@@tawnypelt1360 uhmm I think I slowly started in 2015 (with duolingo), then in august 2016 I moved to Sweden for a year and took three courses there. When I came back from Sweden I have tried to keep myself going speaking, listening, and writing Swedish.
There is something so special about these four! They are nothing like modern musicians. Calm, relaxed conversation, no vanity, no showing off. Not to mention unbelievably amazing music!! For me they are the best.
It is not so much that they are speaking in their own language but that the interviewer asked interesting questions. A lot of interviewers/journalists ask the most banal, asinine, and absurd questions that you have nothing to say. This is especially true of the tabloid press.
Contrast this interview to the ones they did at this time in other locations. The interviewer lets them all get a word in. The mood is relaxed. Anni-Frid has a lot to say, and even Agnetha gets a lot of observations and comments in. Other interviewers never let the women speak for long, and tended to focus on Benny and Bjorn. Here it's really nice to hear them each hold forth on what they are experiencing and thinking. Wonderful stuff. Four beautiful creative people at the height of their powers.
amazes me how when either of the ladies say a word people accuse them of pushing in and talking over each other but in most interviews it’s the men talking the whole time, misogyny at it’s finest
I was there! 😊👍😄 Yes I saw ABBA Live 🎭👏in concert here in Australia 🐨🦘in 1977, when I was just 13 years old 💕💗 Still the best concert that I've ever seen! 💖💝 Greetings 🤗🤠 from Australia 🐨🦘
that must have Been a time you never will forget. i live in the netherlands abba was in our country verry famous. beautiful music. i didnt see them live. but in the cinema you had also abba the movie. i saw it in the cinema. better that then nothing videoclips. the albums foto's etc. we all know that and all the things they did. and now the order. nice. and well deserved. abba was and still is a nice and happy times of my live.
Probably the best ever interview with ABBA where they're nice and relaxed personalities really shine. I have since the mid seventies always thought that ABBA were our times Mozart - or maybe even better. I can't come to think of any other musicians who have been able to come up with such a long string of varied lovely songs. What a joy for all of us, that they after 40 years have put their personal pride aside for the sake of us who love them. Thank you Benny, Björn, Frida and Agnetha !
Well I think we can. The Bee Gees won countless awards, wrote songs for famous singers, and had an unending stream of number one hits, all unique all brilliant with incredibly deep intelligent and poetic lyrics.
Well Bjorn was a selfish jerk and just wanted Agnetha to work work work. She wanted at least some time with their young daughter Linda . He never wanted a family I think. When she got pregnant with their son Christian the marriage was doomed. Agnetha wanted to be a mom and refused to tour. As for Benny and Frida, they lived together for 9 years Benny always asking her to get married. Frida had gotten married and pregnant as a teenager and didn't want to marry again. He finally convinced her and they married then he cheats on her and gets another woman pregnant and marries her. Jerk. My opinion is Benny wanted kids and Frida did not. Opposit of the other couple
@@Vikinggirl1679 You surprised me, my friend.. I don't know much about family relations, frankly. These two great musicians did a lot of wrong to these two perfect women.. as a result, everyone gets what they deserve..
Finally a real conversation instead of a cheesy and predictable questionnaire. i feel we've gotten to know the band members far more now. Just like Frida I've also always wondered why so many journalists show absolutely no creativity and conversation skills when they have a chance to interview a superstar.
The Scandinavians and the Finnish are excellent English speakers without a doubt and the members of ABBA are no exception but I love to hear them speaking in their native language. The members of ABBA here are just so calm, collected and natural here speaking their native Swedish and they seem so down to Earth.
After watching this, I finally now why as a teenager Frida was my favorite. So classy, so heartwarming. Yes, what a lady, as I read in some other comment.
This year, 1977, in Sweden we only had one other woman that could compete with the beauty of Frida. The woman that, the year before, came to marry our king and became the queen of Sweden - Silvia Somerlath. 😍
@@whojanson6751 And Queen Silvia and Princess Anni-Frid Synni became best friends. They still are today. In 1994, Frida sang DQ at the Queens 50th birthday celebration that was a major TV special with Sweden's big name entertainers/celebrities. Frida sang acapella version of DQ with acapella group, The Real Group. Frida looked stunning in her formal, off shoulder gown.
@@dynjarren8355 As a Swede, I find French very elegant, but at the same time kind of harsh, or at least guttural. However, we actually got thousands of French inspired words in Swedish (coming in mainly from the 1500s trough the 1700s). Words like sås, kastrull, frityr, fritös, fromage, glass, choklad, parfym, assiett, servett, servis, servitör, kapten, seregeant, chef, gevär, bomb, byrå, fåtölj, portfölj, plantage, trottoar, paraply, parasoll, elektricitet, maskin, fasad, paroll, banderoll, montage, garage, fantasi, automat, scen, entré, premiär, sorti, foajé, teater, burdus, ateljé, ... and so on :)
@@herrbonk3635 Yes, I’m familiar with fromage. Lovely word and service, Fritos, parfym, perfume right? Chef, Bomb, parasoll, electricitet, montage (my favorite), garage, automat and entre. Ah, culture and language is intertwined. I find German to be a harsh and brutal language especially if someone is yelling in German. It’s scary sounding. French is like silk and I also like to hear Italian but not arguments. Guttural? That’s German. Mach Shnell! Dunmkoff! Das ist eine Shweinhund! What is more brutal or blunt than that? French is like Parle vou France? It’s romantic sounding. To my ears anyway. But we can disagree. It’s ok.
@@dynjarren8355 I love French and France in many ways, but listen to Edith Piaf and her RRRRs... that's basically my point :D But it always depends on the dialect! French also share much of this with languages like Dutch. In German, dialects are also very different. Low German is really a different language (closer to Scandinavian) than high German, and even the way they speak in Austria (or Berlin!) is softer than in many other districts ("despite" both these places connection to a certain Adolf). For me, German is scary when they are suscpicious of you, and pretends to be soft and sensible with that typical German melody in their voice... ;) But I can actually hear much of that in British English as well.
