October 1996 - Frida and Agnetha article Aftonbladet

When Frida was climbing the charts in Sweden with "Djupa Andetag" , Agnetha had also released the compilation "my love my life" . Obviously you cannot compare both releases , totallly different animals, one a new album after 12 years of inactivity, with a huge promotion on TV and press, the other a compilation , probably pushed only by the record label. But Swedish press couldn't pass the opportunity to make it a competition between Frida and Agnetha. Here the article from Aftonbladet


Aftonbladet – 1996-10-05


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Inside the arrow pointing to Frida:

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Anni-Frid Lyngstad - 1st on the CD list

Age 50

Lives in Freiburg Switzerland

Family -

husband Prince Ruzzo Reuss 46

children Hans 33 and Lise-Lott 29 (with Ragnar Fredriksson)

Current CD "Djupa Andetag” new 1st on the CD list

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Inside the arrow pointing to Agnetha:

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Agnetha Fältskog - 21st on the CD list

Age 46 years

Lives in a villa on Ekerö outside Stockholm

Family - Daughter Linda 23 and son Christian 18

Current hits collection "My love my life" 21st on the CD list

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Caption for Frida Picture:

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Frida has sold 40,000 copies of her album "Deep Breath" in just two weeks.

Photo börje thuresson

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Caption for Agnetha Picture:

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Agnetha Fältskog is only in 21st place on the Swedish charts, far behind her old ABBA colleague.

Photo robin moderatho

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Frida beat Agnetha

Abborna's (Abborna is the word abba with the suffix “orna”, definite plural in Swedish, then the translation would be “The ABBAs”, I prefer to use the original Swedish word in this case) fight on the Swedish top list was uneven

The duel between Abborna was a pure Tyson event and the winner by knockout is - Frida. Frida's CD "Djupa andetag" beat Agnetha's "My love my life" with 20 positions on the Swedish chart.

Bang up to first place. And a deep breath of relief for Frida

- It's crazy that it went so well so quickly, this record means a lot to me, she said spontaneously to Aftonbladet after the news reached her home in Switzerland.

At the time of writing, the album "Djupa andetag" has been out for two weeks and the record is already noted for 40,000 copies sold, the gold record limit of 50,000 copies is expected to be passed next week. In Norway, the record entered 17th place as a newcomer in Finland at number 37.

Can be big all over the world.

But it is expected to climb, and the interest extends further into the world, says Marie Ledin, from Anderson Records.

- ABBA fans from abroad are calling and want to buy the record. A girl from Texas and several from Australia.

But the disc will not be released there, so they will have to buy it via Swedish stores. An English version of the disc is also not currently available.

Agnetha then?

Well, her biography "As I am" may not have been the driving force behind the hit collection "My love my life" that the record company had hoped for. Much because she didn't even bother to show up at the press conference, let alone give any interviews. Bad footwork there.

Footnote: The ABBA boys Björn and Benny will release the triple CD "Kristina from Duvemåla" later this autumn.