Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Swedish singer (born 1945)
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- Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (born 15 November 1945), also known simply as Frida , is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA.
- Lyngstad found international fame when she joined ABBA, who have sold over 400 million records (albums and singles) worldwide, making the group, which included her second husband Benny Andersson, one of the best-selling music acts in history.
- Early life Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad was born to Synni Lyngstad and German soldier Alfred Haase on 15 November 1945 in Bjørkåsen, a small village in Ballangen Municipality in northern Norway.
- Anni-Frid was taken by her grandmother to Sweden, where they settled in the region of Härjedalen.
- Synni joined her mother and daughter in Sweden, and the three moved to Malmköping (72 km from Stockholm).
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WikipediaAnni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (born 15 November 1945), also known simply as Frida, is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA. Born in Bjørkåsen (in Ballangen Municipality), Norway, to a Norwegian mother and a German father, she grew up in Torshälla, Sweden.
Lyngstad found international fame when she joined ABBA, who have sold over 400 million records (albums and singles) worldwide, making the group, which included her second husband Benny Andersson, one of the best-selling music acts in history.
After the break-up of ABBA, she continued an international solo singing career with mixed success, before retiring from music.
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