This ABBA member is getting a divorce: “Had wonderful years”

In a statement, Björn looks back on a happy time with his wife.

still friends

He does not spend many words on that: “After many wonderful and eventful years, we have decided to each go our own way,” Björn told the Swedish media. The singer and his wife plan to remain close friends and will continue to celebrate their children’s, grandchildren’s and other holidays’ birthdays together.

The winner takes it all

Lena and Björn married in 1981 and had two daughters together. Before Björn married Nena, he was the husband of Agnetha Fältskog, one of ABBA’s two singers. Their marriage ended in 1979, in the middle of the glory days of the belt. hit number The winner takes it all came from that. It wasn’t the only ABBA marriage to fail: the other two members of the band, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, were also married in its heyday. Their marriage ended in 1981.

comeback

The stranded marriages are part of the reason the band went dormant after 10 years of incredible success. Until last year: the band announced new music and for a while there was hope among the many fans that the band would get back together. Unfortunately, the album turned out to be a kind of final closing: “This is it and this is as it should be. We also broke up in 1982, but then we never said it was over for good. Now that is the case, it has been nice,” said Benny.

Source: Show news.

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