So relaxed, real, honest, totally refreshing. Very modest, very down to earth ..lovely individuals all.. anni frid was absolutely gorgeous. I really like these folks...loved 'Abba" but anni frid, agnetha, bjorn and bennie are separate and distinctive people, each so special and talented in his or her own way...50 years now of bringing joy and poetry and love into ths world and we are still grateful..and they are all still beautiful...lange lange leve karleken..❤❤
i’m norwegian and this is the first time i’ve heard them speak swedish (other than their swedish songs). i love hearing how much more comfortable they are speaking their native language, and hearing them speak a language closer to my own!
Her tone is indeed most graceful. Her enunciation is also unusually clear and crisp, even to Swedish ears. Somewhat grand and old fashioned, but she makes it sound very appealing. An English equivalent would be Received Pronunciation. The other band members speak with a relaxed Stockholm accent. Her way of speaking is quite typical for those of her generation who had to learn proper Swedish to hide a rural or foreign background. Quite a few can identify with her. The dialect continuum in Sweden and Norway is extensive and do sometimes intermingle. Some dialects can be really peculiar. While Norway allows a vast array of dialects in official settings, Sweden does not. From the 1920's and up until not that long ago you had no option - you either acquired a proper urban accent, or had to face limited prospects. It's less strict nowadays.
UA-cam and its suggestions are going to wreck my sanity! In a good way... I think? :-) Interviews like this give a real insight into the people they were, and still are, thankfully. And it makes me think back to what 14 year old me was doing then... which was mainly ignoring Abba & chart music and diving deep into prog rock and anything Tommy Vance played on the (UK) Friday Night Rock Show! Abba did not feature other than as part of the general soundtrack to life. But they've been part of that soundtrack now for 40+ years, whereas the prog rock... well, it's still part of who I am, but I rarely fire up any of those "heavy" albums. But I do add new Abba songs to my playlist every week, it seems (especially this week!) In fact I'm playing their old albums for the first time now, because I only ever heard the big singles. And while albums from any artist can often disappoint, it's proving to be a real journey of discovery. Ok, I'm discovering that they are mere mortals who made some really average music, but that just helps make them more real, in a way... not Abba the mythical hit machine, but Abba the working musicians, finding their way at a time when the pressure was really on to generate the next hit and the next tour and the next percentage for all the business folk who need their geese to keep laying the golden eggs. Interviews like this really help us understand what all that must have been like... and also why Anni-Frid and Agnetha were determined to stay away from the media in the run up to the new album release. Why dive into that shark pool again if you don't have to? They've given us more than enough of themselves in their glorious, uniquely combined vocals. Thanks to them all, and thanks for uploading this interview. :-)
I love the part when they say that they have been to Australia before and aren't worried. They are totally clueless about what was waiting for them 100,000+ screaming fans outside their hotel rooms, packed shows in the rain, a beetle swarm that engulfs the stage, Frida's wig flying off in the middle of their 'special opera' I can only imagine the memories they all must have of that tour......
I don't know of any video that actually shows it happening. They mention it in a few interviews. During the concert, the 2 girls dressed alike and wore blonde wigs to sing a few songs in a sort of mini - opera. That's the one that fell off
@@LauRa-re9un Agnetha wear wigs all the time. She has blonde ones shoulder length , blonde ones longer , some with bangs , some with feathered sides. She has shoulder length hair when she had her son in 1976 and a few days after there are pictures with her long wig and then a picture later in the pool with her daughter and has short hair. Some she has almost waist length braids. Etc.
@@aspenrobinson8797 what do you call a nonsense? She did not wear wigs. And her son was born on 4 december 1977. this interview was on 21 feb. 1977. Hair grow
There is a great intrinsic quality to the music that has often been overlooked due to the Pop package in which it comes, but if you consider that ABBA produced themselves from the very first record (mainly the guys, but not only), you have to give the group credit for their undeniable genius. I've heard loads of cover versions of their songs, yet not a one comes close to the perfection of the original recordings, including the vocals. Hats off.
@@carlozaccaro7492 Yep, and ' people ' descripe them as a pop act, when in fact they mastered a blend of folk, rock, funk, country and disco, totally hats off, and I bow down. Have a good evening🤗
Isnt it great too agree,such a beautiful woman not just a singer but a lady of compassion ,who gave us fans so much of herself.I for one hope she is happy in Zermatt and has a long healthy life.Thank you Frida for the beautiful memories
Какое наслаждение слышать и видеть их. В своё время я также наслаждался слушая их песни не очень понимая о чём они поют. Это видно происходит когда любишь. Их нельзя не любить.
Of the two ABBA girls, Frida was to more outgoing one. Very fun and flirty with fans. Outstanding live performer. She started at age 10 on stage. Pro at 13. Her life story is incredible. She was a virtual orphan and made it big with ABBA and then in business. Very intelligent.
Frida in this interview is really georgeous her hair is so so beautiful dont know why she changed this style enhanced her beauty and so pleasant as you can see I'm a huge zftifa fan
@@chawleyyy Look at the French video of KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU. Agnetha is lovely, but standing next to Frida, there is no comparison. That Frida face looks like something Michelangelo sculpted.
His previous girlfriend was a dark haired beauty too, but did not have Frida's extraordinary talent. Listen to 'Gonna Sing You My Love Song' . Benny had a gf, but Frida knew she was not good enough for him. Obviously Frida won her man.
@@danbike9the song " Gonna Sing You My Love song" is so good. Fridas voice really shines. Clear and strong. Yes Benny was dating a French girl and Frida at the same time which is what the song is about. But before the French girl Benny was with girlfriend Christina Gronvall and they had 2 children. They never married and the kids don't carry his name. Benny's a filanderer. He left Frida for his pregnant girlfriend Mona. Geez Benny
Funny that little do they know they're about to break into global stardom once arriving to Australia, wow Frida is on another level here she's absolutely stunning here
Superb ,classy Frida...she really was the beauty of Abba to me.....without her classy behavior and looks ,Abba would have been another ordinary group....What a lady! Great interview all the way .thanks a lot for posting it.
Byrod1. She was referencing what the papers had been saying. She also mentions what they said about 'Benny leaving' her. She's not agreeing with it but pointing out some of the rubbish that was being written about them.
Frida and Benny married in 1978, after a 9 year engagement. I only recently learned that Benny ended his marriage to Frida after 2 years, and broke her heart, telling her he'd met another woman. Poor Frida! He married that other woman, a TV presenter, pretty much as soon as his divorce came through. They had one son together (he also has two kids by his first marriage in the 'sixties). When Benny and Frida met, they shared in common having a failed marriage and two children who lived with their ex spouse. They never had any kids together. Bjorn also re-married soon after his divorce from Agnetha, and remained with that woman, in his case a music journalist. They had two daughters together, to add to the son and daughter he had with Agnetha.
