Abba

ABBA to release unheard song

Music Gossip

26 Jan 2012

ABBA are set to release their first new song in 18 years. The legendary Swedish group - made up of Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - will unleash a previously unreleased track on the upcoming deluxe edition of…

Eurovision hopefuls Jedward want to match ABBA

TV Gossip

14 May 2011

Jedward have vowed to win the Eurovision Song Contest tonight (14.05.11) and then go on to become bigger than ABBA. The twins - John and Edward Grimes - are determined to be crowned the victors at the annual event, at which they are representing…

ABBA to reunite?

Music Gossip

29 Sep 2010

ABBA are reportedly considering a reunion. Anni-Frid Lyngstad - best known as Frida - said she and Agnetha Faltskog, who made up the female half of the band, have discussed singing together again for the first time since the group disbanded in…

Chess in Concert

Video footage of the Abba/Tim Rice musical

27 Aug 2009

Filmed performance of the blokes from Abba and Tim Rice’s musical about the sex lives of chess players. (It’s actually slightly more complicated than that, but who cares really?) Filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2008 with a full orchestra and chorus…

Mamma Mia!

3 Jul 2008

Set on a sun-kissed Mediterranean island, musical blockbuster Mamma Mia! features Meryl Streep as the mother of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a bride-to-be trying to identify her natural father amongst three wedding guests, played by Pierce Brosnan, Colin…

Closet singer Meryl Streep

Celebrity Gossip

1 Jul 2008

Meryl Streep's family sent her to the closet whenever she wanted to rehearse her songs from 'Mamma Mia!' The Oscar-winning actress - who has four children with husband Donald J. Gummer - was banned from practising some of the classic ABBA hits which…

Pierce Brosnan's Mamma fears

Celebrity Gossip

30 Jun 2008

Pierce Brosnan admits he lost his macho image while filming new movie 'Mamma Mia!'. The former James Bond star says singing and dancing for his role as Sam Carmichael in the big-screen version of the Abba-inspired musical did little to confirm his…

Mamma Mia!

10 Apr 2008

MUSICAL SECC, Glasgow, until Sat 27 Apr Truly global phenomena are becoming something of a cliché: there’s a McDonald’s on every street corner, a Nestlé product in every home, and a production of Mamma Mia! running in every country in the world…

Mamma Mia!

27 Mar 2008

MUSICAL SECC, Glasgow, Tue 1–Sat 27 Apr Last time I saw Mamma Mia! I was sitting directly behind Fish out of Marillion. I mention this not to name drop. If I was that shallow, I’d point out that Bridget McConnell, Glasgow’s culture supremo, and her…

Abba - The Album

13 Dec 2007

POP (Polydor) If you’re tired of Abba, you’re tired of life, basically, so this deluxe re-issue of their most ambitious album is extremely welcome. Originally released in 1978 when the band were at their creative and commercial peak, The Album…