Bjorn Again

Björn Again c’est la musique d’Abba qui vous donne envie de faire partie du spectacle! Revivez la musique d’une génération et ressortez vos paillettes car vous chanterez et danserez toute la soirée lorsque Björn Again montera sur la scène du Théâtre du Centre Bell, le vendredi 17 mars prochain!

En 1990, alors que Björn Again effectuait sa première tournée en Suède, la troupe reçu un télégramme de Björn Ulvaeus (membre fondateur de Abba): “La meilleure des chances. Toute personne qui me ressemble mérite d’avoir une carrière fructueuse ! » Puis en février 1999, Benny Andersson (autre membre d’Abba) mentionnait sur les ondes de Capital Radio à Londres: “Les fans se doivent d’apprécier Björn Again parce que c’est vraiment le groupe qui se rapproche le plus d’Abba. Le groupe ne se reformera jamais!” Après la dissolution d’Abba en 1983, la musique du groupe a connu un regain de popularité au début des années 90 grâce au groupe Björn Again (les membres d’Abba leur accordant le crédit de ce nouvel intérêt).

Au fil du temps, Björn Again demeure l’un des spectacles musicaux les plus populaires à travers le monde. Après 15 années d’existence, le groupe a donné plus de 3 000 spectacles dans plus de 60 pays, devenant l’un des groupes pop à voir absolument sur une scène.

Björn Again est composé de : Benny Anderwear (claviers, guitares, voix et barbe), Frida Longstokin (voix, cheveux bruns et aimant taquiner Benny), Agneta Falstart (voix, cheveux blonds et les genoux les plus sexy du monde), Bjorn Volvo-Us (guitares, voix et dieu du rock), sans oublier leur puissante section rythmique avec Ola Drumkitt et Rutger Sonofagunn.

Björn Again is the Abba-endorsed interactive concert that makes guests part of the show! Celebrate the music of a generation and experience the glitter-laden fun that has crowds singing and dancing all night when they will stop at the Bell Centre Theatre on Friday, March 17th!

Björn Again first heard from ABBA back in 1990 when they received a telegram from Björn Ulvaeus presented to them in snowy Gothenburg while on their first tour of Sweden. It read: “The best of luck. Anyone who looks like me ought to have a successful career!” And in February 1999 Benny Andersson stated live on London’s Capital Radio: Fans had better make the most out of Bjorn Again because that’s the closest they are going to get to seeing ABBA. Abba will never reform!” After Abba disbanded in 1983, the early 1990s saw the great Abba revival and members of Abba credited the instigation of this phenomenon to Bjorn Again.

Björn Again have gone to become one of the most popular acts in the world and are currently in their 15th year, having performed over 3000 live shows in over 60 countries world-wide. They are without doubt one of the most entertaining live rock shows to ever grace the stage.

Björn Again are: Benny Anderwear (keyboards, guitars, vocal and beard), Frida Longstokin (Brown hair, vocals and taunter of Benny), Agneta Falstart (Blonde hair, vocals and sexiest kneecaps in the world), Bjorn Volvo-Us (guitars, vocals and rock-god), plus their powerhouse rhythm section with Ola Drumkitt and Rutger Sonofagunn.

Party like it’s the 70’s with Björn Again at the Bell Centre Theatre and see why they have become one of the most successful acts of this type ever…You’ll have the “time of your life” !.

Cette performance scénique est la résurrection d'un mythe, un clonage parfait qui nous permet de revivre la discographie impressionnante des succès d'ABBA! Grâce à une ressemblance plus que troublante et des voix toutes aussi vibrantes que celles de leurs modèles suédois, les 4 australiens deBjörn Again ont décidé de combler tous les amateurs de l'indétrônable disco. Le succès est total et le spectacle époustouflant!De nostalgie en souvenirs, cette formation offre également l'occasion aux jeunes générations de vivre,le temps d'un show dynamique de plus d'une heure, au rythme et aux sonorités des années 70 !Benny Anderwear, Agnetha Falstart, Frida Longstoking et Björn Volvo-US nous font apprécier à nouveau les plus grands succès de leurs aînés, notamment les incontournables et inoubliables"Dancing Queen", "Fernando", "Ring, Ring", "Money, Money" ou encore "Waterloo"! Une disco endiablée pour terminer le vendredi en dansant et en beauté.

