Abba replaced by Loreen at Stockholm airport
Published: 29 Jun 12 15:55 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/41744/20120629/
Loreen, the winner of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, will soon have her portrait hung in Stockholm's Arlanda airport to fill a gap left when a picture of Abba was taken down after Benny Andersson demanded it be removed.
- Live Blog: Eurovision Song Contest final (18 May 13)
- Abba - The Museum expected to be a big hit (5 May 13)
- Stockholm Arlanda slides in global airport rankings (19 Apr 13)
This time, however, it's in the form of her very own portrait, which is set to replace a picture of Swedish super group and former Eurovision Song Contest winners Abba that had previously hung in Stockholm's main airport.
“It is a fantastic honour, and it feels incredible to be part of the Stockholm Hall of Fame along with these other Swedish figures,” Loreen said in a statement.
The picture of Abba that had been included in Arlanda's "Hall of Fame" was removed earlier this year after Andersson protested against controversial renovations of the Slussen interchange in central Stockholm.
Andersson hoped to use his portrait as leverage to block the planned renovations, and when plans proceeded, the singer held true to his word.
“I have no desire to be a billboard for a city that makes unreasonable decisions like this,” said Andersson to Dagens Nyheter (DN) at the time.
“I am not available for use anymore."
Loreen's portrait will hang alongside the portraits of other Swedish icons, past and present, including film director Ingmar Bergman and King Carl XVI Gustaf.
The portraits have their home in Stockholm’s two international terminals, and Loreen’s will be placed in Terminal 5.
Over 19 million people land in Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport every year, according to Swedavia, guaranteeing even more exposure for the Swedish pop-star.
Erik Bloom
What do you think? Leave your comment below.
Seven arrested over Stockholm's Husby riots
Seven people were arrested on Tuesday following the Husby riots in northern Stockholm, with Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt warning that the unrest may continue. READ () »
'The future of freedom on the internet is at stake'
Internet policy experts gather in Stockholm this week to grapple with online data protection and surveillance issues that everyone who surfs the web should care about, reports technologist Stefan Geens. READ () »
'Swedishness must be split from being white'
Sweden needs a new story better equipped to deal with and include today's demographic diversity and create a new Swedishness that is separate from whiteness, write representatives from the Multicultural Centre in Botkyrka near Stockholm. READ () »
Body parts found in missing woman search
Human remains were found in a military building in northern Sweden on Monday night during the search for a 20-year-old woman who has been missing for two weeks. READ () »
The 'absolute truth' about tacos in Stockholm
Unable to find good Mexican food after moving to Stockholm to study in 2008, Monterrey native David Licona now finds himself running La Neta, one of the most popular Mexican eateries in the Swedish capital. The Local finds out more. READ () »
Defamation charges for Instagram 'slut-shaming'
Two Swedish teenage girls were officially charged with defamation on Tuesday for their involvement in the "slut-shaming" Instagram account that saw enraged teens in Gothenburg lay siege to two high schools last year. READ () »
Topless woman to be lifted from Swedish map
After a caricature of a topless woman on a tourist map in western Sweden left some residents seething, a local official has promised to have the offending image removed. READ () »
Former Saab CEO arrested for tax crimes
Jan Åke Jonsson, the former CEO of Saab Automobile, and two top-level colleagues have been detained by police on suspicion of tax crimes. READ () »
- 21/05 The 'absolute truth' about tacos in Stockholm »
- 21/05 Topless woman to be lifted from Swedish map »
- 21/05 'Swedishness must be split from being white' »
- 20/05 Topless Swedish beach bunny sparks outrage »
- 19/05 Royal wedding fever hits Sweden »
- 18/05 Man wounded in schoolyard shooting »
- 17/05 Danes invade Sweden for Eurovision final »
- 17/05 American 'prince' says no to Swedish citizenship »
- 16/05 Eurovision superfans swarm southern Sweden »
- 16/05 Naked Swede dresses down American Apparel »
More news from Germany at thelocal.de
- 21/05 Far right figure kills himself at Notre Dame »
- 21/05 French ministers face grilling over tax scandal »
More news from France at thelocal.fr
More news from Norway at thelocal.no
