Sit down before you witness Agnetha Faltskog, who rose to fame with “ABBA,” at age 72.
During the 10 to 12 years we performed as ABBA, Faltskog stated, “I managed to combine marriage, having children, divorce, and a worldwide success.” It wasn’t simple; I’ll be honest with you. Leaving home was difficult, especially since Dad [Bjorn] was also gone. We ensured that our kids were cared for while we were gone.
“We weren’t gone as long as you would have thought. We decided that if we were gone for 14 days, we would also be home for 14 days.
All of ABBA’s members experienced incredible success on a global scale, but Agnetha continued to have trouble with having to leave her kids.
She even told herself she might leave the group because it was difficult for her.
It wasn’t easy, and I questioned whether I should stay or go. What can we do to fix this?”I said that we had to be at home for the same amount of time we were out touring,” Agnetha continued.
I never intended to leave the group, but I could justify it to myself to get by and make everyone aware of how difficult things were.
The Battle of Waterloo was a huge success. However, it was only the start of a brand-new era in music history. It took some time before ABBA had its next big hit because placing first in the Eurovision Competition did not ensure success after the competition.
They then published the song SOS, a great hit, 18 months later. The song Mamma Mia, included on the same album as ABBA from 1975, reached the top of the charts worldwide.
It held the No. 1 spot for ten weeks in Australia, and ABBA’s mania “down under” was bananas. Australia, one of the ABBA fanatic nations, delivered the group six Number One song.
ABBA released additional albums throughout the years, and the hits kept coming. Songs like Fernando and Dancing Queen rapidly became famous; the latter was the only No. 1 single for the quartet in the US.
At this point, ABBA had established itself as one of the most well-known bands in the world, and with good reason. Songs like Money, Money, Money, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Chiquitita, The Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper, Take A Chance On Me, and Lay All Your Love On Me are among the group’s many hits.
In 1979, ABBA’s sixth album was released as Agnetha and Bjorn were divorcing. It wasn’t ugly, though; the band carried on with their professional duties.
Their divorce was the subject of the song The Winner Takes It All, which Agnetha sang.
It’s incredibly poignant that he wrote it precisely around the time of our divorce. I didn’t care, remarked Agnetha. It was beautiful to perform that song because I could convey such emotion.
“I didn’t mind sharing it with the public,” she continued. That song has so much in it. It didn’t feel unnatural.
In a 2013 interview with the Daily Mail, Agnetha discussed her divorce from Bjorn. She claimed that they get along well, if only for the benefit of their two kids.
She said, “Bjorn and I have overcome the heartache.” “It’s friendly. No doors have been closed by me. Love has so many ups and downs, but I never lose hope.
Anni-Frid and Benny, who wed in 1978, also divorced two years later. The band believed they were probably well-finished in 1982.
They published The Singles – The First Ten Years, a new album with two brand-new songs and all their greatest hits. However, as New Year’s Eve that year approached, ABBA decided to take a sabbatical