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She comes in 4th place.</B></div> <div> <B>The conflict between being a housewife and coming home every night to the children had finally come to a breaking point.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Offers were pouring in for</B><B> </B><B>Anni-Frid</B><B> to perform.</B><B> Charlie Norman</B><B> </B><B>made her an offer to tour all over Sweden with him and his show. </B></div> <div> <B>                                                               </B></div> <div> <B>She and</B><B> Ragnar</B><B> sat down and discussed the situation. </B></div> <div> <B> They agreed</B><B> that the children should stay with Ragnar who could provide them withthe stability young children need.</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B><B>Frida</B><B> wouldn't be able to take the children with her to tour.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>So a divorce was agreed upon and Frida moved to</B><B> Stockholm</B><B> and went on tour with</B><B> Charlie Norman</B><B>.  </B></div> <div> <B>                    </B></div> <div> <B>Hans </B><B>was 6 years old and </B><B>Lotte </B><B>was almost 2 years old. </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                             </B></div> <div> <B>It was a decesion that was difficult in that she knew she would not </B><B>be there with her children daily, but she knew she would </B></div> <div> <B>remain in close contact with them always.</B></div> <div> <B>(info from Bright Lights Dark Shadows)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="65f53c40.jpg" border=0 width="339" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B><B><IMG SRC="ad1b0be0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B> </B><B> </B><B><IMG SRC="ad39fc20.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B><IMG SRC="be2e4c40.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Frida and Charlie Norman touring group</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0aa7fd60.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="b0c8ad60.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT> <IMG SRC="09f82d50.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0a188d20.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0a59ce20.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0a69be40.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT><B>Frida</B><B> toured with</B><B> Charlie Norman's</B><B> cabaret s</B><B>inging a parody of</B><I><B> Baby Lov</B></I><B>e</B><B> called</B><B> </B><I><B>"Bebbi Läv</B></I><B>"</B><B> </B><B>in April,1969 during </B></div> <div> <B>the </B><B>Charlie Norman Show</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCCB2" FACE="Verdana" ><B>.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCCB2" FACE="Verdana" ><B>See a clip</B><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHPYx_yAkg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHPYx_yA"><U><B> HERE</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>During this time</B><B> Frida's</B><B> divorce came through and 2 months later, in May,  her grandmother </B><B>Agny</B><B> died</B><B>.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="b2ba1f20.jpg" border=0 width="161" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="d52a2f30.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="243" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > <IMG SRC="0a8e1ce0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0ab0abb0.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><B> </B></div> <div> <B>See the clip</B><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE4JvVNrHo4" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE4JvVNrH"><U><B> HERE</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="c7a2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <IMG SRC="107881ca0.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="e4c669e0.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="158" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>Frida</B><B> met</B><B> </B><B>Benny</B><B> the first time in the first week of March 1969.   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="e68eccc0.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="204" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>                                                                                                                                                                       They were both in</B><B> </B><B>Malmö</B><B> performing in different clubs,</B></div> <div> <B> but after work they each went to the</B><B> </B><I><B>Krogen Bar</B></I><B> for a drink</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>and bumped into each other.   </B></div> <div> <B>  They talked a bit over a drink and went on their seperate ways. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On the 31st of the month they again were brought together in  </B></div> <div> <B>Stockholm for a radio program recording session.    </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> After the program they we</B><B>nt together to a restaurant and talked for hours on end. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>"He came into my life at the right time, I think, because I was really</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> begining to doubt everything. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I was all alone and depressed in my flat and far away from my</B></I> <I><B>children. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>So much so that I wondered if my work was really worth all the sacrifices.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                       </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Benny brought me the comfort I needed. rom that moment on we were always </B></I><I><B>together."</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0adffd40.jpg" border=0 width="255" height="212" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>After knowing each other for 6 months</B><B> Benny Andersson</B><B> and </B><B>Anni-Frid</B></div> <div> <B> become engaged during dinner at</B><I><B> Hamburgers Bors</B></I><B> August 18th.