According to Bjorn Ulvaeus ABBA was a European project, Brexita was sad

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The Swedish group ABBA, which was one of the most famous groups in the world in the 1970s and early 1980s, was a European project combining musical influences from the most diverse corners of the world. # 39; Europe. In the interview of the latest issue of The Economist magazine, one of the members of this famous foursome, Björn Ulvaeus, 73, said.

A singer and musician is considered a soldier of a united Europe and preoccupied by Brexit, the departure of Britain from the European bloc. "I am a European soul and body, and I am really, very sad, that some Britons no longer want to be with their friends, I just do not understand," Ulvaeus told a well-known British weekly. ABBA said that it was "European projects". "We were inspired by French, German, Italian and Nordic songs," he explains.

Ulvaeus does not know how to end his life, even though he's celebrating his eighteenth birthday. "I'm freer, more courageous, I can decide faster and I'm not as tired as the young man, if I could give him any advice, it would be:" Do not be so careless, things will be solved by them themselves. musician.

He also revealed something more about the forthcoming releases of ABBA, which is expected to release two new runs mid-way after a 35-year break. Until now, only the first, I still have faith in you will premiere in the December television series, co-produced by NBC and the BBC. Critics have for weeks broken my mind on what style it will do and it's possible for ABBA to build on its long-term success. According to Ulvaeus, the band recorded "a description of what you could have heard in the 1970s, and an intriguing song". It should be a song that I still trust and that will be released before Christmas.

Group ABBA was established in 1972, consisting of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. There are albums like Waterloo (1974), ABBA (1975), Super Trouper (1980) and The Visitors (1981) and successes like Mamma Mia, SOS, Honey, Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money, Knowing Me, Knowing you, thanks for the music, the winner takes everything, and Super Trouper. The band has sold more than 380 million copies of albums and singles, and in 2010, it brought to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Although the group never officially announces their disintegration, the recording stops in 1982 and the four band members then begin a solo career

Source: SITA (The Guardian, The Economist, archive)
Photo: Facebook.com/ ABBA

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