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Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad Reuss

A beautiful, talented and sophisticated lady.

ABBA fans know her as Frida.

She has gone from a rough start early in life, raised alone with her grandmother,

to becoming a real- life Princess and close friend of the Swedish Royal family.

And the story that lies between these times is one of much happiness tinged with severe saddness.

There are many books about ABBA that include some details about Anni-frid.

But by far, the best one in my opinion, is "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows" written

by Carl Magnus Palm.

He gives the most in - depth look at all four members of ABBA that we may ever see.

I have gathered photo's and tried to place them in the order that they happened throughout her

life .There is a running dialouge to go with the photo's, a sort of biography.

I hope you will enjoy this site and get a sense of how special Anni-Frid is.

About her grandmother :

"My grandmother had already lost her husband, now she lost her

daughter and was stuck with me.

I wasn't even two years old when she left Norway to find a new life in Sweden.

An incredibly strong woman. She found an apartment building where she became

the caretaker so she didn't have to pay any rent.

She grew potatoes and vegetables,kept everything tidy and made all my clothes."

About her mother:

"She was beautiful and had a good singing voice, that's about all I know about her...

her mom andI sang all the time when I was a kid," she remembers.

"I was a member of the school choir and I got to sing a lot of the solos.

My first public appearance was at a Red Cross market in Torshälla.

I sang "Fjorton År Tror Jag Visst Att Jag Var", but in reality I was only nine years old.

And very pretty, at least I thought so, in my Norwegian national dress. I can still remember that dress in detail.

It was bright red with embrodiered flowers everywhere.

My mother's sister had made it for me."

Härjedalenis is where they moved to first, in the middle of Sweden,

and then on to Torshälla, which is part of Eskistuna.

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Date of birth and location

November 15, 1945, near Narvik, Norway

Miscellaneous- filmography

Muriel's Wedding (1994) (singer) (in ABBA)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (singer: "Mamma Mia" and "Fernando") (in ABBA)

Dancing Queen (1993) (TV) (singer: "Dancing Queen")

Actress - filmography (1980s) (1970s) Jokerfejs (1984) .... Louise "Nöjesmaskinen" (1982) TV Series .... ABBA-member Gå på vattnet om du kan (1979) .... Anna (Walk on Water If You Can - English title)

Herself - filmography (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) Beyond the Notes: Live (2004) .... Herself Super Troupers: 30 Years of ABBA (2004) .... Herself The Eurovision Song Contest (2004) (TV) (as ABBA) .... Herself ABBA: Our Last Video Ever (2004) (TV) .... Herself The Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final (2004) (TV) .... Herself - ABBA-clip ABBA: The Definitive Collection (2002).... Herself Abba: The Winner Takes It All (1999) .... Herself "The Winner Takes It All" (1999) TV .... Herself ABBA in Concert (1980) (TV) .... Herself The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song (1979) (TV) (as ABBA) .... "Chiquitita" in the USA Olivia (1978) (TV) ABBA: The Movie (1977) .... Herself "Gäst hos Hagge" (1975) TV.... Herself (May 5, 1983) Eurosong 1975 (1975) (TV) .... Herself The Eurovision Song Contest (1974) (TV) (as ABBA) .... Swedish entry (1st place) Melodifestivalen 1974 (1974) (TV) .... Herself Melodifestivalen 1973 (1973) (TV) .... Herself Melodifestivalen 1969 (1969) (TV) .... Herself Archive Footage Tour d'Eurovision (2005) (TV) .... Swedish entry...................................... Temalørdag: ABBA i 25 år (1999) (TV) .... Herself - ABBA Hoe win ik het songfestival (1996) (TV) .... Swedish entry "Fame in the Twentieth Century" (1993).... Herself - ABBA A Virgin Video Music Biography: Abba (1984) .... Herself TV Appearances "Tierra de las 1000 músicas, La" playing "Herself" 27 August 2005 "Tierra de las 1000 músicas, La" playing "Herself" 6 August 2005 "Walk On By: The Story of Popular Song" "Pure Pop" 5 May 2001 "Wiese" playing "Herself" 1 November 1996 "Disco" (as ABBA) 16 February 1981 "Aplauso" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 27 December 1980 "Aplauso" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 2 June 1979 "Disco" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 27 November 1978 "Disco" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 20 February 1978 "Disco" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 28 May 1977 "Disco" (as ABBA) 6 November 1976 "Top of the Pops" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 8 April 1976 "Disco" (as ABBA) 28 February 1976 "Disco" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 6 December 1975 "Saturday Night Live" playing "Musical Guest" (as ABBA) 15 November 1975 "Top of the Pops" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 2 October 1975 "Disco" playing "Herself" (as ABBA) 24 May 1975 "Disco" playing "Herself" (as ABBA)1 February 1975 "Disco" (as ABBA) 28 September 1974 "Disco" (as ABBA) 3 August 1974 "Disco" (as Anni-Frid) 6 January 1973 And now, on to all the photo's....... Go to Early Years
Temalørdag: ABBA i 25 år (1999) (TV) .... Herself - ABBA Hoe win ik het songfestival (1996) (TV) .... Swedish entry "Fame in the Twentieth Century" (1993) (uncredited) .... Herself - ABBA A Virgin Video Music Biography: Abba (1984) (V) .... Herself