Agnetha relaxed and comfortable. She seems she'd rather be anywhere else in those international interviews. Frida is usually confident and not shy in any situation, but the guys carry the conversation in the international pressers. My impression of the four. Fantastic interview where they are themselves. Engaged and relaxed.
Frida was that groups natural leader. She also was the natural front and center performer entertainer pro. The Swedish media knew this. The intl press did not know. The media were horrible in regards to ABBA. They lacked an understanding, that this group had a super high level of musicality musicianship. Frida was Stikkan 'Stig' Anderson's golden girl. She checked all the boxes.. ABBA:Bright Lights Dark Shadows The Real Story of ABBA By Carl Magnus Palm
@@Davey7358 Agnetha had the pin-up lable attached to her early on, even before ABBA. Frida had the talent, performer label attached to her. There is a reason. Frida is obviously gorgeous, but her keen ear, vocal skills and control defined her since grade school. Her good looks were secondary to her vocal and performance skills. As an artist, you want your skills/talent to be talked about, not your looks or your butt (Euro article). Agnetha largely got defined by her blonde hair which fit the Swedish stereotype and by that Euro butt article. Yes, Frida has been called the "Dark beauty with the glorious voice" but her skills were what has always defined Frida. People also mentioned her fit body, legs...but her vocal talent, keen ear, control is what defined her. Pre ABBA: Frida - Sweeping talent hunts, stage, theater, cabaret, TV and radio shows -- ALL LIVE! That was Frida before ABBA. That is how she earned her stellar reputation among her peers. Her reputation among peers began in grade school. Frida did not come from a record label marketed/generated pop singer. They are tons of pop singers like that. Frida was an actual professional working vocalist that came from the stages. Performing vocal centric genre songs. Agnetha: A record label managed and generated pop singer, who wrote some of her own songs. That is who Agnetha was before ABBA. She was not a LIVE front and center performer. Not a front and center live performer with lights, cameras, and LIVE to air/national TV. That was Frida. A huge difference between studio and working live. Studio is controlled. On stage, your exposed and your talents or lack of, will make or break you. Frida excelled.
@@Davey7358 There is a reason Agnetha was not featured like Frida was during live shows and concerts. Why? Due too Agnetha's pitch and other technical issues that were exposed in live environments. Also, Frida loved the stage and performing. It was Frida's roots since she was in grade school - performing on stage. _____ Agnetha was marketed in the media as the pin-up , not as the talented one. Frida just did her thing, and most people eventually figured out that the brunette was really talented. No shielding or smoke and mirrors with Frida. Frida was the real deal. There has always been a bit of shielding of Agnetha. Those who pay attention start no notice this as they learn about ABBA. Even the Agnetha centric echo chamber fans on social media know this, hence, the reason for the intense effort to change history. But all is documented for those that wish to dig into ABBA and the girls reputations and abilities. ____ Re: foursome before they were officially a foursome. They worked together. Fall of 1970, live radio show. They all performed, LIVE-to-air, in front of a studio audience in radio studio. Frida once again excelled. Only Frida's solo was put on a record - 'Barnen Sover' Benny on piano. Bjorn on guitar. No Agnetha participation. 'Barnen Sover' studio version on 'Frida' album. 'Barnen Sover' live version on Frida, 1967-72, album. Agnetha also sang a solo song too, but not good enough to put on record. ____ Winter of 1970-71. The cabaret shows! Failure! All four were nationally known, so the media covered the shows. Agnetha got called out for her off-key, pitch issues, etc... Frida, who are the time was not committed to the foursome. She left. No future foursome. No future ABBA! It looked like they were done. It took Stig Anderson/Polar Music and a sweet contract to secure Frida. Frida signed a Polar Music solo contract and also agreed join Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha. Frida had been reluctant to join a pop group, which was a big comedown from the more challenging vocal centric genres for which she preferred. But pop was more lucrative. Stig Anderson Polar Music was the boss, but Frida had all the pull. She understood the business. She also knew her value. In 1972, Stig and Frida signed a deal. Frida was now all in. Stig eventually named the foursome ABBA.
Great interview, especially that the members got to express their annoyance at media stereotyping and lasciviousness among other demeaning misrepresentation of their creative talents. Conversely, I still can't understand how these two pretty ordinary looking guys lost possibly the two most glamorous women of that era and fall away from an amazing span of time when they were the world's most dominant name in pop music.
If anyone is wondering, I can confirm that the subtitles here are really quite excellent. I've seen quite a few interviews where as much as 40% of what was said was lost in translation, but Malin clearly knows how to translate our Swedish phrases and idiosyncratic expressions into English that makes sense. As for the interview itself? If I didn't know who they were, there's no way I'd ever think they were famous. Attractive, yes, but they're so down to Earth that you'd probably find more flashy people next door. They're just like everyone else over here. Me and my friends and family all talk with each other in this low-key way.
I am very happy with the subtitles, and with that translation next to it, I can get the gist of much of the conversation, because there are quite a few similarities between Swedish and Dutch... As far as I can tell it was translated really well indeed :) There's only one word that seems a little bit off: they are talking about that little musical surprise during the tour (7:38) and then the subtitles mention "seventeen bows". I have the impression Agnetha was talking about seventeen string instruments (as in violins and such), because the Swedish word Agnetha uses (stråke?) resembles the Dutch word 'strijker', that we sometimes use for string instruments.
@@ozzert As a swede, I can confirm this. Agnetha was talking about string instruments using a bow. This refers to string instruments like violin and cello. And stråke means bow in english. That's why it said "seventeen bows" in the subtitles, but it was an inaccurate translation. So I understand the confusion. It should have been translated into: "We're going to use seventeen stringinstruments with bows" Or something like that.
@@antonwiderberg7571 Thank you for this clarification! I wasn't aware that 'bow' is the name of that 'stick' they use with string instruments; that also makes the choice for 'bows' less strange than it seemed to me at first, though I agree that 'bow instruments', or what you said would have been better :)
@@Cobbido her mother is Norwegian, and her father is German. She was born in Norway, but moved to Sweden as a young child. Even if she doesn't have "Swedish blood," she is still culturally Swedish.