</B></div> <div> <B>It as also the opening night of Frida's cabaret show there.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1970</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>April 1, 1970</B><B> </B><B>Frida and Benny</B><B> move into a small studio apartment in</B><B> </B><B>Vasastan</B><B> in Stockholm.</B></div> <div> <B>On the 5th they, along with</B><B> Björn and Agnetha</B><B>, go to</B><B> Cyprus</B><B> for an 11 day engagment trip.</B></div> <div> <B>   <IMG SRC="930bef50.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B><IMG SRC="e69ce200.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     </B><B> </B><B><IMG SRC="9bfcf440.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="324" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                    </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><B> ( Middle pic from raffem.com)</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="12a381ca0.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0b0a4ce0.jpg" border=0 width="164" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><B> </B><B><IMG SRC="b88cccc0.jpg" border=0 width="204" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f0d1f210.jpg" border=0 width="287" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B>In the autumn of 1970 Frida performed songs for a TV program series. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><B>(pics and info from ABBA on TV below)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><B>   <IMG SRC="ba69f8d0.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="135bae990.jpg" border=0 width="174" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="135e72990.jpg" border=0 width="114" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B><IMG SRC="ba88c8f0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B><IMG SRC="6ae7d8b0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B> </B><B><IMG SRC="8c77f8c0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="13597a900.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT><B>        </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Singing  </B></FONT><B>"</B><I><B>Min Solda</B></I><B>t"</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> (My Soldier)   </B></FONT><B>      </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>    </B><B><IMG SRC="30a63830.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="30b61850.jpg" border=0 width="97" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="30e60850.jpg" border=0 width="96" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> </B><B>"</B><I><B>I Min Blommiga Blå Krinolin</B></I><B>" </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>(In My Flowered Blue Crinoline)</B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0b8719a0.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="30c89a00.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="ba284a00.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="ba49fa00.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT></div> <div> <B>"</B><I><B>Det är att älska i vårens tid</B></I><B>"</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> (It's Love in the Springtime)           </B></FONT><B>                           </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="135108af0.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> <IMG SRC="134a84aa0.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="134ccdac0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="134ec3ae0.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT> <IMG SRC="d01a0a30.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>   </B><I><B>"Kalle på Spången"</B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B> (</B></I><B>Kalle on the Board)</B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0cfd6de0.jpg" border=0 width="214" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="65e8fc20.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="b1285be0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="b9c9adb0.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="b9e90b80.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>"</B><I><B>Söderhavets Sång</B></I><B>" (Song of the South Seas) </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>It is said that her part of the show was extremely funny. (she's wearing a wig)</B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="12a4aec40.jpg" border=0 width="174" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="fa186410.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                     </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="0eaaa9a0.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Benny</B><B> seemed undecided at this time whether to keep a beard or not.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0b90ec00.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="192" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <B>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B>Anni-Frid and Benny</B><B> teamed up with </B><B>Björn Ulvaeus</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>and</B><B> </B><B>Agnetha</B><B> </B><B>Fältskog</B><B> and started working on their very first project</B></div> <div> <B> together; the cabaret</B><B> </B><B>show called </B><B>Festfolket</B><B>, which opened in</B><B> </B><B>Göteborg</B></div> <div> <B> </B><B>on 1 November 1970. The premiere of the show was preceded by their</B></div> <div> <B> very first performance together on the</B><B> Swedish Radio</B><B> show</B><B> </B><I><B>Våra favoriter</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <B>on October 3, 1970.      </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Work also begins in the autumn with</B><B> Benny </B><B>on her new album titled </B><I><B>" </B></I><I><B>Frida</B></I><I><B>."</B></I></div> <div> <B>It was released in the spring of 1971.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>  </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="fd68a460.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="326" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </B></FONT><B><IMG SRC="f43b6d10.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B><IMG SRC="f41f68f0.jpg" border=0 width="246" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0bf03a90.