My surname. You have no idea how many versions I’ve read and heard. It was especially irritating during my Abba years. You can imagine someone calling our hotel and saying: “I’d like to speak to one of the guys in Abba.” Who do you think the receptionist called, Andersson or Ulvaeus?
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Björn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician
Sweden · b. 1945
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Born in Gothenburg, Björn Ulvaeus, 75, formed Abba with his first wife, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. In 1974, Abba won Eurovision with Waterloo, and went on to sell 380m records. In 1999, they helped bring Mamma Mia!, a musical comprised of their back catalogue, to the West End, where it has run for 21 years. The film Mamma Mia! was released in 2008. Ulvaeus is married, for the second time, and lives in Sweden.
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In my professional life, the musical Chess on Broadway. It was a resounding fiasco and played for two months. The butcher of Broadway, Frank Rich of the New York Times, was probably very pleased: I’ve never seen such a bad review in my life.
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