I find it kinda sad. They all wanted it and worked so hard. Now their just starting to see the trap they've built. I do love the Swedish interviews. They just seem to ask more contemplative questions. The band is more at ease and willing to open up more. And yes both women are drop dead gorgeous. Both have an inner beauty that shines uniquely. The guy's well they know music but don't think they know much about women.
wondering about hysteria maybe not knowing what will occur in Australia the following days.... 1977 Frida's beauty year. She never looked better than in 1977. Before and after she had some strange hairdo's.... and surprise the earliest thoughts about a real musical to be composed one day.. ! Exciting
Frida was always the beauty. She had the perfect shaped face. Sharp jawline. Great bone structure. Along with her stage work pre ABBA for more than a decade she was also a model.
1977 was indeed when she was at the height of her beauty. Specifically in the Knowing Me Knowing You video. Those shots of her outside in the cold and the snow......wow. Her runny nose looked amazing.
all of the comments are about frida but ive never been able to pick a favourite, frida and agnetha are both so beautiful but look so completely different
Meu deus ,eu conheci elix agora mxis estou a paichonada por ABBA,pelas pessoa umildes que são e suas canção lindas a móvel deud a benvoi vvis 4 estis casal lindos
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This is interview the reason I started learning Swedish. Now I am proud to say I can understand it without subtitles! 😊
Bra jobb!
@@krisa990 Tackars! Jag älskar det svenska språket 😊
how long have you been learning? I am also considering learning Swedish.
@@tawnypelt1360 uhmm I think I slowly started in 2015 (with duolingo), then in august 2016 I moved to Sweden for a year and took three courses there. When I came back from Sweden I have tried to keep myself going speaking, listening, and writing Swedish.
Now learn Chinese. They are fixing to take over.
There is something so special about these four! They are nothing like modern musicians. Calm, relaxed conversation, no vanity, no showing off. Not to mention unbelievably amazing music!! For me they are the best.
'...the best"...
They have real talent.
They are so relaxed and comfortable in their own language.
It is not so much that they are speaking in their own language but that the interviewer asked interesting questions. A lot of interviewers/journalists ask the most banal, asinine, and absurd questions that you have nothing to say. This is especially true of the tabloid press.
How Stunning Frida is with this hairstyle. Wish she had kept it for more years. She looks like a Hollywood Movie Star
She was an actress/singer before Abba.
Contrast this interview to the ones they did at this time in other locations. The interviewer lets them all get a word in. The mood is relaxed. Anni-Frid has a lot to say, and even Agnetha gets a lot of observations and comments in. Other interviewers never let the women speak for long, and tended to focus on Benny and Bjorn. Here it's really nice to hear them each hold forth on what they are experiencing and thinking. Wonderful stuff. Four beautiful creative people at the height of their powers.
amazes me how when either of the ladies say a word people accuse them of pushing in and talking over each other but in most interviews it’s the men talking the whole time, misogyny at it’s finest
@@edie8931 agreed
I was there! 😊👍😄 Yes I saw ABBA Live 🎭👏in concert here in Australia 🐨🦘in 1977, when I was just 13 years old 💕💗 Still the best concert that I've ever seen! 💖💝 Greetings 🤗🤠 from Australia 🐨🦘
that must have Been a time you never will forget. i live in the netherlands abba was in our country verry famous. beautiful music. i didnt see them live. but in the cinema you had also abba the movie. i saw it in the cinema. better that then nothing videoclips. the albums foto's etc. we all know that and all the things they did. and now the order. nice. and well deserved. abba was and still is a nice and happy times of my live.
Frida is absolutely STUNNING here.
Agree
Totally Agree... Frida looks fab
Probably the best ever interview with ABBA where they're nice and relaxed personalities really shine. I have since the mid seventies always thought that ABBA were our times Mozart - or maybe even better. I can't come to think of any other musicians who have been able to come up with such a long string of varied lovely songs. What a joy for all of us, that they after 40 years have put their personal pride aside for the sake of us who love them. Thank you Benny, Björn, Frida and Agnetha !
Love u abba from mayo n ireland
Well I think we can. The Bee Gees won countless awards, wrote songs for famous singers, and had an unending stream of number one hits, all unique all brilliant with incredibly deep intelligent and poetic lyrics.
Thank you! Very well said and the truth!! Viva ABBA!!❤
It is impossible to understand how these men lost these magnificent women..
I know, looks like they just used them...
Don't think they lost them, they dumped them
Sad but both had affairs on the ladies from what I hear . Not sure I’f it’s true
Well Bjorn was a selfish jerk and just wanted Agnetha to work work work. She wanted at least some time with their young daughter Linda . He never wanted a family I think. When she got pregnant with their son Christian the marriage was doomed. Agnetha wanted to be a mom and refused to tour. As for Benny and Frida, they lived together for 9 years Benny always asking her to get married. Frida had gotten married and pregnant as a teenager and didn't want to marry again. He finally convinced her and they married then he cheats on her and gets another woman pregnant and marries her. Jerk. My opinion is Benny wanted kids and Frida did not. Opposit of the other couple
@@Vikinggirl1679 You surprised me, my friend.. I don't know much about family relations, frankly. These two great musicians did a lot of wrong to these two perfect women.. as a result, everyone gets what they deserve..
FRIDA STUNNING here!
Finally a real conversation instead of a cheesy and predictable questionnaire. i feel we've gotten to know the band members far more now. Just like Frida I've also always wondered why so many journalists show absolutely no creativity and conversation skills when they have a chance to interview a superstar.
Frida was born a star !! her manners are extraordinary. She was aware she was stunning !! what a doll. !!
Yes, they all look stunning, especially Frida! Beautiful people in the prime of their lives!
The Scandinavians and the Finnish are excellent English speakers without a doubt and the members of ABBA are no exception but I love to hear them speaking in their native language.
The members of ABBA here are just so calm, collected and natural here speaking their native Swedish and they seem so down to Earth.
Frida was born to shine.
She's just charming here 😍
I can't believe it is 43 years, they were so young there. Legends
After watching this, I finally now why as a teenager Frida was my favorite. So classy, so heartwarming. Yes, what a lady, as I read in some other comment.
