ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog, 73, announces she will release a new solo single this week
ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog, 73, announces she will release new solo single this week
ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog has revealed she will release a new single on Thursday, relaunching her solo career at the age of 73.
Agnetha, singer alongside Anni-Frid Lyngstad of the hugely successful Swedish pop band, released her last solo album ten years ago.
At the announcement on her recently launched Instagram account, the singer posted on Tuesday night: “World premiere of ‘Where Do We Go From Here? on @bbcradio2 with @zoetheball – tune in on Thursday 31 August from 8.30am (BST)’.
According to reports last week, Agnetha has landed a major record deal with BMG, who have pop superstar Kylie Minogue on their books.
Swedish pop group ABBA was founded in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid.
Exciting news: ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog has revealed she will be releasing a new single on Thursday, relaunching her solo career at age 73
Band: Agnetha, singer alongside Anni-Frid Lyngstad of the hugely successful Swedish pop band, released her last solo album ten years ago (LR: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha and Bjorn Ulvaeus in 1974)
Her contract with BMG comes two years after the band reunited to release the comeback album Voyage.
A source told The sun: ‘Agnetha loved being back in the studio with ABBA and it inspired her to relaunch her solo career.
‘She has been in regular contact with the BMG team in London for months and they have helped develop her new sound.
“After working on new music for a long time, there is finally a body of work she loves and is ready to be released.”
She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album.
In May 2013, Agnetha released a new album called A produced by Jörgen Elofsson and Peter Nordahl, which was her last.
Voyage is the ninth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA and will be released in November 2021.
Big news: The 73-year-old singer has landed a major record deal with BMG, who have pop superstar Kylie Minogue on their books, claims The Sun
Modern: She has made a comeback with fans by launching an Instagram account
Crew: A source told the publication: ‘Agnetha loved being back in the studio with ABBA and it inspired her to relaunch her solo career’ (band seen in 1970)
Before: Agnetha was married to Bjorn after first meeting him in a cafe when she was 19. They married in 1971 and had two children before divorcing at the height of Abba’s fame
With ten songs written by Benny and Björn, it was the group’s first album of new material in forty years.
It was also the first album without old bassist Rutger Gunnarsson and drummer Ola Brunkert.
Agnetha married Bjorn after first meeting him in a cafe when she was 19.
They married in 1971 and had two children before divorcing at the height of Abba’s fame.
Abba won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 in Brighton. They went on to sell 350 million records, and their greatest hits compilation album, Abba Gold, remained on the charts for over 400 weeks.
Popular: Voyage was the ninth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA and was released in November 2021 (pictured at the premiere)