It all began back in 1977 when Stik Anderson (ABBA’s manager) predicted that “.. an impact of such talent only surfaces once every 10 years … and the next time such a group comes along, they will emerge in Australia…”. Then in 1988 it happened and a horrific crash occurred between a giant platform shoe from outer space and a helicopter which left Björn Volvo-us, Benny Anderwear, Agnetha Falstart and Frida Longstokin stranded on a deserted island with severe amnesia and some strange songs running around inside their heads. They did not know who they were but thought they must be connected in some way, possibly married to each other, as they were all together and spoke in a similar Scandinavian way. Fortunately they were rescued and taken to the nearby shores of Melbourne Australia. At first no-one could believe their eyes as their resemblance to those 1970s SuperSwedes ABBA had to be one of the biggest coincidences of all time, but they were not ABBA, they were Björn Again. With their action action packed show that delivers some of the best pop songs ever written, Björn Again have become one of the most popular and busiest acts in the world today.

• Since their first show in Melbourne in May 1989 they have performed over 2500 live concerts in over 45 countries worldwide – ranging from the USA, Canada, China, Uganda, India and Sweden

• Björn Again have been chosen by some of the biggest acts in the world to support them at their major concerts, such as The Spice Girls, Rod Stewart, Five, Bryan Adams and many more and have performed at most of the biggest rock festivals worldwide

• Björn Again have played to 60,000 people at Old Trafford before the England Vs Sweden friendly

• Björn Again have sold out 3 Royal Albert Halls in London

• Björn Again’s debut single charted in many countries – and with a non-ABBA song!

• Björn Again famous fans include Tom Jones, The Spice Girls, Catatonia, Status Quo, Metallica, Fergie, Prince Andrew, Nirvana, Def Leppard, Robert Plant plus many famous sports stars

• Björn Again have appeared on hundreds of TV shows worldwide and have been approached to date by 3 film companies to do a major cinematic feature film.

ABBA were a pop music phenomenon during the 1970s and early 1980s and were the first ever Swedish act to be taken seriously in Britain and America. They initially achieved this by winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest (which took place in the seaside town of Brighton England) with ‘Waterloo’, which topped the UK chart, reached US Top 10 and was a hit all over the world. ABBA comprehensively conquered Australia in 1976/7, at one time having five hits in the local Top 10, and even filming ‘ABBA - The Movie’ there. It is believed that more Australians watched the TV Special “ABBA - Live in Australia”, than saw the first Moon landing in the late sixties, but ABBA only toured Australia once, in 1977, because like many acts, economic problems made touring very difficult.

In 1992, “ABBA GOLD” a Greatest Hits compilation, was released, and has sold prodigiously all over the world ever since indicating that the ABBA revival is showing no sign of coming to an end. Also in 1992, British duo Erasure released their ‘ABBA-esque’ EP, which topped the UK singles chart, confirming that it was ABBA Revival Year. As a result BJÖRN AGAIN clinched their own record deal and reached the UK Top 25 with their debut single, “Erasure-ish” featuring ‘A Little Respect’ and ‘Stop’ two of Erasure’s songs.

BJÖRN AGAIN take special care in their re-creations of the ABBA phenomenon, both visually (one of ABBA’s strengths was their colourful glittery costumery, critically derided as kitsch, but much imitated by Björn Again’s audience), and in their accurate reflection of the ABBA sound which dominated much of the world when the Swedish quartet were active. With use of ‘Swenglish’ accents and over-familiar dance steps plus a pinch of satire and a spot of humour, BJÖRN AGAIN’s live shows are among the most entertaining in the world today.

Today, BJÖRN AGAIN (now based in the UK) are more popular than ever, with demand for shows, tours and appearances at an all time high: BJÖRN AGAIN look like ABBA, dress like ABBA and sound like ABBA . To date, BJÖRN AGAIN have performed an astonishing 2500 concerts in 45 countries around the world. ABBA have made it clear that they will never reunite, and many feel that without doubt BJÖRN AGAIN have made such a reunion unnecessary as they recreate with breathtaking authenticity the ABBA experience.