This 1977 version of Frida is just Iconic ❤️
This year, 1977, in Sweden we only had one other woman that could compete with the beauty of Frida. The woman that, the year before, came to marry our king and became the queen of Sweden - Silvia Somerlath. 😍
@@whojanson6751 And Queen Silvia and Princess Anni-Frid Synni became best friends. They still are today.
In 1994, Frida sang DQ at the Queens 50th birthday celebration that was a major TV special with Sweden's big name entertainers/celebrities.
Frida sang acapella version of DQ with acapella group, The Real Group.
Frida looked stunning in her formal, off shoulder gown.
@@danbike9 Aha! Didn't know that. Thanks! 🤗
THIS IS THE BEST HAIRSTYLE IN FRIDA!!! SHE SHOULD HAVE KEPT THIS.
AND HER SPEAKING VOICE IS SO CHARMING, SEXY AND ELEGANT!!
I agree; she seemed to change it every year.
Benny & Frida are a very attractive couple. Frida is absolutely stunning!
To bad they never had children. Imagine how beautiful and musically talented they would have been
My favourite period for the girls they both look absolutely stunning 🥰🥰
My God, Frida looks amazing. I always thought she was beautiful and my favourite ABBA member.
Totally agree mate, frida is totally beyond gorgeous
Que hermosa Frida...toda una Diosa..
ABBA/Polar Music. The two rocks through it all:
Gorel Hanser: 1969-present
Anni-Frid Lyngstad: 1972-present
Bellissime immagini , ed una Frida stupenda ...! Un vera miss❤ da favola...!!
i love frida`s look, at 22 seconds. stunning. thanks for such a superb quality interview. ++++
I find swedish so pleasant to hear.
It's said to be the nicest Scandinavian accent to listen to. The others are a bit gruff by comparison.
Yes, it’s lovely to listen to. Not as harsh as German. But French and Italian are still my favorite languages.
@@dynjarren8355 As a Swede, I find French very elegant, but at the same time kind of harsh, or at least guttural. However, we actually got thousands of French inspired words in Swedish (coming in mainly from the 1500s trough the 1700s). Words like sås, kastrull, frityr, fritös, fromage, glass, choklad, parfym, assiett, servett, servis, servitör, kapten, seregeant, chef, gevär, bomb, byrå, fåtölj, portfölj, plantage, trottoar, paraply, parasoll, elektricitet, maskin, fasad, paroll, banderoll, montage, garage, fantasi, automat, scen, entré, premiär, sorti, foajé, teater, burdus, ateljé, ... and so on :)
@@herrbonk3635 Yes, I’m familiar with fromage. Lovely word and service, Fritos, parfym, perfume right? Chef, Bomb, parasoll, electricitet, montage (my favorite), garage, automat and entre. Ah, culture and language is intertwined.
I find German to be a harsh and brutal language especially if someone is yelling in German. It’s scary sounding. French is like silk and I also like to hear Italian but not arguments.
Guttural? That’s German.
Mach Shnell! Dunmkoff! Das ist eine Shweinhund! What is more brutal or blunt than that? French is like Parle vou France? It’s romantic sounding. To my ears anyway.
But we can disagree. It’s ok.
@@dynjarren8355 I love French and France in many ways, but listen to Edith Piaf and her RRRRs... that's basically my point :D But it always depends on the dialect! French also share much of this with languages like Dutch. In German, dialects are also very different. Low German is really a different language (closer to Scandinavian) than high German, and even the way they speak in Austria (or Berlin!) is softer than in many other districts ("despite" both these places connection to a certain Adolf). For me, German is scary when they are suscpicious of you, and pretends to be soft and sensible with that typical German melody in their voice... ;) But I can actually hear much of that in British English as well.
FRIDA , quanta beleza, singular!! 🎶🎶👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Dilma Germano Frida tan hermosisima, com este pelirojo natural
@Frida è la numero uno
Ha ha ha , el amor es ciego.
special woman
@@andresfelipearevaloalvarez5830 não era natural, era tingido!
Wow Frida , what a beauty !!! 💕
That's the best I have ever seen Frida look.
So relaxed, real, honest, totally refreshing. Very modest, very down to earth ..lovely individuals all.. anni frid was absolutely gorgeous. I really like these folks...loved 'Abba" but anni frid, agnetha, bjorn and bennie are separate and distinctive people, each so special and talented in his or her own way...50 years now of bringing joy and poetry and love into ths world and we are still grateful..and they are all still beautiful...lange lange leve karleken..❤❤
Beautiful words for a remarkable and loved Pop Band of all-time.!❤
@joegoodman9232 🙏😌👍♥️
i’m norwegian and this is the first time i’ve heard them speak swedish (other than their swedish songs). i love hearing how much more comfortable they are speaking their native language, and hearing them speak a language closer to my own!
Just that Anni-Frid's native language is Norwegian not Swedish.
@@marinellabakken5863 No her native language is Swedish she is only born in Norway but moved to Sweden as child.
@@jmr1129 No, her native language is Norwegian. Her mother was Norwegian and she grew up with her Norwegian grandmother after they moved to Sweden.
@@pumagutten Then why does she speak Swedish on Norwegian TV? ua-cam.com/video/56DRKSllcs0/v-deo.html
@@betapsa Because she is 75 years old and probably hasn't been speaking Norwegian since she was a little girl.
Frida's tone of voice is beautiful
I've always thought so! She doesn't even need to sing to sound like she's singing
@@redoktopuss1581 Her voice is like velvet, deep and still female, carrying emotions so well
Her tone is indeed most graceful. Her enunciation is also unusually clear and crisp, even to Swedish ears. Somewhat grand and old fashioned, but she makes it sound very appealing. An English equivalent would be Received Pronunciation. The other band members speak with a relaxed Stockholm accent.
Her way of speaking is quite typical for those of her generation who had to learn proper Swedish to hide a rural or foreign background. Quite a few can identify with her.
The dialect continuum in Sweden and Norway is extensive and do sometimes intermingle. Some dialects can be really peculiar. While Norway allows a vast array of dialects in official settings, Sweden does not. From the 1920's and up until not that long ago you had no option - you either acquired a proper urban accent, or had to face limited prospects. It's less strict nowadays.
@@Steff2929again Very interesting
She's is practically perfect in every way ❤️ ☺️✨
Frida is so beautiful.
Yes,très belle.
OH, YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Has she ever been "not so", anyway? ☺️
Indeed!
