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What happened to Agnetha?
Following the release of her album I Stand Alone, Agnetha went on a 17-year hiatus from the music industry, during which she made few public appearances. Agnetha now lives in Ekerö, Stockholm County with her son Christian, his partner, and their daughter. Linda also lives in Ekerö with her family.
Who stalked Agnetha Fältskog?
The oddest chapter of her life then followed: an affair with her stalker. Dutch forklift driver Gert van der Graaf had stalked her for two years, frequently turning up at her house.
Why did Agnetha become recluse?
AGNETHA Faltskog, the blonde member of Abba, has admitted that fame drove her to become a recluse. Faltskog (55) disappeared from public view in 1987 and retreated to a remote Swedish island. In a rare interview she said she became so overwhelmed by the scale of the group’s popularity that she was unable to sing.
Is Agnetha Fältskog married now?
Tomas Sonnenfeldtm. 1990–1993
Björn Ulvaeusm. 1971–1979
Agnetha Fältskog/Spouse
When did Agnetha Faltskog break up with ABBA?
Although no official announcement was made, ABBA effectively disbanded in late 1982 to early 1983. At the end of 1982 Fältskog duetted with Swedish singer (and former ABBA backing vocalist) Tomas Ledin on a song called “Never Again”, which became a Top Five hit in Sweden, Norway, Belgium, and South America.
Why did Agnetha Faltskog have a fear of flying?
Fältskog had a fear of flying, which worsened during ABBA’s 1979 American tour, when the band’s plane, heading to Boston, Massachusetts, was short of fuel, hit a tornado and performed an emergency landing. Fältskog said in 2013 that she still needed therapy to deal with the fear.
When did Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog meet?
Fältskog met Björn Ulvaeus, a member of the Hootenanny Singers, for the first time in 1968, and then again in 1969. Her relationship with Ulvaeus, as well as her friendship with Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, with whom Ulvaeus had already written songs, eventually led to the formation of ABBA.
How old are the grandchildren of Agnetha Faltskog?
‘For myself, yes; at home, at the piano and with my grandchildren, but nothing professional.’ Oddly, the only people who have been shielded from the Abba legend are her three grandchildren, aged 12, six and three, the offspring of her actor daughter Linda, 40.