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Post by Dawn on Jul 9, 2008 10:59:49 GMT -5
On July 4, the movie Mamma Mia! premiered in Stockholm, Sweden, and all four members of ABBA were in attendance. Although they have all been present at a few occasions fairly recently, they had not been publically photographed together for many years. It's said that this appearance marks the first time all four have been pictured together since the '80s. Here is a photo from the event; all four members seem to be looking well and aging nicely:  |
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Post by Railyn on Jul 11, 2008 7:33:49 GMT -5
I watched an ABBA documentary once, and the people filming it were trying to get them all together for the premiere of Mama Mia the musical in either Sweden or London (can't remember) and at the last minute, Agnetha dropped out and refused to come.
Plus, Benny (I think) said - in not so many words - "don't ask about a reunion - not happening" after the picture was taken.
I know their situation is complex, but I also know they turned down 4 BILLION dollars once to reunite and do like 20 shows. The person offering the 4 billion offered to foot the bill for everything - the 4 billion would be just for them.
They turned it down flat.
And as for this movie? I'll pass........
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Post by Dawn on Jul 11, 2008 8:49:38 GMT -5
I watched an ABBA documentary once, and the people filming it were trying to get them all together for the premiere of Mama Mia the musical in either Sweden or London (can't remember) and at the last minute, Agnetha dropped out and refused to come. Plus, Benny (I think) said - in not so many words - "don't ask about a reunion - not happening" after the picture was taken. I know their situation is complex, but I also know they turned down 4 BILLION dollars once to reunite and do like 20 shows. The person offering the 4 billion offered to foot the bill for everything - the 4 billion would be just for them. They turned it down flat. And as for this movie? I'll pass........ Four billion is a lot to turn down, I agree. I had read somewhere that either Bjorn or Benny was asked about the possibilities of a reunion - this may have been at the same occasion you mentioned - and he said something to the effect of "if we were to reunite, it would only be a disappointment." There definitely does seem to still be a lot of issues within the group. It was suggested that at this particular event, Benny and Bjorn may have purposely stayed further to the ends so that a photographer could not have cropped a photo of the four of them together. Still, it's nice to see them in the same pic after all these years. |
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Post by cairnterrier on Jul 13, 2008 8:08:30 GMT -5
They do indeed look quite good for their age. Four billion is alot to turn down, and an ABBA reunion tour would most likely draw huge numbers of people and be a success. But you can't argue the members' feelings or conclusions. They must know something will not be right if they turn down that much money. From what I heard, the either Agnatha or Frida did not care for touring in the first place, hence the band very seldomly performing concerts.
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Post by Jughead on Jul 18, 2008 9:31:12 GMT -5
Aside from all the "drama" surrounding a reunion, I must agree, for them being in their 60's, they all look really good.
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Post by Ken on Jul 18, 2008 16:47:08 GMT -5
That's very cool.
From what I've heard, I understand that Agnetha really likes her privacy and rarely does interviews, so for her to appear at the premiere was really something.
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