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			{{Short description\|Australian pop musical group}}
	'''BJÖRN AGAIN''' was founded in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia by Manager and Bass player Rod Leissle. The show quickly achieved worldwide cult status and has now performed over 4000 concerts in 57 countries in 20 years. Having recently been endorsed by ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog, Rod aims to keep his band at the top and continue for as long as people want to hear the songs of ABBA performed the way BJÖRN AGAIN do them ... hopefully for another 20 years!!
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			'''Björn Again''' is an ]-inspired ] from Australia, consisting of performers from various countries. The name is a reference to ABBA guitarist and vocalist ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bjorn Again - songtitels - Muziekweb \|url=https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000068566/POPULAR/Bjorn-Again \|access-date=2023-05-27 \|website=www.muziekweb.nl \|language=nl}}</ref> The band has performed worldwide since it was formed in 1988.
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			==Character of the show==
	"It was a great show. I loved your choreography ... it was very true to life.....When do you play your next shows?... Good Luck for the tour" - Agnetha Faltskog (TV3 / TV6 20th Anniversary party Stockholm 2007)
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			Björn Again parodies ] pop group ABBA,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/music/2003/10/bjorn_again_review.shtml\|publisher=BBC Leicester\|title=Music – Bjorn Again at DeMontfort Hall Reviewed}}</ref> using a mix of English and Swedish language known as "Swenglish"<ref name=york>{{cite news\|publisher=BBC South Yorkshire\|title=Bjorn Again interview\|date=18 November 2004\|last=Clifton\|first=Bernie\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2004/11/17/bjorn_again_interview_feature.shtml}}</ref> or pidgin Swedish. The performers use the stage names Agnetha Falstart, Benny Anderwear, Frida Longstoki and Björn Volvo-us<ref name=brit>{{cite news \|last=Chamberlain \|first=Darryl \|title=Tribute bands: The next best thing \|date=29 February 2000 \|work=BBC News \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2000/brit_awards/657042.stm}}</ref> in homage to the original ABBA members, plus bassist Rutger Sonofagunn and drummer Ola Drumkitt, based on Rutger Gunnarsson and Ola Brunkert.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=BBC Cambridgeshire\|title=Home Swede Home!\|date=November 2004\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2004/11/16/bjorn_again_event_feature.shtml}}</ref> The show features choreographed acts with unique costumes and song arrangements that differ from ABBA's original performances.
	"Fans had better make the most out of Björn Again because that's the closest they are going to get to seeing ABBA. ABBA will never reform! - Benny Andersson (London Capital Radio ........)

			==History==
	"When ABBA broke up, I assumed our music would fall into oblivion so in the early 90's with Björn Again becoming popular and when U2 invited Benny and I on stage to sing Dancing Queen, I just assumed we were being sent up. But now I see they were paying tribute to us" - Björn Ulvaeus (Q Magazine ???)
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			Björn Again was founded in 1988 in ], Australia, by Rod Stephen and John Tyrrell. The style is a light-hearted parody of ABBA performed in pidgin Swedish or 'Swenglish.' Original band members included Rod Stephen, Peter Ryan, John Tyrrell, Dorina Morelli, Kathy Riseborough, Gavin Charles, and later Janette Stuart. Since the band's debut in 1989, Björn Again has performed approximately 5,500 shows in 72 countries over 34 years. By 1997, the band had three touring lineups. John Tyrrell has been the band's manager since the outset. Rod Stephen manages the UK/Europe lineup and John Tyrrell manages the Australasian lineup.<ref>{{cite web\|title=About - Björn Again\|url=https://www.bjornagain.com.au/about/\|publisher=Björn Again\|access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref>

			The band has recorded and performed live a total of 133 songs, including 55 ABBA songs, seven originals, and 62 covers by other artists. They released an EP of covers of ] songs performed in the style of ABBA, called Erasure-ish,<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=]\|editor=Colin Larkin\|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)\|publisher=]\|date=1997\|edition=Concise\|isbn=1-85227-745-9\|page=135}}</ref> which included the songs "Stop!" and "A Little Respect" that reached Number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1992.<ref name=occ/>
	"Thanks for the great show guys" - Kylie Minogue (New Years Eve Wembley Arena 2006)

