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<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="1d08a990.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="fb28ea80.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="fb38fae0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="fb48ea40.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="fb68da80.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="fb58da50.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="165" 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> <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></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>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 3"><U>During ABBA 3</U></A>   |   <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>   |   <B>During ABBA 6</B>   |   <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>D</B><B>u</B><B>r</B><B>i</B><B>n</B><B>g </B><B>A</B><B>B</B><B>B</B><B>A 6</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1980</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="11fb8da10.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                    <IMG SRC="1219aaf60.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="246" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1254a1e10.jpg" border=0 width="161" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>In May Frida goes out alone for an evening.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1d7cf280.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="a7c65f10.jpg" border=0 width="357" height="241" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="11cfbfab0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Gorel and Anders</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>May 19, 1980. Going to Görel Johnsons wedding to Anders Hanser and afterwards hugging the bride and groom.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1cce3020.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="258" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="c98ab250.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="293" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="faf57350.jpg" border=0 width="343" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="104c71960.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>  </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Frida on Benny's  yacht. They enjoyed boating very much.</B></FONT>                                                                                                              </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1052ea420.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>    <IMG SRC="1131cd730.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="79281dc0.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT>   <IMG SRC="1d58ff70.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="12e38dae0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> <B> Agnetha Benny and Frida          August at the Tomas Ledin concert.</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="a7d87ce0.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </FONT>     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><IMG SRC="10151cce0.jpg" border=0 width="284" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="10179d820.jpg" border=0 width="157" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="79e8ebf0.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                On Applouso in Spain</B></div> <div> <B> </B><B><IMG SRC="a6883b40.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>  <IMG SRC="2d68ab40.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="788c7c50.jpg" border=0 width="199" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B><IMG SRC="79494b50.jpg" border=0 width="148" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I><B>The winner Takes it All  </B></I><B>video July 12</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="77281b00.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><B> <IMG SRC="76ea29a0.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="774858a0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B><IMG SRC="aecaba40.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="ae989a90.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f7ee4a20.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Super Trouper </B></I><B> video Oct., 3, 1980</B></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>1981</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="1da4e7c0.jpg" border=0 width="78" height="124" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>I</B><B>n the 1st week of February 1981 Frida and Benny announce they</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="118858750.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="117" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>are seperating.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Benny has fallen in love with another woman,</B><B> Mona Nörklit, 37.</B></div> <div> <B>Mona has a 12 year old son from an earlier marriage.</B></div> <div> <B>Frida is 35 years old at this time.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>*It turns out that Mona was the sister of Lillebil Ankarcrona a close friend of Frida,</B></div> <div> <B>And at a party in Sept.1980 Benny and Mona found they were attracted to</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>each other and they had been seeing each other romanticaly ever since.</B></div> <div> <B>It turns out that Frida and Benny had been to a marriage counselor but it didn't seem to help.</B></div> <div> <B>Benny's feelings for Mona became stronger and his feelings for Frida had ended.</B></div> <div> <B>Benny had to tell Frida he was in love with another woman.</B></div> <div> <B>Frida was now once again dealt a life altering blow.</B></div> <div> <B>As the public found out the confidence Frida had found began to disappear.</B></div> <div> <B>Seeing the headlines everywhere talking about her divorce was unnerving.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="d803bfe0.jpg" border=0 width="315" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="dd70fd10.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT> <IMG SRC="1dca9c50.jpg" border=0 width="169" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="79674160.jpg" border=0 width="116" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                                </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Before April, Frida had a new man in her life. Bertil "Bobo" Hjert. He was a billionaire that had co-founded </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Scandecor</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>,  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>a company that sold posters and he also owned a magazine called "</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Chic</B></I></FONT><B>."    </B></div> <div> <B> In early April Frida went to Eleuthera for a fashion shoot/vacation for </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Chic</B></I></FONT><B> magazine.</B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="f8ecfab0.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B><IMG SRC="6609f200.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B><IMG SRC="661c5270.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="6638de40.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="66912b90.jpg" border=0 width="274" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="66b1bd00.jpg" border=0 width="283" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="b9884c60.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Frida was in an ad campaingn for</B><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Chic</B></I></FONT><B> magazine </B><B>In 1981.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>She had gone to Eleuthera in the</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> Bahamas for a vacationduring the spring time and while there did this magazine shoot. </B></div> <div> <B>(pics and info from Mickory's ABBA blog) The man she is pictured with is named King Bee.</B></div> <div> <B>Frida said of her new relationship,</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><I><B>"I'm together with a man I love and it's a free relationship,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> free of demands, and that's the way I like it."</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12e4eedc0.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">.  