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CARL MAGNUS PALM

CARL MAGNUS

PALM

THE REAL STORY OF

BRIGHT LIGHTS DARK SHADOWS

BRIGHT LIGHTS DARK

SHADOWS

ABBA

THE REAL

STORY OFA

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BRIGHT LIGHTS DARK SHADOWS IS THe DeFInITIve BIOGRApHy OF ABBA, THe WORLD’S GReATeST pOp BAnD WHOSe HIT MuSICAL MAMMA MIA! HAS BeCOMe THe MOST SuCCeSSFuL STAGe SHOW AnD uK FILM MuSICAL OF ALL TIMe.

This new edition of the best-selling Abba book has been updated to include details of Mamma Mia!’s extraordinary success and the ongoing lives of Björn ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog, their music and their personal lives. It has also been substantially revised throughout.

As generations of new fans discover Abba’s timeless music, Frida, Agnetha, Benny and Björn remain rather shadowy, secretive figures. Their marriages, personal break-ups and superficial biographical details are well known… but who exactly are Abba?

• How did Norwegian orphan Anni-Frid become a real-life princess?• How did folksy Benny and Björn become an international pop

force to rival Lennon & McCartney?• What happened to blonde Agnetha who smiled a lot but never

really looked happy? • And how many billions have Abba been offered to reform?

World renowned Abba expert Carl Magnus palm’s acute understanding of the culture of his native Sweden offers a unique insight into the group, and their sometimes dark personal stories.

Bright Lights Dark Shadows: The Real Story of Abba is the ultimate account of the rise and fall of a legendary group and a biography of rare perception.

“ACHIeveS THe DIFFICuLT FeAT OF CApTuRInG THe MuLTIpLe LAyeRS OF ABBA... WITH A

DeFTneSS unuSuAL In A ROCK BIOGRApHy”SUNdAY TiMES

“COMpeLLInG AnD InCReDIBLy DeTAILeD”MOjO MAGAziNE

“eSSenTIAL ReADInG FOR AnyOne WOnDeRInG WHAT THe pOp WORLD LOOKeD LIKe In THe 1970s”

MOjO MAGAziNE

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