• Björn Again originated in Melbourne Australia in October 1988, founded by John Tyrrell and Rod Leissle
  * First international tour was to Sweden in Nov ‘90 a place Björn Again thought they’d never ever tour!

• 3 sellouts at The Royal Albert Hall in London - 1993, 1994 and 1998

• 5 sellouts at The Point Depot in Dublin Ireland (capacity 9000) - 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998

• Special Guests of The Spice Girls UK Stadium “SpiceWorld” Tour Sept ‘98 (including 2 shows at Wembley Stadium) - at the request of The Spice Girls

• Major Rock Festival Performances (all mainstage performances):
  ‘Glastonbury” UK, ‘Reading’ UK, ‘Tallin’ Estonia, ‘PinkPop’ Holland, ‘Coimbra’ Portugal, ‘Roskilde’ Denmark, ‘Out In the Green’ Switz, ‘Phoenix’' UK, 'Belga Beach’ Belgium, ‘Feile’ Ireland, ‘Graspop’ Belg, ‘Sentosa’ Singapore,‘T in the Park’ Scotland, ‘Lisburn’ Belfast, ‘Tønsberg’ Norway, Lisbon World Expo

• Exclusive Events (just a selection):
  - World Premiere of ‘Muriels Wedding’ - Cannes Film Festival ’94 & UK Premiere of “Independence Day” London ‘96 - Monaco Grand Prix Drivers Ball ’94 & Johnny Walker Golf Classic Phuket Thailand Jan ‘98 - Antwerp Proms ‘94 with Toto, Paul Young & 200 piece orchestra & choir - Hong Kong Handover June ‘97 - Christmas Cracker ‘97 at Birmingham NEC with Cliff Richard, Chris de Burgh, Vanessa Mae & others

• Biggest captive audience: headlining Gay Pride ‘96 in London to over 300,000 people

• Corporate Events for: Saab, Ikea, BMW, Volvo, Mercedes, Microsoft, Sony, Vodafone, BBC, Sky TV, Gillette, Warner Bros, Johnny Walker, Chanel, McLaren, Lotus - just to name a few - there are many more

• Björn Again created history in 1994 when as part of the Princes Trust Variety Concert the band performed “Take a Chance On Me” live with each band member in different landmark locations in London - only possible with fibre optics - a feat apparently acknowledged by The Guinness Book of Records!

• Björn Again were thrilled to be invited to meet Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in their Stockholm studios in October 1992. A very interesting get-together!

• Björn Again’s debut single “A Little Respect” reached 25 in the UK charts in October 1992.

• Björn Again have released 4 singles, 3 albums and have been included on 6 compilation albums.

FROM ABBA
"Fans had better make the most out of Björn Again because that's the closest they are going to get to seeing ABBA. ABBA will never reform!"
- Benny Andersson live on Capital Radio London Feb '99
"The best of luck. Anyone that looks like me ought to have a successful career"
- Björn Ulvaeus, Sweden 1991
"They are good. ABBA will never reform. You must see Björn Again!" "
- ABBA's former Manager, Stig Anderson, Sweden 1992

FROM THE MEDIA
"The most entertaining live rock show in the world today" - Time Out, New York, USA
"Fabulously flawless" - Rolling Stone Magazine, USA
“If ABBA reformed they wouldn’t be as much fun as Björn Again” - Q Magazine, UK
"Björn Again are phenomenal in every sense of the word" - Stage and Television, London

FROM THE FAMOUS
“Great show. Excellent.” – David Beckham after watching Bjorn Again at Wembley Stadium ’98
“They’re great.” – Sven G. Erickson after seeing Bjorn Again at the England v Sweden friendly at Old Trafford ‘01
"A sensual uplifting experience - but not enough Pyro !" - band and crew of Metallica '96
"Absolutely Brilliant" - Robert Plant, ex Led Zepplin, July '97
"Awesome" - Nirvana, August '92