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="89bc6de0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><B><IMG SRC="b99f8d50.jpg" border=0 width="248" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        </B><B>              </B></div> <div> <B>  2 fan pics     </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="80a56760.jpg" border=0 width="86" height="374" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">, <IMG SRC="808763a0.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="314" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">. </B><B><IMG SRC="809922d0.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="301" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="11506d370.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="311" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">..<IMG SRC="13c3924b0.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="331" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B><IMG SRC="12e59a1b0.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></div> <div> <B>April 27</B><B> ABBA </B><B>tapes a show in Stockholm for the American</B><B> Dick Cavett Show.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101ea8260.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="294" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="101cba2f0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="303" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1019cf2b0.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Verdana" > <IMG SRC="1dfc8ec0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="101db1aa0.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>Rehearsel for Dick Cavett Show           </B><B>                                  </B><B>Getting ready for the show.</B></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="12e698d80.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="12e79cd30.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="12e808d50.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="12e9bde80.jpg" border=0 width="189" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="79766e20.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>By the time the Cavett show was taped, Frida had already found a new man. </B></div> <div> <B>But she was not going to reveal his name. They were in love and had a relationship that had no demands on it.</B></div> <div> <B>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="12ea88d60.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1e7159d0.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1e989b60.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="b2605c60.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>In August she co hosts a 4 part variety show on TV called </B><I><B>Lite Grand i or</B></I><I><B>at </B></I><B>with </B><B>C</B><B>laes af Geijerstam.</B></div> <div> <I><B>"I</B></I><I><B>t was Claes (Clabbe af Geijerstam) who contacted me just after Christmas and</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> asked if I would consider it. And to be honest, it took a couple of months of persuasion.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> At first I was a little scared.  But I do trust Claes a lot so finally I thought, why not,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> and I said yes. Now I think it's the greatest thing I've ever done. I have been involved</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> from the beginning and has been given a chance to give my input on how the show</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> should turn out. I've been able to coordinate a lot of things and even choose some</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> of the songs. Yes, I've been a part of everything that has lead to this show. I find it </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>especially stimulating that the show isn't only based on solo performances, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>but instead  the guests are involved in almost every number."</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="80181bf0.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="7fd87c70.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="199" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="7ff77c70.jpg" border=0 width="119" height="199" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="ec792c60.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>     </B></div> <div> <B>She even wore one of the costumes from the last </B><B>ABBA</B><B> album. This outfit was auctioned</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>in 2000 when Frida had an auction of her personal possesions in</B><B> Misery, Swi</B><B>tzerland</B><B>.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1eba7390.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="10c4b9eb0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="806bc2b0.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="10bf95af0.jpg" border=0 width="149" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="10c166a70.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="10c385a20.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT> </div> <div> <B>In September recording began for the </B><B>Visitors </B><B>album and it was finished by November.</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Recalls Frida,</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><I><B>"When you've gone through a seperation , like all of us had at that time, </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>it puts a certain mood on the work. Something dissappeared that was so fundamental </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>for the joy in our songs, that had always been there before."</B></I> </div> <div> <B>The fun was pretty much gone now. And </B><B>ABBA</B><B> had always maintained that when it wasn't fun</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>any more, they would end it.</B></div> <div> <I><B>"I know that we talked it over and Björn asked me if it was sometimes too emotional</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> to sing those lyrics. But I mean that was also, in a way, a challenge. To be able to put </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>your emotions into the songs and lyrics that you sing</B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><B>."</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><B>  ( From The ABBA Story - The Winner Takes it All)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1ee90c40.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="fb095e40.jpg" border=0 width="149" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><IMG SRC="d33bdca0.jpg" border=0 width="189" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="d359dc90.jpg" border=0 width="157" height="201" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><B>( last 2 from Ivana)   </B></FONT>              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" >       </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>"This was a very sad time for me personally , because I split up with Benny...</B></I> </div> <div> <I><B>We still went on because we wanted to finish The Visitors album....We never </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>mentioned it but there was a certain atmosphere between the four of us." </B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1f0a9ef0.jpg" border=0 width="169" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="124abfec0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><I><B>"All my saddness was in that song."</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><B>refering to </B><I><B>"When all is Said and Done"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Observers of the making of this last album remarked that it seemed the spark was gone and  </B><B>the members </B></div> <div> <B> of ABBA were just going through the motions now. </B></div> <div> <B>  </B><B>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><I><B>"You had the feeling that 'this won't last very much longer'</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><B>said Berka Bergkvist.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f22ebb0.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1f38ce60.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1f492e50.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="229" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="d36abd10.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Go to   </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 7"><U><B> During ABBA 7</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>