February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Mamma_mia":
Society: 25 Jan 12
Abba has announced plans to release a deluxe edition of its last studio album which will be the first time since 1994 that the Swedish pop music supergroup has released material previously unavailable to the public.
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Society: 2 Oct 11
The enduring popularity of Abba shows little sign of abating in the 21st century, with news that a new dance based video game is set for release as software giants around the world limber up for the lucrative Christmas rush.
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Lifestyle: 30 Jun 11
The wide flares and glam beats of disco's heyday are here to stay, The Local's Clara Guibourg discovers, as she tags along on an Abba City Walk, and brings us along for the ride on a trip through 1970's Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 9 May 11
Yusuf Islam, perhaps better known as Cat Stevens, opened his new European tour in Stockholm at the weekend. Contributor Oliver Gee was there to see whether or not fans felt the artist lived up to their expectations.
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Society: 27 Dec 10
Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog has revealed that she is open to reuniting with supergroup Abba in a detailed recent magazine interview.
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Society: 1 Oct 10
Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård has announced that he plans to auction memorabilia from HBO's vampire-themed True Blood and Hollywood thriller Straw Dogs in aid of his cash-strapped home town football club Hammarby.
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Politics: 23 Sep 10
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the Abba stars behind the hit musical Mamma Mia have instructed their lawyers to contact the Danish People's Party after the far-right party used and changed one of their songs to honour its leader.
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Society: 5 Aug 10
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård has been offered a role in the US remake of the first of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which is due for release in 2011.
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Society: 26 Mar 10
Swedish disco pop group Abba could perform together again after years of rejecting calls to re-form, two former members said in an interview on Friday.
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Society: 14 Sep 09
A crowd of more than 40,000 turned out London’s Hyde Park on Sunday night to celebrate the music of legendary Swedish pop act Abba.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Jun 09
"Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children," argues ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus in a passionate plea for Sweden to rethink its policy on faith-based schools.
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Lifestyle: 3 Jun 09
Citizens of Stockholm should prepare to be in stitches on June 5th – stand-up comedian Lewis Black is coming to town, and the funnyman’s performance is sure to be nothing short of hilarious.
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Society: 21 Mar 09
Former Abba member Björn Ulvaeus has gained permission to build a home and studio on Furillen, an island off Gotland. Ulvaeus has therefore been given an exemption from strict coastal planning regulations.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 09
Abba may have gone the way of Napoleon, but their music and the Eurovision Song Contest retain their phenomenal popularity thirty-five years after the Swedes first faced their Waterloo, writes Peter Vinthagen Simpson.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Feb 09
ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus has launched a stinging broadside at advocates of internet piracy, who he accuses of using philosophical arguments to justify being cheap.
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Society: 6 Feb 09
Former Russian president and apparent avid Abba-fan Vladimir Putin paid £20,000 ($29,000) to fly an Abba cover band from the UK to Russia to perform a private concert for him.
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Society: 1 Jan 09
Mamma Mia!, the film version of the musical featuring the music of Swedish disco group Abba, has proved a smash hit in the UK and is the first DVD film to sell more than five million copies in the country.
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Society: 4 Aug 08
ABBA were back on top of the British album charts on Monday after the Swedish quartet's "Gold -- Greatest Hits" compilation became the oldest album ever to reach the UK number one spot.
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Lifestyle: 17 Jul 08
What’s on: Ice Cube and international athletics in Stockholm, Mamma Mia! in Gothenburg, Solomon Burke and international dance & street festival in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jul 08
René Rice explains that while Mamma Mia! may be a confusing musical-to-film adaptation, it nonetheless works thanks to an all-star cast.
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Society: 7 Jul 08
Former ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus has ruled out ever reforming the band, arguing that "there is simply no motivation to regroup".
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Society: 5 Jul 08
Abba welcomed a bevy of Hollywood stars to Stockholm on Friday for the première of Mamma Mia! The movie.
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National: 10 Mar 08
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (l) have settled a copyright disputed with dramatist Carl-Johan Seth (r) over the musical ‘Kristina från Duvemåla’.
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Society: 2 Jan 08
Benny Andersson admits he has never danced to one of ABBA's biggest hits.
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Travel: 5 Dec 07
The world's first museum dedicated to the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA will open its doors in Stockholm in June 2009.
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National: 23 Mar 07
Stockholm District Court has ruled in favour of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in their prolonged copyright dispute with dramatist Carl-Johan Seth.
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National: 7 Feb 07
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have appeared in court in Stockholm to try to resolve a row over who wrote their hit Swedish musical Kristina från Duvemåla.
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Business & Money: 31 Oct 06
Telia Sonera's CEO Anders Igel and the company's former Sweden boss Marie Ehrling have been found not guilty of bribery after inviting customers to a performance of Mamma Mia in Stockholm.
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Business & Money: 9 Oct 06
The chief executive and and former Sweden boss of telecoms company Telia Sonera have gone on trial accused of bribing customers by inviting them to a performance of Abba musical Mamma Mia.
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National: 6 Feb 06
The driver of a bus that crashed in Arboga last month, killing nine people, is suspected of manslaughter, prosecutors say. The 62-year old was questioned by police in hospital on Friday.
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Smörgåsbord: 27 Jan 06
At least eight people have died and over 40 people have been injured in a bus accident near Arboga, one of the worst ever to hit Sweden. Prime Minister Göran Persson says he is dismayed by the tragedy.
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Business & Money: 29 Jun 05
TeliaSonera chief executive Anders Igel is being facing questioning over bribery allegations, after the company treated 200 bosses to an evening at Abba musical Mamma Mia and a buffet dinner.
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National: 7 Jun 05
See also: Swedes sceptical towards National Day
The polls may have you believe that Swedes can't see the point of the new National Day holiday. But Sweden's number one family had no problems finding something to celebrate.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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