Anni-Frid Lyngstad is known to fans of her work as a member of the Swedish band ABBA. After 40 years, the groupABBA' was back in the spotlight. The team members, including Anni-Frid Lingstad, managed to please the “fans” in September with the release of several new tracks. A charming singer with a charming and soulful voice has definitely not lost popularity.
Childhood and youth Anni-Frid Lyngstad
The artist's date of birth is November 15, 1945. Anni-Frid was born in the provincial town of Narvik (Norway). Her biological father, a German military man, was in an informal relationship with her mother. After the retreat of the German troops, he was forced to return to his historical homeland (Germany). He never found out that his beloved was expecting a child from him.
As an adult woman, Anni-Frid found her biological father. Alas, time has taken its toll. Between relatives there was no common sympathy and respect. They failed to develop a good relationship.
After the birth of Annie, my mother had a hard time. The environment laughed at the woman. She was hurt by the fact that her daughter was also not perceived, not forgetting to indicate that she was not born in official relations. Mother made the most reasonable decision, sending Anni-Frid to her grandmother in Sweden. By the way, the mother died of kidney failure when the girl was only 2 years old.
She was left alone in this world. Anni-Frid began to look for consolation and found it in music. Since adolescence, the girl has performed on stage. The girl began to perform cover versions of hits by Duke Elington and Glenn Miller. After some time, she founded her own project. Her brainchild was named Anni-Frid Four.
The creative path of Anni-Frid Lingstad
Anni-Frid performed solo and in a group. She composed music and performed covers. After some time, she began to take an active part in various competitions and television projects. At one of these events, she met Benny Andersson. Between young people, not only working relationships arose. They started living together. Benny took on the production of the artist.
Then Benny and his friend Bjorn Ulvaeus "put together" their own project. The guys invited their beloved Anni-Frid and Agneta Fältskog to the group for backing vocals. After the first rehearsals, the girls became the soloists of the group. By the way, at that time, the team performed under a rather complicated sign - Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida.
Since the mid-70s of the last century, the legendary four have been known as the ABBA team. Around the same period of time, they performed at the Eurovision international music competition.
Further, they replenished the repertoire with tracks that the whole world is singing today. The band members toured extensively. They collected an unrealistic number of spectators. Each appearance of the musicians on the stage caused hysteria among the fans. And these are not just empty words. Some "fans" at the sight of idols - passed out.
The decline in the popularity of the ABBA group
But with the advent of the 80s, the popularity of the ABBA group began to decline. The personal relations of the group members did not go well, the mood in the team left much to be desired. Simply put, the team ceased to exist as a single entity.
Each of the ABBA members took up building a solo career. By the way, Anni-Frid, being a member of the group, released several solo LPs, which were quite warmly received by the “fans”.
After the breakup of the band, Annie expanded her solo discography with the LP Something's Going On in English. The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart.
A few years later, the singer's discography became richer for another album. We are talking about the collection Shine. From the mid-80s, she increasingly began to appear in interesting collaborations with other artists.
In the early 90s, Annie said that she was returning to the recording studio to prepare a new collection. In 1992, the discography of the performer was replenished with the collection Djupa andetag. Note that it was recorded in Swedish. It took first place on the national chart.
After such a warm reception, Anni-Frid told the fans that she plans to release another longplay. However, amid severe stress, due to the loss of her daughter, the recording of the record was postponed for an indefinite period.
At the end of the 90s, the premiere of the collection Frida - The Mixes took place. In 2005, a two-sided Frida 4xCD 1xDVD was released on the Polar Music label.
Details of Anni-Frid Lyngstad's personal life
The first husband of the charming Anni-Frid was Ragnar Fredriksson. She bore him two children. Family life has cracked. In 1970, the couple officially broke up.
She did not last long in the status of "bachelor". She soon married Benny Andersson. They met in the late 60s. Some time after they met, the couple began to live under the same roof. Young people legalized relations at the peak of the popularity of the ABBA team. In an official marriage, they lived for three years.
The divorce took place in 1981. Anni-Frid was sure that her husband would not find anyone after her for a long time. However, Benny has an affair with a young beauty. After 9 months, he married her and soon the couple had a common child.
Anni-Frid was exhausted by family dramas and the collapse of the team that "fed" her. First, the woman settled in London, and then Paris. In the mid-80s, she settled in Switzerland.
After some time, she began an affair with Heinrich Ruzzo. In the early 90s, she married a young man. Not without very dramatic moments in the life of the singer.
In the late 90s, she lost her daughter. Annie's daughter died in a car accident. A year later, the artist was waiting for another blow - her husband died of cancer.
Interesting facts about the singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad
- Anni-Frid is the richest of all ABBA members.
- She loves to experiment with looks. Annie was brown. In addition, she dyed her hair in bright red, pink and dark red.
- The artist gave a “start in life” to Peru Gessle, a member of the Roxette group, who wrote a song for her in the early 80s.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad: Today
In 2021, it became known about the return of the ABBA team to the big stage. Members of the band, including Anni-Frid, pleased with information about the tour. The tour will take place in 2022. The artists themselves will not participate in them, they will be replaced by holographic images.
At the beginning of September 2021, the premiere of new musical works of the group took place. I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down scored an unrealistic amount of views in the first day.
The musicians said that a new LP will be released at the end of December. The artists revealed that the album will be titled Voyage and will be topped by 10 tracks.