They talk so calmly and they listen when one of them talks. Frida is sooooo gorgeous here ❤
UA-cam and its suggestions are going to wreck my sanity! In a good way... I think? :-) Interviews like this give a real insight into the people they were, and still are, thankfully. And it makes me think back to what 14 year old me was doing then... which was mainly ignoring Abba & chart music and diving deep into prog rock and anything Tommy Vance played on the (UK) Friday Night Rock Show! Abba did not feature other than as part of the general soundtrack to life.
But they've been part of that soundtrack now for 40+ years, whereas the prog rock... well, it's still part of who I am, but I rarely fire up any of those "heavy" albums. But I do add new Abba songs to my playlist every week, it seems (especially this week!) In fact I'm playing their old albums for the first time now, because I only ever heard the big singles. And while albums from any artist can often disappoint, it's proving to be a real journey of discovery.
Ok, I'm discovering that they are mere mortals who made some really average music, but that just helps make them more real, in a way... not Abba the mythical hit machine, but Abba the working musicians, finding their way at a time when the pressure was really on to generate the next hit and the next tour and the next percentage for all the business folk who need their geese to keep laying the golden eggs.
Interviews like this really help us understand what all that must have been like... and also why Anni-Frid and Agnetha were determined to stay away from the media in the run up to the new album release. Why dive into that shark pool again if you don't have to? They've given us more than enough of themselves in their glorious, uniquely combined vocals. Thanks to them all, and thanks for uploading this interview. :-)
I love the part when they say that they have been to Australia before and aren't worried. They are totally clueless about what was waiting for them 100,000+ screaming fans outside their hotel rooms, packed shows in the rain, a beetle swarm that engulfs the stage, Frida's wig flying off in the middle of their 'special opera' I can only imagine the memories they all must have of that tour......
Frida´s wig flying off? does she have a wig? Do you have that concert?
I don't know of any video that actually shows it happening. They mention it in a few interviews. During the concert, the 2 girls dressed alike and wore blonde wigs to sing a few songs in a sort of mini - opera. That's the one that fell off
@@LauRa-re9un Agnetha wear wigs all the time. She has blonde ones shoulder length , blonde ones longer , some with bangs , some with feathered sides. She has shoulder length hair when she had her son in 1976 and a few days after there are pictures with her long wig and then a picture later in the pool with her daughter and has short hair. Some she has almost waist length braids. Etc.
@@aspenrobinson8797 Thank you Aspen Robinson and RavennaAl.
@@aspenrobinson8797 what do you call a nonsense? She did not wear wigs. And her son was born on 4 december 1977. this interview was on 21 feb. 1977. Hair grow
Collected, cool, dignified, smart....the last truly divine pop group: ABBA
Amen to that true Statement! ABBA's music will last for eternity! Viva ABBA!❤
ABBA, STILL THE BEST MUSIC RECORDED IN HISTORY, AND WERE WRITING 2021, RESPECT😉😘😜
There is a great intrinsic quality to the music that has often been overlooked due to the Pop package in which it comes, but if you consider that ABBA produced themselves from the very first record (mainly the guys, but not only), you have to give the group credit for their undeniable genius. I've heard loads of cover versions of their songs, yet not a one comes close to the perfection of the original recordings, including the vocals. Hats off.
@@carlozaccaro7492 Yep, and ' people ' descripe them as a pop act, when in fact they mastered a blend of folk, rock, funk, country and disco, totally hats off, and I bow down. Have a good evening🤗
I know they are older now but never has there been two more beautiful women❤.
Frida is insanely charming
And fantastically beautiful
@@patrickmccarthy3123 Yes, she is
Isnt it great too agree,such a beautiful woman not just a singer but a lady of compassion ,who gave us fans so much of herself.I for one hope she is happy in Zermatt and has a long healthy life.Thank you Frida for the beautiful memories
@@patrickmccarthy3123 I totally agree💖
@@РумянаЛазарова-н6кYou are great to post replies What country are you in
these girls have something, a presence, you can feel it just by looking at them
What a great, talented, dignified beautiful group of people ABBA were!
What an interesting and revealing interview. Thank you very much for providing the translation.
Какое наслаждение слышать и видеть их. В своё время я также наслаждался слушая их песни не очень понимая о чём они поют. Это видно происходит когда любишь. Их нельзя не любить.
Thank you for this! So great to see them speaking in their native tongue. Since I don’t know Swedish, I am grateful for those subtitles. 😁
ABBA at their best being wonderfully open honest friendly and relaxed. ❤
frida is very attractive ..see when she smiles she is very beautiful..
Of the two ABBA girls, Frida was to more outgoing one. Very fun and flirty with fans. Outstanding live performer. She started at age 10 on stage. Pro at 13. Her life story is incredible. She was a virtual orphan and made it big with ABBA and then in business. Very intelligent.
Only when does she smile? Poor you AGNETHA IS BEAUTYFUL ALL THE TIMES.
@@joseolvera309 lol... agnetha & frida are always very beautiful, i mean in this show when 2 girl smiling ..
Frida in this interview is really georgeous her hair is so so beautiful dont know why she changed this style enhanced her beauty and so pleasant as you can see I'm a huge zftifa fan
FRIDA FAN
THANK YOU FOR THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION!!! GREAT INTERVIEW
❣️Agnetha und Frida sind beide wunderschöne Frauen ❣️❣️♥️♥️
I have never seen this interview before. Thank you
Its wonderful that you have a platform dedicated specifically to Frida who is my favourite. I have subscribed
The one and only, original Swedish fab four....beautiful people making beautiful music
El rostro de Frida es perfecto!!!
Frida looks beyond beautiful!!
So unbelievable down to earth...❤❤❤❤
Yes that's true. Frida is beautiful even at present
Frida was so beautiful without those dreadful perms. I can't beleive how it changed her looks so much.
I read that she changed her looks so much because she was so insecure and dissatisfied with how she looked :(
Yes...I much prefer her hair straight
@@ImaginaryEvil Can you imagine somebody that beautiful being insecure about their appearance. She is breathtakingly gorgeous.
I do think she looks really stunning in the Super Trouper era though, and also when they did Waterloo. True beauty shines through always 💛
@@chawleyyy
Look at the French video of KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU. Agnetha is lovely, but standing next to Frida, there is no comparison. That Frida face looks like something Michelangelo sculpted.
