During ABBA 3

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="15b8fa10.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Frida Lyngstad -Then and Now</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Verdana" ><I> </I><I>  </I></FONT> |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frida Lyngstad Then and Now"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Foreword"><U> Foreword</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early Years"><U>Early Years</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Before ABBA"><U>Before ABBA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA"><U>During ABBA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" During ABBA 2"><U> During ABBA 2</U></A>   |   <B>During ABBA 3</B>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 4"><U>During ABBA 4</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 5"><U>During ABBA 5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 6"><U>During ABBA 6</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 7"><U>During ABBA 7</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA"><U>After ABBA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 2"><U>After ABBA 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 3"><U>After ABBA 3</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 4"><U>After ABBA 4</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 5"><U>After ABBA 5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 6"><U>After ABBA 6</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 7"><U>After ABBA 7</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 2004"><U>2002 - 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More 2004"><U>More 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2004 pg 2"><U>2004 pg 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2005"><U>2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2006"><U>2006</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny and Frida"><U>Benny and Frida</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Extras"><U>Extras</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bathing Beauty"><U>Bathing Beauty</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family"><U>Family</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interesting Places"><U>Interesting Places</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> <B>During ABBA 3</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1977</B></div> <div> <B>Rehearsels began in December of 1976 for an upcoming world tour. Advance tickets were</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>selling out the shows. </B><B>ABBA </B><B>toured </B><B>Europe </B><B>with the show in Jan .and the first 2 weeks in Feb.</B></div> <div> <B>Then they went to </B><B>Australia </B><B>on Feb. 27 and were overwhelmed by the reception </B></div> <div> <B>and crowds. They did many things including a boat trip.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a399a50.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="7a4ada50.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="7a78ba60.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="103212dc0.jpg" border=0 width="274" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f0bb90e0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><B>( 3 pics from ABBA on TV)                                                                                                                             </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>   Alice Cooper and Frida</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >                          </FONT></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="15f8cb80.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="16177b80.jpg" border=0 width="119" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="111f7fa60.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="112080a80.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="11217dab0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT> <IMG SRC="112216b00.jpg" border=0 width="278" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>They gave a press</B><B>conference in which the journalists asked alot of silly questions.   </B></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><B>At times Frida's face reflected what she thought.</B><B>                                                                                                                                        </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="12c1a3cf0.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>   <IMG SRC="8fa8dd50.png" border=0 width="397" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     </B><B><IMG SRC="9688dae0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="12c2bcd20.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </FONT></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="16885140.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="12c3a6f20.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="12c4a4e40.jpg" border=0 width="164" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="2ff9ea10.jpg" border=0 width="158" height="161" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT>                         </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>As a Marionette during the tour.</B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1057dea20.jpg" border=0 width="222" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="1059e9a10.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="161" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="1065d3920.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="10e7b6940.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> <B>One time, Frida was in</B><B> a hurry to get onstage and hadn't fastened her wig correctly. </B></div> <div> <B>During one of the dance numbers  it fell off and the audience could see her head</B><B> </B><B>wearing a stocking to cover her real hair.  </B></div> <div> <B> </B><B>She grabbed it and put it on quickly...but backwards..</B><B>                                                                                                                                                                                      </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>    </B></FONT><B><IMG SRC="10f96dc30.jpg" border=0 width="365" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="10fb45c80.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>  </B><B><IMG SRC="10fce1ca0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>    </B></div> <div> <B>(Exercise pics from Ivana)</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1064e2c10.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  With Richard Norton, the bodyguard/fitness instructer.   </B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="7bf908a0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="1663b840.jpg" border=0 width="315" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                                               </FONT></div> <div> <B>Slippery stage!   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Verdana" ><B>She bruised her hip and hurt 2 fingers in the fall. </B></FONT><B>          </B></div> <div> <B>Frida was in pain but like the trouper she is, she continued the show.</B></div> <div> <B>The stage was wet from a downpour of rain.</B></div> <div> <B>Around this time rumors began about Frida and Agnetha arguing and that they really didn't like each other at all. </B></div> <div> <B>It all stemmed from a journalist  in a tabloid (the Sun" saying Agnetha was mad at Frida for always being late to</B></div> <div> <B> meet her in the hotel lobbies. And a few other conflicts...through the years thses rumors were said to be "fact" but </B></div> <div> <B>it was far from the truth.</B></div> <div> <B>Frida and Agnetha both deny any animosity and said if there were conflicts it was more like siblings.</B></div> <div> <B>They were and are to this day very good friends with each other. No matter what else the tabloids may say.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="167c4090.jpg" border=0 width="196" height="265" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">           </FONT><IMG SRC="16313de0.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">           <IMG SRC="169770d0.jpg" border=0 width="119" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="12c5fadb0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="10f8ddaf0.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="1100d1ac0.jpg" border=0 width="209" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>          <IMG SRC="1123dcc30.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="12c6b4d00.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="d45d8db0.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><IMG SRC="8fb854a0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="12cadf2e0.jpg" border=0 width="223" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>See the clip</B><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GbYU2uj3A" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GbYU2uj"><U><B> HERE</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="12c9a3210.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="12cba0270.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>During the show a song is sung by Frida and Bjorn,</B><I><B> </B></I><I><B>Why Did it Have to be Me</B></I><B>?</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>They really seemed to have a good time singing this song! Frida was very playful.</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT><B>           </B></div> <div> <B>A documentary/movie was also filmed during this world tour. Most was done in Australia.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Then during the summer the filming was completed in Stockholm. Below are pics from </B></div> <div> <B>Drottningholm</B><B> where the dream sequences were partly filmed.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1246adc50.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1248d3ba0.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                         </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="c75b2af0.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1124a5da0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1125abdd0.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1126a3e60.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="11289cb80.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="112799e10.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="fa3d21b0.jpg" border=0 width="210" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="173bc150.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="176f8160.jpg" border=0 width="248" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="fa4ec130.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="1272a5fd0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="c70c5ec0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="9d7a0f50.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="d03bef50.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="127197f40.jpg" border=0 width="151" height="244" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>More pictures from 1977</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d07b0f70.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="d8b77fc0.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="252" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="11e34cd10.jpg" border=0 width="332" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                       </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>   Capture from Ivana</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><IMG SRC="11e5e34c0.jpg" border=0 width="483" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Fridas car  </B></FONT><IMG SRC="123d36bd0.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="104388140.jpg" border=0 width="392" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="12ccb21a0.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><IMG SRC="c9c851d0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Arial" > <IMG SRC="1045a4a00.jpg" border=0 width="164" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>Photo's taken at Drottningholm during the summer. Also filmed was commercials for</B><I><B> National Appliances</B></I><B>.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="179dc220.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="9c9b22a0.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9e62e1d0.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><IMG SRC="12cdebc30.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="e4506bb0.jpg" border=0 width="262" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="f8cf7d40.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="10fdebc00.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="192" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >        </FONT></div> <div> <B>Photo session during the summer.  The girls make fun of themselves and the rumors they didn't get along.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="12cea3dd0.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="17cd0ad0.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="17dfaac0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="83fbf220.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>In the studio during recording sessions summer 1977.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Go to  </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 4"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 4"><U><B><U>During ABBA 4</U></B></U></A><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 4"><U><B> </B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>