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0bdb8a00.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0bec5a40.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>First telivised performance together as</B><B> </B><I><B>Festfolket</B></I><B>, singing </B><B>"</B><I><B>California Here I Come" </B></I><B>in Decemb</B><B>er</B></div> <div> <B>See a clip</B><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx57DEfAQFg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx57DEfAQ"><U><B> HERE</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>1971</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ca559f0.jpg" border=0 width="341" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f4572d50.jpg" border=0 width="370" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><B>                                                                                              </B></FONT><B>January onstage singing </B><B>"</B><I><B>Hey gamle man"</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>March 31, 1971</B><B> Frida's</B><B> first album is released called simply,</B><B> </B><I><B>Frida</B></I><I><B>.</B></I><B> It is produced by</B><B> Benny</B><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>In April </B><B>Agnetha, Björn and Benny</B><B> went on tour without</B><B> Frida.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c8acbb0.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="110c0ebd0.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0c3069b0.jpg" border=0 width="262" height="155" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0c5e8b50.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0c7afab0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></I><B><IMG SRC="1347667c0.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>June 25, 1971</B><B> Frida</B><B> tours with</B><B> Lasse Berghagen</B><B> f</B><B>or 2  month</B><B>s.</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Verdana" ><B>T</B><B>h</B><B>ey record a few songs and are promoting them.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>           </B><B><IMG SRC="a6fa4df0.jpg" border=0 width="164" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>  </B><B><IMG SRC="910ccec0.jpg" border=0 width="204" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="110dafec0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><B><IMG SRC="12a183e40.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1342807d0.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="133e90840.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>In June</B><B> Frida and Agnetha </B><B>sing backup for</B><B> Björn and Benny </B><B>on</B><I><B> "</B></I><I><B>Hej Gamle Man"</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B><IMG SRC="0ccb3b10.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="110ece140.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></I></FONT><B><IMG SRC="0c0dc010.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="257" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="12a2aadf0.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="13417c1d0.jpg" border=0 width="124" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>   </B></div> <div> <B>This was</B><B> Frida's</B><B> ist big hit</B><I><B>. (My own town)</B></I></div> <div> <B>It reached #1 that summer on </B><I><B>Svensktoppen</B></I><I><B>.</B></I></div> <div> <B>In November 1971 Frida thought she might not have a career in the </B><B>m</B><B>usic buisness afterall</B></div> <div> <B>and wanted to have something to fall back on, so she enrolled in a tailors school in </B><B>Stockholm.</B></div> <div> <B>  </B><B>  </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>1972</B></div> <div> <B>In Jan. 1972</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Frida and Benny</B></FONT><B> move to a home near</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Agnetha and Björn</B><B> in </B><B>Vallentuna</B><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>They were thrilled to have the new house so that all their children could have their own rooms when they came to visit.</B></div> <div> <B>They were looking forward to their children staying more often now since there was plenty of room and a nice yard and no traffic.</B></div> <div> <B>Frida and Benny</B><B> buy a soft coated Wheaten Terrier. They name him </B><I><B>Zappa.</B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d6f2030.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="259" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0d89ce90.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="c3120d20.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><B><IMG SRC="0dae4e60.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The 2nd album</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Anni-Frid Lyngstad</B></div> <div> <B>Frida spends 7 months in Stockholm doing</B><I><B> Mina Favritor revue</B></I><I><B>. </B></I><B>She felt unhappy with her performances and became depressed.</B></div> <div> <B>There was a definate strain between herself and Benny while she tried to recover from her depression.</B></div> <div> <B>In March the recording of</B><I><B> "People Need Love"</B></I><B> </B><B>takes plac</B><B>e.</B></div> <div> <B>         <IMG SRC="0e090e70.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="d59fadc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f14bbef0.jpg" border=0 width="187" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B> A</B><B>pril 30, </B><B>1972 all 4 appear on TV o</B><B>n</B><B> </B><I><B>Vi i femman</B></I><B>. They sing "</B><I><B>People Need Love"</B></I><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><B> (2 </B><B>pics and info- ABBA on TV)</B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="124d3fc60.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="124eefac0.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="13c0caaa0.jpg" border=0 width="202" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="f4731cc0.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="fd3e6db0.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="fd5b1e40.