The Story of Abba: Melancholy Undercover

“More than half a century after their songs were recorded, ABBA still make people the world over dance and sing their hearts out. In 2013, when the band had not been interviewed for over thirty years, Jan Gradvall was granted unique access to them for the next decade and the result is [this book]. Agnetha F¨altskog, Bj¨orn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad all share their personal stories, their thoughts, and their opinions about ABBA’s music more openly than ever before. Weaving in and out of their story, … Gradvall reveals the context in which their unique sound developed and shows how the story of ABBA is also the story of Sweden and the globalization of pop culture”–] Provided by publisher.