Bright lights, dark shadows

the real story of Abba

Sachbuch

• FS.E : Fremdsprachige Schriften : Einzelne Sprachen : Englische Schriften
• KM.QP : Musik : Biographisches : Pop und Rockmusik

Verfasser:
Palm, Carl Magnus

Verfasser Angabe:
Carl Magnus Palm

Sprache:
Englisch

• Abba (Musikgruppe)
• Englisch
• Popmusik
• Biographie

Verlag:
Omnibus Press

Erscheinungsort:
London

Jahr:
2008

Umfang:
568, [32] S. : Ill.

Fußnote:
Text: Englisch

ISBN:
978-1-8477-2419-9

Inhalt:
Revealed for the first time - the people who were Abba, their individual backgrounds, their musical influences and their personal demons.

By the time Abba split up, no one was in any doubt that behind the glitter there was a dark side, and behind the smiling group were four troubled individuals. But even as a whole new generation of fans discovers Abba's great music, Anni-Frid, Agnetha, Benny and Björn have continued to remain rather shadowy, secretive figures. Their marriages, personal break-ups and superficial biographical details are well known ... but who exactly were Abba?

How did Norwegian Anni-Frid, the illegitimate daughter of a German soldier, become a real-life princess? How did folksy Benny and Björn reinvent themselves as an international pop force to rival Lennon & McCartney? And what actually happened to blonde Agnetha who smiled a lot but never really looked happy?

The author answers these and many more questions about the hit group that no one took seriously ... until everyone did. Each page is a revelation and Palm's acute understanding of the culture of his native Sweden makes these sometimes dark personal stories understandable in a unique way.