.
But, you can sample Thank You For The Music now and also purchase the download version right now !
1. I Let The Music Speak
2. You And I
3. Aldrig
4. Thank You For The Music
5. Stockholm By Night
6. Chess
7. The Day Before You Came
8. Someone Else’s Story
9. Midnattsdans
10. Målarskolan
11. I Wonder (Departure)
12. Embassy Lament
13. Anthem
14. My Love, My Life
15. Mountain Duet
16. Flickornas rum
17. Efter regnet
18. Tröstevisa
19. En skrift i snön
20. Happy New Year
21. I gott bevar
This year, the Official International Fan Club are holding their ABBA Fan Weekend in Stockholm Sweden in conjunction with ABBA The Museum. This event is usually held in the Netherlands each year - but this year being the 30th Anniversary of the Fan Club, they have made it extra special.
I am so disappointed to not be there, especially as I thought I would make it this year.
The celebration started on 22 April - and has a couple more days to go - and it is off to a fantastic start !
The festivities began on Friday night with a Welcome Party / Quiz Night.
Photo by Shanika Ranasinghe
The festivities continued Saturday morning with fans gathering outside the Museum to take a nice ABBA walk together before returning to the Museum at 10am for the opening.
They were then treated to a performance by the Museum Choir, including Australia's own Grace McCallum - it has been two years since the Choir performed together, so this was a rare treat.
Grace seen here with ABBA's choreographer, Graham Tainton - Görel Hanser and Polar Music's Mia Segolsson.
Photo by Grace McCallum
At 12pm they were welcomed to the event by Helga - President of the Official International ABBA Fan Club - and Ingemarie Halling - Director of ABBA The Museum.
Then came the Premiere of the Museum's new attraction - the unique photos by Michael Svensson’s 24 hours
with ABBA in Norrköping before the group’s European tour of 1979.
Michael was there for Q & A and the newspaper he worked for
then, and still does, will do a feature about the Friends & Fans
day.
But then, the biggest surprise for the fans - Benny showed up ! He was all smiles as he thanked the fans for their loyalty. Much to everyone's delight, he then sat at the beautiful white piano and played Thank You For The Music - which the fans all sang to him !! And if that wasn't enough, he then talked more to fans, and even answered questions. I can only imagine how exciting it must have been for everyone - and emotional.
Photo by Shanika Ranasinghe
Photo by Henk Jansen
The program for the afternoon was as follows:
14:00 The Polar Studio exclusively opens its doors, with Lennart Östlund.
15:00 POP TALKS - Mia Segolsson (Polar Music) & Görel Hanser are interviewed by Ingmarie.
15:30 ABBA PRESENTATION - Carl Magnus Palm, the ABBA expert, talks about the group’s recording sessions.
Photo by Henk Jansen
Photo by Gunnar Moe
Photo by Mark Dare
16:00 Official Fan Photo 2016.
At 6pm fans gathered at Tre Byttor restaurant for dinner - before heading to Solliden next door to finish off the day with a fabulous ABBA Disco !
Food time ! Or was this Friday night with the ABBA quiz ? Detail to be confirmed.
Photo by Ray Morrison
Disco:
Photo by Shanika Ranasinghe
Wow, what an amazing day it must have been - and there's more to come tomorrow.
In the morning, fans will enjoy a boat tour around Djurgården, being told all about the ABBA sight.
And then they will enjoy the evening at Mamma Mia The Party! Restaurant.
I have no doubt the fans will find many other things to do in between the official activities as well.
I will add more photos - and hopefully videos - as they are shared by fans.
What a weekend !!
One last surprise for today - the new and improved ABBA Holograms at the Museum - looking great !
ABBA fan club celebrates 30 with full weekend in Stockholm. ABBA fan club celebrates 30 with helhelg in Stockholm. They have come from Mexico, the United States, Brazil and across Europe. International ABBA Fan Club celebrates 30 years with a helhelg of ABBA center of the universe, Stockholm.It's been 33 years since ABBA disbanded and the four went their separate ways. Although, of course, Björn and Benny continued to cooperate. But international ABBA fan club, based in the Netherlands, has never sounded ABBA's resolution to stand in the way. About 300 fans are expected to Stockholm to celebrate 30 years as a club with a helhelg. The program "ABBA hikes", museum visits, pub and disco. Already Friday after lunch, gathered a large group of very dedicated fans of ABBA museum. - After my matriculation I moved from Finland to Stockholm to if
nothing else breathes the same air as ABBA, says Caterina Rivanor"Musical geniuses"If you ask what is so special about ABBA fans say this:- They are musical geniuses. Timeless songs, great music, four beautiful people and amazing avant-garde videos at the time.- The songs, the lyrics, how the votes were combined. Agneta soprano, mezzo-soprano Frida. Crikey! It was like angels singing! Research on ABBA fansIn the crowd there Shanika Ranasinghe as hell and also have started research on ABBA fans at home in Oxford, UK.- It fascinates me that the group is still so popular, 30-40 years after they were on the scene. And
then there's all that came afterward, films, plays, but there are still
a lot of very passionate fans who are very loyal to a group who did not
play together. I think it's pretty unique, she says.- So what is the answer, why is it so?- I can not say that yet, unfortunately, because I started quite recently. But when I was studying for a doctorate, I will be able to respond better, laugh Ranasinghe.How is a typical ABBA fan?-
When I started there were many who said, "Oh, it's gays and 40-year-old
women," but I have realized that one can not generalize about ABBA
fans. They are very different. Some are my age and younger, others have been fans since ABBA still played.
Update: More photo taken by Fernando Alves- love the flags !
Photos by Gordon Brown and published online by the Official International Fan Club:
Nice video of Benny arriving and greeting the fans on this link.
ABBA is still popular, even though it is 34 years since they made their last public appearance.
Hundreds of fans had gathered in the ABBA museum on Djurgarden to celebrate 30 years as a club. Today was the awards ceremony for the best ABBA outfits, among other things. But what the fans did not know was that one of ABBA members were in place, namely Benny Andersson. And he was greeted by huge cheers when he went up on stage and welcomed the fans.
Our very own fellow Australian, Grace McCallum, has won ABBA The Museum's competition to become the final member of the ABBA The Museum Choir !
Grace will travel to Stockholm in April to perform at the Museum with the choir - in celebrations taking place for the 40th Anniversary of Waterloo.
Congratulations Grace !
Very proud that Australia will be represented during this most auspicious occasion in the history of ABBA and ABBA fandom.
Thank you Grace for putting yourself out there - and for being such a beautiful singer :)
Wishing you all the best in the upcoming weeks - and hope you are able to savour every magical moment of this journey.
Can't wait to see you performing with the choir in April !!
