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May 28, 2012
Waterloo
The following articles have been tagged with "Waterloo":
Loreen win gives Sweden Eurovision 'Euphoria'
Society: 27 May 12
Sweden's Loreen brought home gold in the glitzy 2012 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday morning with an impassioned rendition of her hit "Euphoria" from Baku in Azerbaijan.
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A YouTube salute to Sami National Day
Lifestyle: 6 Feb 12
As Sweden's indigenous Sami celebrate their National Day on February 6th, The Local offers up a few video clips highlighting their unique vocal traditions.
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Stockholm International School celebrates its 60th anniversary
Education: 22 Nov 11
Stockholm International School has seen thousands of students pass through its doors since it was founded in 1951. To mark its fiftieth birthday, Maggie Dankiewicz, Valerie Evers, Caroline Engström-Roberts and the students of Grade 5 tell of its fascinating history.
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Abba - tracing the steps of the giants of disco
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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Abba stars hint at reunion gig
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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What's On in Sweden: January 8th - 14th
Lifestyle: 7 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Borderless clowns in Stockholm, pampered pooches in Gothenburg and the English National Symphony Orchestra does ABBA in Malmö.
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ABBA set to enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Society: 17 Dec 09
The groundbreaking Swedish pop group ABBA is set to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.
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Abba fans go for 'world record' ahead of Eurovision finals
Society: 15 May 09
Swedish Eurovision fever spread across the continent on Thursday, as Abba enthusiasts gathered in London for a world record crooning of Waterloo and a second Swedish vocalist helped Azerbaijan advance to the 2009 Eurovision finals.
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A new Abba generation
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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Russia's Putin pays thousands for secret 'Abba' show
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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What's on in Sweden: November 14 - 20
Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
What’s on: Ron Sexsmith & DV8 Physical Theatre in Stockholm; Cirkus Cirkör & English farce in Gothenburg; Lambchop & Dirty Pretty Things in Malmö.
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Ex-member says ABBA will never reform
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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What's on in Sweden: April 11 - 17
Lifestyle: 10 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Art celebration in Stockholm, Year Long Disaster in Gothenburg, top Abba cover band in Malmö.
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ABBA drummer found dead in pool of blood
Society: 17 Mar 08
Ola Brunkert, a session musician who recorded and toured with the Swedish pop group ABBA, has been found dead at his home in Spain.
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Disco date: Sweden's ABBA museum to open in 2009
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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Moustache men hope to follow Abba to victory
National: 21 Aug 07
Sweden could soon have some new world champions in an unconventional but hotly contested competition: the World Beard and Moustache Championships.
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The Ark triumph in Globen
National: 10 Mar 07
The favourites before the contest proved to be the experts' favourites and the public's favourites: on Saturday evening The Ark won Melodifestivalen 2007 with 'The Worrying Kind' and will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in May.
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World's first ABBA museum to open in Stockholm
National: 28 Nov 06
They are one of the top-selling bands of all time, and soon ABBA could have a dedicated museum in its honour in Stockholm. "It will be a cool and groovy museum to visit," say the band's members.
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Love Sweden, love Eurovision
Lifestyle: 16 Mar 06
As Carola, Kikki, Magnus et al warm up to take their place in the pantheon of European music greats, Christine Demsteader explains how Sweden brainwashed her into becoming a Eurovision addict.
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Eurovision - it hurts
Lifestyle: 14 May 04
Shine your sequins, fluff up your chest wig and stick in your earplugs - it's Eurovision weekend.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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