			Björn Again has performed at events worldwide, ranging from large rock festivals, including Reading and Glastonbury,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury/1999/review-bjornagain1.shtml\|title=Bjorn Again – review\|year=1999\|publisher=eFestivals\|first=Mark\|last=Champken}}</ref> to private performances for celebrities, including Microsoft co-founder ],<ref>{{cite news\|newspaper=Daily Mirror\|title=Bjorn Again, the famous ABBA tribute band in concert in Colombo\|date=11 February 2010\|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/life/132-life/3387.html}}{{dead link\|date=July 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> comedian ],<ref name="ind">{{cite news \|last=Viner \|first=Brian \|date=18 December 2000 \|title=Brentwood, vould you like to dance? \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/brentwood-vould-you-like-to-dance-629668.html \|work=The Independent \|location=London}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2020}}</ref> actor ],<ref>{{cite news\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|title=Almost Abba\|date=26 June 2004\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/25/1088144973288.html}}</ref> and Russian president ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/4526496/Vladimir-Putin-revealed-as-secret-Abba-fan.html\|title=Vladamir Putin revealed as secret ABBA fan\|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph \| location=London \| first=Anita \| last=Singh \| date=6 February 2009}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news\|work=The Times\|title=Vladamir Putin flies in Bjorn Again for Abba tribute concert\|last=Halpin\|first=Tony\|date=6 February 2009\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5671675.ece \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107015353/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5671675.ece \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=7 January 2010 \| location=London}}</ref>
	"A wonderful evening in this magnificent setting dancing to Björn Again" - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter Author (2006 MS Charity Ball)

			In 1999, the UK Bjorn Again took part in a documentary for ] entitled "ABBA: Bjorn Again!", which featured the band on tour. Throughout the program the band members spoke in "Swenglish" accents. Björn Ulvaeus and ] have both praised Björn Again. After ABBA's former members said they were not going to perform together again, Andersson was quoted as saying in 1999, "Bjorn Again are the closest you can get to seeing ABBA."<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://bjornagain.com/quotes.htm \|title=Quotes-From ABBA \|author1=Björn Again \|author2=Benny Andersson \|date=22 September 2011 \|publisher=Björn Again \|access-date=22 September 2011 \|archive-date=13 January 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113011050/http://www.bjornagain.com/quotes.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	www.bjornagain.com

			The band attended a celebrity gala in costume at the London Savoy and received an award on behalf of ABBA from the ], to commemorate the 30 years since their ] win with "]" in Brighton on 6 April 1974.

			In 2009 the band performed ]'s "Enter Sandman", with an additional drummer, to a ] crowd at ], as a nod to the headlining act.<ref>. Easier.com, (3 August 2009). Retrieved on 3 May 2012.</ref> They were the opening act on the Pyramid stage at the ] in 1999, 2009, and 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nme.com/festivals/glastonbury/bjorn-again-abba-tribute-2518200 \|title=What more wholesome start could you have to Glastonbury than ABBA cover band Björn Again? \|author1=Hannah Mylrea \|website=] \|date=28 June 2019 }}</ref>

			On 17 December 2012, Björn Again performed at the ] Christmas party in London, attended by the Queen and members of the royal family. They also presented a show in honor of ] at Stockholm's TV3/TV6 tenth-anniversary party, when Fältskog was quoted saying “It was a great show. I loved the choreography" and "Good luck for the tour.”<ref name="Björn Again - History">{{Cite web \|title=Björn Again - History \|url=https://bjornagain.com/history/}}</ref>

			==Discography==
			===Albums===
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
			\|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album details
			! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" \| ]<br /><ref name=aus2>{{cite Ryan\|page=31}}</ref><ref name="aus LP">{{cite web\|url=https://imgur.com/a/31yMYQP\| title=Björn Again chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024\|publisher=ARIA\|via=Imgur.com\|access-date=5 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
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			! scope="row" \| ''Live Album''
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			* Released: 1993
			* Format: CD, LP
			* Label: ] (D19952)
			\| 102{{efn\|group=upper-alpha\|''Live Album'' was re-released in 1995 with ''Flashback!'', where it peaked at number 102.<ref name="aus LP"/>}}
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| ''Flashback!''
			\|
			* Released: August 1994
			* Format: CD, LP
			* Label: Festival (D31176)
			\| 40
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall''
			\|
			* Released: 1998
			* Format: CD
			* Label: BA (BACD 2010)
			\| –
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| ''20th Anniversary Concert''
			\|
			* Released: 2009
			* Format: CD
			* Label: The Music Group
			\| –
			\|}

