25 October 2009
23 October 2009
05 October 2009
1972 "The Svensktoppen-couple are expecting their baby!"
This article comes from the weekly magazine "Allers" in 1972. Thanks to Monica for sending it to me.
Agnetha
Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus are expecting. Their first child will be born in
February.
- If it’s a boy or a girl doesn’t matter. But naturally we both think that little girls are really cute.
Agnetha spends her time waiting with songwriting for a new album she is soon going to record.
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It
will be my fifth album and it’s really exciting.
I will write all of the music and
some of the lyrics.
When Agnetha isn’t working with her album she is eating raw carrots and drinking lemonade.
- It’s amazing how tasty it is!
As soon as Agnetha found out that she was pregnant she started knitting baby socks. Right now she is working on a babysuit.
- You can by no means say that I’m very handy. But it’s such fun to make some stuff for the baby myself.
Agnetha’s and Björn’s baby will be the first grandchild in the family.
- Everyone is really engaged. Björn’s father is making a cradle, his mother crochets a baby blanket and Agnetha’s mother is sewing tiny, cute outfits.
Agnetha and Björn also has a small dog, a French bulldog called Ada.
- She is blissfully unaware about what is going to happen. But we hope that she will accept the new member of the family. I’m sure it will be fine if we spend time with her as well as with the baby.
Agnetha and Björn are not planning to raise their child with the help of any babybooks.
- We believe that you come a long way with lots of love. I really hope we are going to be good parents. That our child feels that it always can come to us with its problems and joy.
- What characteristics that you and Björn have would you like your baby to inherit?
- Naturally I hope that our child will be musical. Singing and music is such a joy. And I want the little one to get Björn’s happy temperament. For myself I have something that I value very highly. I’m extremely stubborn when I believe in something and when I know that I’m right.
Good luck, Agnetha and Björn! We are hoping you
get a little girl with lots of humour and a big portion of stubbornness.
11 September 2009
Still holding mamma's hand
Henriette in Germany sent me these cute pictures taken in 1979 and 2009...
25 November 2008
Linda Ulveus; I have been terrible embarrassed by my parents
I HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE EMBARRASSEED
OVER MY PARENTS
Today is Linda Ulvaeus her own star. At the moment she is playing in "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf?"at Lorensbergsteaterna i Gotheburg.
But it has affected her to be the most famous daughter of two of the most famous Swedes; Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus. Sometimes the kids at school made fun of her by singing ABBA-songs.
- It really hurt my feelings and I and I can tell you if "ordinary" kids have felt ashamed about their parents so have really felt ashamed. Between 13 och 17 she suffered from bulimia and the teen years were very diffcult.
- I was a wild child and didn't feel at home anywhere. I ended up i the wrong gangs. I became a part of a gang that was pretty wild.
MOVED TO THE COUNTRY
The salvatation came in the fom of a pony, Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson and Linda moved out to the country. Later on she discovered acting. Half way through theathreschool she discovered she was pregrant.
- There I was doinb ballet excercises 8 monht pregnant.Still the timing was quite OK.Linda took a break from school and stayed home with Tilda for 3 years and then she was able to continue her education. Tilda's dad is Jens Ekengren "quite an ordinary suit guy who works for Vodafone". Linda used to meet him at the video store at Ekerö and they have been a couple of 11 years now. But Linda remembers the first meeting with his "in-laws" as difficult for everyone involved.
Today Linda stands with both feet on the ground, and when something's trobuling her she has her on remedy: Driving a tractor is very good therapy. It's a very good way to get rid of the bad feelings.
