ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog, 73, announces she will release a new solo single this week
ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog has announced that she will be releasing a new single on Thursday, restarting her solo career at the age of 73.
Agnetha, lead singer alongside Anni-Frid Lyngstad of the hugely successful Swedish pop band, released her last solo album a decade ago.
The singer made the announcement on Tuesday night on her newly launched Instagram account, posting: “World Premiere of ‘Where Do We Go From Here?'” on @bbcradio2 with @zoetheball – tune in on Thursday 31st August from 8:30am clock (BST) on.
According to reports last week, Agnetha landed a huge record deal with BMG, which has pop superstar Kylie Minogue on its books.
The Swedish pop group ABBA was founded in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid.
Exciting news: ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog has announced that she will be releasing a new single on Thursday, restarting her solo career at the age of 73
Band: Agnetha, lead singer alongside Anni-Frid Lyngstad of the highly successful Swedish pop band, released her last solo album a decade ago (left to right: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha and Björn Ulvaeus in 1974)
Their rumored signing to BMG comes two years after the band reunited to release comeback album Voyage.
A source told The Sun: “Agnetha loved being back in the studio with ABBA and it inspired her to restart her solo career.”
“She’s been in regular contact with the BMG team in London for months and they’ve helped develop her new sound.”
“After a long time working on new music, there’s finally a work she loves that’s ready for release.”
She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her self-titled debut album in 1968.
In May 2013, Agnetha released a new album called A, produced by Jörgen Elofsson and Peter Nordahl, which was her last.
Voyage was the ninth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA and was released in November 2021.
Big news: The 73-year-old singer has landed a huge record deal with BMG, whose books credit pop superstar Kylie Minogue, claims The Sun
Modern: She announced a comeback to her fans by opening an Instagram account
Crew: A source told the publication, “Agnetha loved being back in the studio with ABBA and it inspired her to restart her solo career” (band seen in 1970)
Before: Agnetha was married to Bjorn, having first met him at a coffee shop when she was 19. They married in 1971 and had two children before divorcing at the height of Abbas fame
Featuring ten songs written by Benny and Björn, it was the group’s first album of new material in forty years.
It was also the first album without longtime bassist Rutger Gunnarsson and drummer Ola Brunkert.
Agnetha was married to Bjorn, having first met him at a coffee shop when she was 19.
They married in 1971 and had two children before divorcing at the height of Abbas fame.
Abba won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton in 1974. They sold 350 million records and their greatest hits compilation album Abba Gold stayed on the charts for more than 400 weeks.
Popular: Voyage was the ninth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA and was released in November 2021 (pictured at the premiere)