Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950)

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Biography

Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She rose to international stardom in the 1970s as a member of ABBA, which is one of the best-selling music acts in history.

In Their Own Words (5)

That means a lot, it goes from generation to generation, and you can't wonder why, and I think it's because it's such a good energy in it, and I think the girls and boys, they want to dress like us, and they want to sing along.

On other musicians who has 'grown up' listening to ABBA, who wants to work with Agnetha; Interview on 'Loose Women', Interviewer: Carol Vorderman, ITV 16 May 2013 , 2013

I'm not the person who looks back or looks forward. I try to live in what is now.

Ask Agnetha No. 15, Agnetha Fältskog's YouTube channel (AgnethaOfficial), 16 May 2013 , 2013

I think I was more like the black sheep, maybe, that, I was someone that you could blame on, but we were actually agreed on, that we had to stop now, because we came to a point, when it doesn't feel good anymore.

2013

I have been described as a very mysterious human being and that hurts a little bit, because it's not like that at all.

2013

Why should we do it? We have done so many songs, during such a long time. The fact that we had two divorces, and there was no meaning, I think, with getting together, again.

2013

Timeline

The story of Agnetha Fältskog, told in moments.

1974 Event

Performed "Waterloo" with ABBA at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton and won. The song sold five million copies. She was married to bandmate Bjorn Ulvaeus at the time.

Was winning Eurovision the beginning of everything or just the biggest stage yet? Did performing alongside your husband complicate the music?

1982 Event

ABBA quietly disbanded after selling over 380 million records. No formal announcement. Agnetha and Bjorn had already divorced in 1980 but kept performing together.

How do you keep performing with your ex-husband after the divorce? Was ABBA's quiet end a relief? Were 380 million records enough?

2013 Event

Released the album A after 16 years of silence. It debuted at number one in Sweden and six other countries. She'd spent the 1990s living as a recluse on the island of Ekero.

What drove you back after sixteen years of silence? Was the island of Ekero a refuge or a hiding place? Did number one again prove anything?