ABBA women dismiss rumors of fights!!!

Former ABBA members Agnetha Faltskog, centre and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, right receive a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the group ABBA in Stockholm Thursday Jan. 22, 2009 . (AP Photo/Christine Olsson)

The two women members of 1970s hit group ABBA have rejected long-standing rumors that they are bitter enemies.
In a rare joint interview published Friday, Agnetha Faltskog, 58, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 63, took a chance to set the record straight.
"A lot has been written about how Agnetha and I fought and quarreled with each other. There is absolutely no truth in that," Lyngstad was quoted as saying by tabloid Aftonbladet. "Of course we competed, but to good effect."
Lyngstad and Faltskog formed ABBA together with male members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus.
The band has sold more than 370 million records and is famous for hits like "Waterloo," "Dancing Queen" and "Money, Money, Money."
After ABBA split in 1982, rumors of fights between Lyngstad and Faltskog swirled in articles and books about the band.
"No, we didn't fight. But we have to live (through) a whole lot of such misinterpretations," Faltskog said.
The two women came together Thursday to accept Aftonbladet's lifetime achievement award.
The four former ABBA members are rarely seen together in public, but were reunited in 2008 for the Swedish premiere of "Mamma Mia!" a film based on their hits.





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Will ABBA really Reform 2009?

Take That, Led Zeppelin and The Police have already done it with great success and next year Blur, The Specials and Cliff and The Shadows are set to join them. Reunion tours are becoming the biggest ticket on the live music circuit...and according to a new poll by viagogo (www.viagogo.co.uk) there are plenty of other bands that music fans would like to see take the stage for one final encore.
ABBA is the band the British public most want to see reform and play live again in 2009. They came top of the viagogo poll which asked fans to nominate the one act they would like to see dust down the old costumes and belt out the hits in front of a packed crowd. The Mama Mia DVD is now the best selling of all time in the UK and there is little doubt that this would be the ultimate live ticket of not just next year but the decade!
The Swedish pop legends beat off strong competition from Manchester indie darlings, The Smiths, in the viagogo (www.viagogo.co.uk) reunion chart. They have already turned down millions to reform but with relations thawing between Morrissey and Marr could one of the most unlikely reunions now be on the cards?
Next on the list comes a band that have already settled their differences and returned in fine style...but with one man missing. A full Take That reunion with Robbie Williams back on stage with Gary and the boys would be one of the most hotly anticipated shows of 2009. What's more it could even now be the most likely as rumours abound that Robbie is ready to return.In fourth position on the chart are fellow Mancunians, The Stone Roses, who split in 1996. As with The Smiths, any reformation is reliant on the thawing of relations between the chief protagonists, Ian Brown and John Squire. Fans certainly feel there is unfinished business after the band were forced to drop out of their headlining slot at the 1995 Glastonbury festival due to Squire's broken arm.
Their album was 15 years in the making and if Chinese Democracy did not receive the plaudits Axel Rose was expecting, there is little doubt that reforming the original band with Slash on guitar would set everyone's pulses racing. Guns and Roses are number 5 on the chart.Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, The Faces, Wham! and The Jackson Five complete the top 10 dream line up. Now the race is on to find out who will crack first and give the fans what they want in 2009...
Eric Baker, CEO of viagogo said, "On viagogo we have already seen huge demand for reunions from the likes of Blur, Take That and Cliff and the Shadows. But ABBA would be the ultimate comeback tour according to fans on viagogo - and who could put a price on that ticket

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EUROPE - Swedish rock band

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements. Since its formation, Europe has released seven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and seven videos.
Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown, which became a high commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 80's and sold over four million albums in the United States alone and over 10 million albums worldwide.[1] The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World)[2] and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").[3] From 1986 to 1992 Europe sold over 20 million records worldwide, making them the 4th most successful act from Sweden in history.
Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then Europe has released two albums, Start from the Dark and Secret Society. A new album is expected to be released in 2009.

Current members
Joey Tempest - lead vocals, acoustic & rhythm guitar, keyboards (1979-1992, 2003-present)
John Norum - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1979-1986, 2003-present)
John Levén - bass (1981-1992, 2003-present)
Mic Michaeli - keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm guitar (1984-1992, 2003-present)
Ian Haugland - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1984-1992, 2003-present)
Former members
Kee Marcello - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1986-1992, December 31, 1999)
Tony Reno - drums, percussion (1979-1984)
Peter Olsson - bass (1979-1981)
Marcel Jacob - bass (1982)

Discography
1983
Europe
1984
Wings of Tomorrow
1986
The Final Countdown
1988
Out of This World
1991
Prisoners in Paradise
2004
Start from the Dark
2006
Secret Society

Official Web site:
www.europetheband.com

Other Link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace