Anna-Frid "Frida" Synni Lyngstad (15th
November 1945-Present)
She was born in Ballangen,
Norway to her mother,
Synni, and a German sergeant during the German occupation of Norway.She was brought up in Ekilstuna in Sweden
after her mother and grandmother fled to Sweden
but her mother died before she was two.She and her father were reunited in
1977.She got her first job as
a jazz singer in 1958 when she was 13.She formed her own band Anna Frid Four and she married
the bass player in 1963.They
had two children and later divorced.She was a member of ABBA and met Benny Andersson in 1969 and
he produced her album Frida
in 1971.They were engaged for 8 years and
married on 6th October 1978.Aside from
being with ABBA she released a successful solo album in 1975 which had the
original Swedish version of "Fernando".In 1982 she released the album
"Something's Going On" which was produced by Phil
Collins. That year
she won theRockbjornen award for Best
Female Artist.Her daughter
Anna Lise died in a car accident in 1997.She married Prince RuzzoReuss von Plauen in 1992 but sadly he died of cancer in
1999.She currently lives in
Switzerland engaging in low profile charity work and has said that her
interest in a music career is now "non-existent".
Abba
Recordings Songs
Take A Chance on
Me (Bjorn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson)
I'm A
Marionette (Bjorn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson)
The Winner Takes
It All (Bjorn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson)
