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Anni-Frid Lyngstad Turns 80, the ABBA Voice That Deepened Pop's Brightest Hits

New retrospectives trace her path from a stigmatized wartime childhood to a private later life in Switzerland.

Overview

  • She marks her 80th birthday on November 15, 2025, with media profiles revisiting her life and work.
  • Her international breakthrough came with ABBA’s 1974 Eurovision win in Brighton with “Waterloo.”
  • Within ABBA she was celebrated for a darker, earthier vocal tone that contrasted with Agnetha Fältskog’s lighter voice.
  • After the group ended in 1982, she pursued solo projects, including the 1982 English-language album “Something’s Going On” produced by Phil Collins.
  • Family tragedies in 1998–99 prompted a long retreat to Switzerland, where she lives privately and supports environmental and humanitarian causes, with renewed public attention following ABBA’s 2021 Voyage album and the London ‘Abbatare’ show.