No wonder Benny married Frida...she's absolutely gorgeous!
His previous girlfriend was a dark haired beauty too, but did not have Frida's extraordinary talent.
Listen to 'Gonna Sing You My Love Song' . Benny had a gf, but Frida knew she was not good enough for him. Obviously Frida won her man.
And he is cute and funny. 😊
@@danbike9the song " Gonna Sing You My Love song" is so good. Fridas voice really shines. Clear and strong. Yes Benny was dating a French girl and Frida at the same time which is what the song is about. But before the French girl Benny was with girlfriend Christina Gronvall and they had 2 children. They never married and the kids don't carry his name. Benny's a filanderer. He left Frida for his pregnant girlfriend Mona. Geez Benny
Viva Abba, gente linda, felicitaciones por tantos éxitos, saludos
I would love to know what they were saying. I couldn't keep my eyes off of them. And as for Frida.....WOW!!
Funny that little do they know they're about to break into global stardom once arriving to Australia, wow Frida is on another level here she's absolutely stunning here
Leaving for Australia! The concert that would make history!! Australias love for them was born.
Just how stunning is Frida in this; your heart just melts
Superb ,classy Frida...she really was the beauty of Abba to me.....without her classy behavior and looks ,Abba would have been another ordinary group....What a lady!
Great interview all the way .thanks a lot for posting it.
Frida made twice derogatory comments about Agnetha bottom, probably because she has none, less even than a man.
She only tells what the tabloids write about Agnetha, that doesn't have to mean she agrees with it... "because she has none"? lol, really?
Byrod1 The user that wrote that comment doesn't at all sound interested on how round her Ass may be.
Agnetha is beautiful but too much has been made of her rather sticky out bottom. Frida, on the other hand, has class and legs that won't quit!
Byrod1. She was referencing what the papers had been saying. She also mentions what they said about 'Benny leaving' her. She's not agreeing with it but pointing out some of the rubbish that was being written about them.
70s elegance right there. To perfection. Swedish cool.
Frida looks so beautiful here.
Frida and Benny married in 1978, after a 9 year engagement. I only recently learned that Benny ended his marriage to Frida after 2 years, and broke her heart, telling her he'd met another woman. Poor Frida!
He married that other woman, a TV presenter, pretty much as soon as his divorce came through. They had one son together (he also has two kids by his first marriage in the 'sixties). When Benny and Frida met, they shared in common having a failed marriage and two children who lived with their ex spouse. They never had any kids together.
Bjorn also re-married soon after his divorce from Agnetha, and remained with that woman, in his case a music journalist. They had two daughters together, to add to the son and daughter he had with Agnetha.
Agnetha relaxed and comfortable. She seems she'd rather be anywhere else in those international interviews.
Frida is usually confident and not shy in any situation, but the guys carry the conversation in the international pressers.
My impression of the four.
Fantastic interview where they are themselves. Engaged and relaxed.
Frida was that groups natural leader. She also was the natural front and center performer entertainer pro. The Swedish media knew this. The intl press did not know.
The media were horrible in regards to ABBA. They lacked an understanding, that this group had a super high level of musicality musicianship.
Frida was Stikkan 'Stig' Anderson's golden girl. She checked all the boxes..
ABBA:Bright Lights Dark Shadows
The Real Story of ABBA
By Carl Magnus Palm
@@danbike9 Frida may have been the leader, but Agnetha was the one who outshined them all.
@@Davey7358 Agnetha had the pin-up lable attached to her early on, even before ABBA.
Frida had the talent, performer label attached to her. There is a reason.
Frida is obviously gorgeous, but her keen ear, vocal skills and control defined her since grade school. Her good looks were secondary to her vocal and performance skills.
As an artist, you want your skills/talent to be talked about, not your looks or your butt (Euro article).
Agnetha largely got defined by her blonde hair which fit the Swedish stereotype and by that Euro butt article. Yes, Frida has been called the "Dark beauty with the glorious voice" but her skills were what has always defined Frida. People also mentioned her fit body, legs...but her vocal talent, keen ear, control is what defined her.
Pre ABBA:
Frida -
Sweeping talent hunts, stage, theater, cabaret, TV and radio shows -- ALL LIVE! That was Frida before ABBA. That is how she earned her stellar reputation among her peers. Her reputation among peers began in grade school. Frida did not come from a record label marketed/generated pop singer. They are tons of pop singers like that. Frida was an actual professional working vocalist that came from the stages. Performing vocal centric genre songs.
Agnetha:
A record label managed and generated pop singer, who wrote some of her own songs. That is who Agnetha was before ABBA. She was not a LIVE front and center performer. Not a front and center live performer with lights, cameras, and LIVE to air/national TV. That was Frida.
A huge difference between studio and working live. Studio is controlled. On stage, your exposed and your talents or lack of, will make or break you. Frida excelled.
Агнета не красавица и певица студийная. Как она могла затмить всех? Вечно плачущая простушка.
@@Davey7358 There is a reason Agnetha was not featured like Frida was during live shows and concerts.
Why?
Due too Agnetha's pitch and other technical issues that were exposed in live environments. Also, Frida loved the stage and performing. It was Frida's roots since she was in grade school - performing on stage.
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Agnetha was marketed in the media as the pin-up , not as the talented one. Frida just did her thing, and most people eventually figured out that the brunette was really talented.
No shielding or smoke and mirrors with Frida. Frida was the real deal.
There has always been a bit of shielding of Agnetha. Those who pay attention start no notice this as they learn about ABBA. Even the Agnetha centric echo chamber fans on social media know this, hence, the reason for the intense effort to change history.
But all is documented for those that wish to dig into ABBA and the girls reputations and abilities.
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Re: foursome before they were officially a foursome. They worked together.
Fall of 1970, live radio show. They all performed, LIVE-to-air, in front of a studio audience in radio studio. Frida once again excelled.
Only Frida's solo was put on a record - 'Barnen Sover' Benny on piano. Bjorn on guitar. No Agnetha participation.
'Barnen Sover' studio version on 'Frida' album. 'Barnen Sover' live version on Frida, 1967-72, album.
Agnetha also sang a solo song too, but not good enough to put on record.
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Winter of 1970-71. The cabaret shows! Failure! All four were nationally known, so the media covered the shows. Agnetha got called out for her off-key, pitch issues, etc...