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>In late fall</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><I><B>Vecko Revyn</B></I><B> goes to</B><B> Agnetha and Björns</B><B> </B><B>house to take photo's for their December issue.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1973</B></div> <div> <B>In the autumn of 1973</B><B> Frida and Benny</B><B> build a house on </B><B>Viggsö</B><B>, where </B><B>Agnetha and Björn </B></div> <div> <B>and</B><B> Stig and Gudrun </B><B>already have sum</B><B>mer homes.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e1f4d70.jpg" border=0 width="244" height="215" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Agnetha </B><B>was busy preparing for her new baby and was replaced for a short </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="e7de2980.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="152" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>time before and right after the birth by</B><B> </B><B>Frida's friend Inger Brundin</B><B>, who lip sang along with the rest of ABBA on</B><I><B> People Need Love</B></I><B> o</B><B>n the German TV show Disco. </B></div> <div> <B>They also went to Austria, Holland and</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Belgium.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                          <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><B>           </B></FONT></div> <div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>                                                                      </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="9b115aa0.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="ba92eaa0.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B> Feb .9, a very pregnant</B></FONT><B> </B><B> Agnetha</B><B> joined in for the Swedish trials for the</B><I><B> Eurovision Song Contest.</B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e341d70.jpg" border=0 width="321" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="9ba48d70.jpg" border=0 width="328" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="1354a2a90.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>For several months Inger stood in for Agnetha after the baby was born.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="f4c26bd0.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="f4d3cba0.jpg" border=0 width="316" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>June 15th all 4 go on a summer tour together.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="bb0cdb70.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="bb2f8bd0.jpg" border=0 width="248" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="13600fb50.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>  <IMG SRC="bb4fdbe0.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>In June 20th</B><B> </B><B>Agnetha </B><B>was back and the four of them filmed in Denmark for the song</B><I><B>   </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"Love isn't Easy but it sure is Hard enough"</B></I><I><B>         </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="bab799b0.jpg" border=0 width="121" height="155" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="bb5dba30.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                     <IMG SRC="f492cb00.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT></div> <div> <B>They also appeared that summer singing</B><I><B> "Ring Ring"</B></I><B> at</B><B> Television City in Copenhagen.</B></div> <div> <I><B>            </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> <B>T</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>hat summer was spent on tour of the folkparks with Agnetha, Björn and Benny.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>By the time the tour was over they were all exahsted and Frida had lost weight.(about 7 </B><B>kil</B><B>os)</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="a03c3350.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="a0407340.jpg" border=0 width="263" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><B>   </B><B><IMG SRC="12a6a1dd0.jpg" border=0 width="161" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B></div> <div> <B>1973 At Frida and Bennys home in Vallentuna. The dog is Benny and Frida's Wheaton terrier, Zappa.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e959cf0.jpg" border=0 width="345" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="111381ff0.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>  <IMG SRC="0ecb5b10.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <bR> <div>     <IMG SRC="0f271bf0.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0f4f1f50.gif" border=0 width="241" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f0c85a70.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>     <IMG SRC="0f697ac0.jpg" border=0 width="151" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f4e1a850.jpg" border=0 width="282" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>                   </div> <div>                                                        <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B>1973 on tour in the folkparks                                                       </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="b7d8fa70.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="423" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0f5ab3a0.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="314" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><B><IMG SRC="12a732dc0.jpg" border=0 width="306" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B><IMG SRC="6adab450.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="325" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT></div> <div>                                                                                                                                                                                       <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Allers </B></I></FONT><B>magazine photo</B></div> <div> <B>Go to  </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA"><U><B><U> During ABBA</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>