Agnetha Fältskog
Swedish singer (born )
"Agnetha" redirects here. For other notable people who share the same name with varied spellings, see Agneta.
Agnetha Åse Fältskog (born 5 April ), known as Agnetha Fältskog (Swedish pronunciation:[aŋˈnêːtaˈfɛ̂ltskuːɡ]ⓘ) and AnnaFältskog,[1] is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her self-titled debut album. She rose to international stardom in the s as a member of ABBA,[2] which is one of the best-selling music acts in history.[3] She is the youngest member of ABBA, and the only one born in the s.
After the unofficial break-up of ABBA in December , she renewed success later in the decade as a solo artist with three albums and a leading role in a movie. She became reclusive in the s, avoiding outside publicity[4] and residing[5] on the Stockholm County island of Ekerö.
Fältskog stopped recording music for 16 years until she released a new album, My Colouring Book, in [6][7] She returned in with A, her highest UK charting solo album to date.[8
Blonde, beautiful and a great singer to boot, what else could you ask for? Well, Agnetha Fältskog is also a talented songwriter, and as one of half of the ABBA vocal department, she became a worldwide superstar. Since ABBA ceased making records Agnetha has carried on where she left off, having been a successful solo singer in Sweden prior to ABBA. Her release A proves she still has the talent, the voice and the ear for what makes a great song. Agnetha Fältskog was born in Jönköping, Sweden and by the age of six had written her first song. In , she began taking piano lessons, was singing in a local church choir and two years later Agnetha formed a trio, The Cambers, with two friends performing locally without much success. She left school at fifteen and worked as a telephonist, performing with a local dance band in the evenings. She soon had to make a choice between singing or answering the phone and chose singing, staying with the Bernt Enghardt Band for two years before her song &#;Jag var så kär&#; was heard by CBS Records and she signed a deal releasing it as a single in , becoming a big star in Sweden in the process. In , she released &#;O
Agnetha Fältskog compôs sua primeira canção com apenas cinco anos de idade, chamada "Två små troll". Na época ela ia todos os dias ao apartamento dos vizinhos amigos de seus pais para tocar piano, já que na sua casa ainda não tinha o instrumento. Aos sete anos ela ganhou de seus pais seu primeiro piano, em começou a ter aulas e cantar no coro da
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