Tristemente comunicamos que ha muerto Lena (Källersjö) Ulvaeus a los 76 años. Lena fue la segunda esposa de Björn Ulvaeus tras divorciarse de Agnetha. La conoció en una fiesta de fin de año en la casa de Benny y Frida, y estuvieron casados 41 años desde 1981 hasta 2022 teniendo dos hijas juntos, Emma y Anna. Tenía una enfremedad crónica, leucemia linfática, que le diagnosticaron en 2003. Lena y Björn se divorciaron en 2022, aunque continuaron teniendo buena relación y viéndose con sus hijas y nietos. DEP.
Sad to say that Lena (Källersjö) Ulvaeus has died at the age of 76. Lena was Björn Ulvaeus' second wife after divorcing Agnetha. They met at a new year's eve party at Benny & Frida's house and they were married 41 years from 1981 till 2022, having two daughters together, Emma & Anna. She had a chronic illness, lymphatic leukaemia, diagnosed in 2003. Lena & Björn got divorced in 2022, though they continued having a good relationship and meeting with their daughters and grandchildren. RIP.
Recopilando fotos de miembros de ABBA con otros celebrities de la música. Arriba todos con Mireille Mathieu cuando grabaron la versión francesa de "TWTIA" con ella, debajo fotos de los miembros solos.
Compiling photos of ABBA members with other music celebrities. Above all with Mireille Mathieu when recording the French version of "TWTIA" witn her, below photos of each member alone.
- FRIDA + Jon Lord, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, Marie Fredriksson, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Olivia Newton-John & Per Gessle
Ha muerto a los 73 años Karin Glenmark, cantante sueca que en los 80 junto a su hermano Anders formó el dúo Gemini con dos álbumes producidos por Benny y Björn y también formó parte del elenco de su musical "CHESS". DEP.
Swedish singer Karin Glenmark has died at the age of 73. In the 80s she formed the duo Gemini together with her brother Anders with two albums produced by Benny & Bjõrn. She also was part of the cast of their musical "CHESS". RIP.
Benny y Björn están de vuelta en Broadway, además del reestreno del musical "MAMMA MIA!" hace unas semanas, también regresa una nueva versión de "CHESS" con Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele y Nicholas Christopher como intérpretes y nuevas versiones de las canciones en sus voces.
Benny & Björn are back on Broadway, apart from the reopening of the musical "MAMMA MIA!" a few weeks ago, a new version of "CHESS" is back with Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele & Nicholas Christopher as main roles and new versions of the songs in their voices.
Björn Ulvaeus y Tonny Roth, únicos miembros originales vivos de Hootenanny Singers se reunieron anoche junto a Tomás Ledin y Niklas Strömstedt para celebrar el 60⁰ aniversario de la banda en el Västervik Song Festival con un único concierto exclusivo.
Björn Ulvaeus & Tonny Roth, the only surviving original members of the Hootenanny Singers reunited last night together with Tomás Ledin & Niklas Strömstedt to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the band at the Västervik Song Festival with one exclusive concert.
Fotos: expressen.se, Patrik C Österberg, Ola Axman
Agnetha, Björn, Benny entre los asistentes al funeral de Michael B. Tretow en Mikaelskapellet en Estocolmo hoy. Michael, su ingeniero de sonido, murió en mayo a los 80 años. También estaban Gorel Hanser, Janne Schaffer y Claes Olof af Geijerstam. Texto inferior traducción del artículo de Expressen.se.
Agnetha, Björn & Benny among the attendants to Michael B. Tretow's funeral in Mikaelskapellet in Stockholm today. Michael, their sound engineer died in May at the age of 80. Also there Gorel Hanser, Janne Schaffer & Claes Olof af Geijerstam. Texto below English translation from Expressen.se article.
The man behind ABBA’s sound, sound engineer Michael B. Tretow, passed away in May at the age of 80.
Today he is being buried in Stockholm where friends, relatives and colleagues have gathered.
- There are so many memories, says Agnetha Fältskog.
Michael B. Tretow passed away earlier in May at the age of 80. On Thursday he will be buried in Mikaelskapellet in Stockholm, just a stone's throw opposite Metronome Studio, now Atlantis Studios, where ABBA’s sound was created.
Guitarist Janne Schaffer worked closely with Abba for many years. He is on site at the funeral to say goodbye to his colleague and friend.
- Micke was a fantastic person and an incredibly skilled sound engineer, he says and continues:
- He was a big part of both Ted Gärdestad's and ABBA’s success.
Schaffer remembers his first meeting with Tretow.
- It was on Ted's Gärdestad's first album, we recorded here, he says.
The guitarist recalls fun memories with the exploratory sound engineer. Among them was when he and Tretow tested a Marshall amplifier in producer Bruno Glenmark's indoor swimming pool.
– It was an amazing sound. It was just that Anne-Louise Hanson's mother was at home and thought it was an earthquake.
– We tried so many different things. Micke was always so interested in doing new things and trying everything.
The ABBA members on site
Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog are also on site.
– There are so many memories, says Fältskog.
Claes Olof af Geijerstam also worked with ABBA as a sound engineer in the mid-1970s. He remembers the first time he met Tretow when Ola & the Janglers recorded at the Metronome Studio.
– A natural talent, a fantastic person, always ready to laugh. We had so much technical fun for us. We loved odd gadgets in the studio, he says and laughs.
– A really lovely guy and a good songwriter. The man behind ABBA’s sound
Michael B. Tretow worked at the then famous Metronome Studio in the 1960s where he recorded material with, among others, Ted Gärdestad, Pugh Rogefeldt, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.
Since the 1970s, he was ABBA’s sound engineer on all albums except for "Voyage", which was released as late as 2021.
Tretow has been described by many as the man behind the classic ABBA sound. Among other things, he drew inspiration from Phil Spector's recording technique.
After ABBA split, he continued to work with the members on their solo projects and also musicals, including the "Chess" album.
In 2001, Tretow suffered a brain hemorrhage and three years later, after completing Agnetha Fältskog's album "My coloring book", he ended his career, writes DN.
During his career, Tretow also released cult songs such as "Den makalösa manicken" and "Hubba hubba zoot zoot" under the name Caramba. A studio project he had together with Ted Gärdestad.