Frida, who are the time was not committed to the foursome. She left. No future foursome. No future ABBA! It looked like they were done.
It took Stig Anderson/Polar Music and a sweet contract to secure Frida. Frida signed a Polar Music solo contract and also agreed join Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha. Frida had been reluctant to join a pop group, which was a big comedown from the more challenging vocal centric genres for which she preferred. But pop was more lucrative.
Stig Anderson Polar Music was the boss, but Frida had all the pull. She understood the business. She also knew her value.
In 1972, Stig and Frida signed a deal. Frida was now all in. Stig eventually named the foursome ABBA.
I think it's so cool that agnetha sits casually cross legged like a guy :-)
519 Forestmonk Frida said once she was a true farm girl...🤣🤣🤣🤣
@rick frenay Frida non ha classe??? Stai scherzando vero?
@@vendela678 When did Frida say it?
@R F Don't say that about Frida!
@R F
She is Countess and Princess, no matter what say.
Great interview, especially that the members got to express their annoyance at media stereotyping and lasciviousness among other demeaning misrepresentation of their creative talents. Conversely, I still can't understand how these two pretty ordinary looking guys lost possibly the two most glamorous women of that era and fall away from an amazing span of time when they were the world's most dominant name in pop music.
Wie wunderschön und sicher Frida und Agnetha sind wenn sie in ihrer Sprache sprechen
If anyone is wondering, I can confirm that the subtitles here are really quite excellent. I've seen quite a few interviews
where as much as 40% of what was said was lost in translation, but Malin clearly knows how to translate our Swedish
phrases and idiosyncratic expressions into English that makes sense.
As for the interview itself? If I didn't know who they were, there's no way I'd ever think they were famous.
Attractive, yes, but they're so down to Earth that you'd probably find more flashy people next door.
They're just like everyone else over here. Me and my friends and family all talk with each other in this low-key way.
I am very happy with the subtitles, and with that translation next to it, I can get the gist of much of the conversation, because there are quite a few similarities between Swedish and Dutch...
As far as I can tell it was translated really well indeed :)
There's only one word that seems a little bit off: they are talking about that little musical surprise during the tour (7:38) and then the subtitles mention "seventeen bows". I have the impression Agnetha was talking about seventeen string instruments (as in violins and such), because the Swedish word Agnetha uses (stråke?) resembles the Dutch word 'strijker', that we sometimes use for string instruments.
@@ozzert As a swede, I can confirm this.
Agnetha was talking about string instruments using a bow. This refers to string instruments like violin and cello. And stråke means bow in english. That's why it said "seventeen bows" in the subtitles, but it was an inaccurate translation. So I understand the confusion. It should have been translated into: "We're going to use seventeen stringinstruments with bows" Or something like that.
@@antonwiderberg7571 Thank you for this clarification! I wasn't aware that 'bow' is the name of that 'stick' they use with string instruments; that also makes the choice for 'bows' less strange than it seemed to me at first, though I agree that 'bow instruments', or what you said would have been better :)
Thank you so much for the upload. Huge fan ❤
thanks for your subtitles :D
Great band forever love them from algeria
Frida Frida, há muita beleza aqui. Enche os meus olhos ❤🫶🏻😍
They speak one at the time without interrupting each other. Nice maner (well trained).
@Sony Frida is not Swedish, she just grew up in Sweden.
@Laurence Swensson
She has no Sweedish blood at all.
@@marinellabakken5863 And how would you know that?
@@Cobbido her mother is Norwegian, and her father is German. She was born in Norway, but moved to Sweden as a young child. Even if she doesn't have "Swedish blood," she is still culturally Swedish.
@@tawnypelt1360 It would be rather unlikely for a Norwegian to have "no Swedish blood at all".
Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman,Fryda,Agnetha,Roxette; all of them Swedish beauties.
Obrigado pela mu'sica, ABBA!
I find it kinda sad. They all wanted it and worked so hard. Now their just starting to see the trap they've built. I do love the Swedish interviews. They just seem to ask more contemplative questions. The band is more at ease and willing to open up more. And yes both women are drop dead gorgeous. Both have an inner beauty that shines uniquely. The guy's well they know music but don't think they know much about women.
Don't understand about women, why?
Although the Dick Cavett show was just fantastic.
Here's some content I've haven't watched:
ua-cam.com/video/qZChCHiajR4/v-deo.html
This is a great file to share, thank you !
My Princess Frida!!!!
Poor Maria!
@@joseolvera309 And?
Swedish is such a beautiful language! I've been to Sweden many many times and i've learned some basics but the pronounciation is reaally hard
Tack! Tack sa mycket!
Just a class bunch of very talented people. Musicianship, lyrics, music and oh my God the Singers!
wondering about hysteria maybe not knowing what will occur in Australia the following days.... 1977 Frida's beauty year. She never looked better than in 1977. Before and after she had some strange hairdo's.... and surprise the earliest thoughts about a real musical to be composed one day.. ! Exciting
Frida was always the beauty. She had the perfect shaped face. Sharp jawline. Great bone structure. Along with her stage work pre ABBA for more than a decade she was also a model.
1977 was indeed when she was at the height of her beauty. Specifically in the Knowing Me Knowing You video.
Those shots of her outside in the cold and the snow......wow. Her runny nose looked amazing.
all of the comments are about frida but ive never been able to pick a favourite, frida and agnetha are both so beautiful but look so completely different
Vive la difference! 1+1=3😊
WONDERFUL ABBA GOD BLESSED.. AGNETHA BEAUTIFUL AND FRIDA.
I wasnt born yet but the time should have stopped there.
Such a damn great time they made.
They wanted success, they pursued success, they got success...
Frida is so beautiful
Queen !!!
Fallow dreaming, ha ha ha .
Abba perfection as usual
Frida was beautiful.
So beautiful...
Still beautiful at 73.
@@samb3706 Bravo!
Sam B PERIOD🗣❤️
A piece of history!
Meu deus ,eu conheci elix agora mxis estou a paichonada por ABBA,pelas pessoa umildes que são e suas canção lindas a móvel deud a benvoi vvis 4 estis casal lindos
Frida 🧡
I don't speak swedish, so I wanted to read the subtitles during watching the interview, but I could only look at Frida
Fantastic!
, Frida looks beautiful, and so classy.
well done! Thank you for sharing this!