Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Overcoming a less-than-ideal childhood, Anni-frid Lyngstad, better known to millions of music fans worldwide simply as Frida, found fame and fortune as a member of Abba. She was born on November 15, 1945, in Narvik, Norway, without ever knowing her father who had been a German soldier posted there during the German occupation. When her mother died at a young age, Frida was left in the care of her grandmother and they settled outside of Stockholm. It was there that young Frida discovered her love of music and she was soon performing at every opportunity. At the age of 22, she won a song competition and was offered a recording contract. Not long after releasing her first single and album, she met fellow musician Benny Andersson and the two would be engaged in 1969. The following year, Andersson would record an album with Björn Ulvaeus, providing Frida the opportunity to sing backup with Ulvaeus' fiancée, Agnetha Faltskog.



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