More news from Switzerland at thelocal.ch
In cooperation with DoToday
Register now for:
> Free use of noticeboard
> Special discounts
> Weekly news roundup
> Unlimited use of discuss
- Är du vår kunds nästa tekniska
- Betting Connections Recruitment
- Medical Writer at AstraZeneca
- Patient Safety at AstraZeneca
- Product Owner, Wastewater Pumps
- Research @ Tobii ? Master's
- Senior Project manager to the Project
- Senior Technical Leader Driving Dynamics
- .Net Software Architects
- Application consultant
"A week full to the brim with LFC football…. Div 5 LFC match against Nåjdens FK has been moved. This is due to the Svenska Cupen final: 26 May, 17.00 kick off, Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna. Next match is on Tuesday (see below). ………………………………………………………… Friday: Div5 Ladies: Rotebro IS FF – Långholmen FC (Skinnaråsens IP) KO: 16.15 ………………………………………………………… Saturday: Vets: Långholmen FC – IFK..." READ »
- 20/5 15:25 Hockey. Hockey. Hockey. (Boston Blatte)
- 16/5 08:32 Be British, be sincere and be bold (Brits Mean Business)
- 19/4 15:47 UK and Sweden sign Defence MOU (The Diplomatic Dispatch)
- Är du vår kunds nästa tekniska
- Betting Connections Recruitment
- Medical Writer at AstraZeneca
- Patient Safety at AstraZeneca
- Product Owner, Wastewater Pumps
- Research @ Tobii ? Master's
- Senior Project manager to the Project
- Senior Technical Leader Driving Dynamics
- .Net Software Architects
- Application consultant
- 04:20 Husby Riots and violence against the police...
- 22:21 Salary expectations for managing a busy bar?
- 22:18 90% of male population gay?
- 21:55 My scary encounter with Swedbank.
- 21:34 Job prospects for British GP/family doctor
- 21:15 Can you recommend an excellent immigration lawyer?
- 21:05 Living in the UK doing online work in Sweden
- 20:28 Getting a mortgage if my wage is paid overseas?
- 19:41 English people living in helsingborg
- 17:21 Found out I'm pregnant!
Expat counsellor & talk therapist offers counselling for stress, relationship issues, sexuality, culture adjustment & life coaching. Private & confidential. Stockholm or Skype. Contact me today! 08-559 22 636 or
CLICK HERE
Casa Birgitta in Algarve, Portugal. Reduced price in best location. Private estate on white sand beach. All amenities included. Book here today! edward_george1@hotmail.com
Find products and services that are specifically focused on English speakers living in Sweden!
FULL DETAILS
Individuals & Couples - Stockholm Beth Rogerson PhD - Clinical, Marriage & Family Therapist
Click or call 08-5580 1266 now
Create an account with Banc De Binary, the world’s most reputable binary options firm, and start cashing in today! You can start by practicing with our free $50,000 demo account.
www.bbinary.com
Your comments about this article:
The comments below have not been moderated in advance and are not produced by The Local unless clearly stated. Readers are responsible for the content of their own comments. Comments that breach our terms and conditions will be removed.
If Benny wants out then Bjorn, Agnetha & Frida should remain with individual portraits.
However, she can be bigger than Abba if she is serious. She drew the record crowd in small town borås consert this week. The first question i get asked outside of sweden, once they know I i am from sweden is how is Looren. She popular all over the worldd now. She can be greater and she should be greater.
Andersson is too low to be catching a fit over Loreen. A success without a successor is a failure. We supposed to have many Abbas by now.
sweden reminds me of some b grade reality show that comes on at midnight so appropriate she should be revered in your society.
how embarrassing.
Records are meant to be broken. I cannot hold brief for her but she has all the potentials to beat Abba record. Go girl
Actually, the record for the most points in Eurovision history is still Alexander Rybak's "Fairytale" which won for Norway in 2009 with 387 points.
Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things, just saying.
You have something against pink and pale people, are you racist?
On a more serious note, what comments on here strike you as racist? I see maybe 2 out of 18. Hardly sounds like "full throttle" to me. Perhaps you should rethink your knee-jerk reflex racist accusation complex?
to change the image of sweden and make it look as a non white country
totally political
take over of the country step by step
brainwash from the ads
think what a child who doesnt have any mind filter can absorb in his head
he will think that she is the "normal "swede
Open letter to The Royal Court of Sweden about King of Sweden (read in "My Notes") - http://www.facebook.com/Helge.Kroupski