			===Singles===
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
			\|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title
			! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Peak chart positions
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" \| ]<br /><ref name="aus">Australian chart peaks:
			*Top 50 peaks: {{Cite web \|title=australian-charts.com > Björn Again in Australian Charts \|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bj%F6rn+Again \|access-date=29 July 2016 \|publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref><ref name="aus singles">{{cite web\|url=https://imgur.com/a/p8qqcbZ\| title=Björn Again chart history (single), received from ARIA in May 2024\|publisher=ARIA\|via=Imgur.com\|access-date=5 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" \| ]<br /><ref name="occ">{{Cite web \|title=Official Charts > Bjorn Again \|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28196/bjorn-again/ \|access-date=29 July 2016 \|publisher=]}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|1992
			! scope="row" \| ] {{small\|(Europe only)}}
			\| {{n/a}} \|\| 25
			\| ''Flashback!''
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]" / "]"
			\| 105 \|\| 55
			\| {{Non-album single}}
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|1993
			! scope="row" \| "]"
			\| 27 \|\| 65
			\| rowspan="4" \| ''Flashback!''
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]" {{small\|(Europe only)}}
			\| {{n/a}} \|\| –
			\|-
			\| 1994
			! scope="row" \| "]" {{small\|(Australia only)}}
			\| 121 \|\| –
			\|-
			\| 1995
			! scope="row" \| "]" / "]" {{small\|(Australia only)}}
			\| 166 \|\| –
			\|-
			\| 2019
			! scope="row" \| "Christmas Is Björn Again" ("]"/<br /> "]"/"]"/"Love's Not Just for Christmas")
			\| – \|\| –
			\| {{Non-album single}}
			\|}

			==Notes==
			{{Notelist-ua}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			{{ABBA}}

			{{Authority control}}

			{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorn Again}}
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Björn Again

Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Pop, europop, disco
Years active	1988–present

Website	bjornagain.com

Musical artist

Björn Again is an ABBA-inspired tribute band from Australia, consisting of performers from various countries. The name is a reference to ABBA guitarist and vocalist Björn Ulvaeus. The band has performed worldwide since it was formed in 1988.

Character of the show

Björn Again parodies Swedish pop group ABBA, using a mix of English and Swedish language known as "Swenglish" or pidgin Swedish. The performers use the stage names Agnetha Falstart, Benny Anderwear, Frida Longstoki and Björn Volvo-us in homage to the original ABBA members, plus bassist Rutger Sonofagunn and drummer Ola Drumkitt, based on Rutger Gunnarsson and Ola Brunkert. The show features choreographed acts with unique costumes and song arrangements that differ from ABBA's original performances.

History

Björn Again was founded in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia, by Rod Stephen and John Tyrrell. The style is a light-hearted parody of ABBA performed in pidgin Swedish or 'Swenglish.' Original band members included Rod Stephen, Peter Ryan, John Tyrrell, Dorina Morelli, Kathy Riseborough, Gavin Charles, and later Janette Stuart. Since the band's debut in 1989, Björn Again has performed approximately 5,500 shows in 72 countries over 34 years. By 1997, the band had three touring lineups. John Tyrrell has been the band's manager since the outset. Rod Stephen manages the UK/Europe lineup and John Tyrrell manages the Australasian lineup.

The band has recorded and performed live a total of 133 songs, including 55 ABBA songs, seven originals, and 62 covers by other artists. They released an EP of covers of Erasure songs performed in the style of ABBA, called Erasure-ish, which included the songs "Stop!" and "A Little Respect" that reached Number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1992.

Björn Again has performed at events worldwide, ranging from large rock festivals, including Reading and Glastonbury, to private performances for celebrities, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, comedian Rowan Atkinson, actor Russell Crowe, and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

In 1999, the UK Bjorn Again took part in a documentary for Channel 5 entitled "ABBA: Bjorn Again!", which featured the band on tour. Throughout the program the band members spoke in "Swenglish" accents. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have both praised Björn Again. After ABBA's former members said they were not going to perform together again, Andersson was quoted as saying in 1999, "Bjorn Again are the closest you can get to seeing ABBA."

The band attended a celebrity gala in costume at the London Savoy and received an award on behalf of ABBA from the Radio Times, to commemorate the 30 years since their Eurovision Song Contest win with "Waterloo" in Brighton on 6 April 1974.

In 2009 the band performed Metallica's "Enter Sandman", with an additional drummer, to a Sonisphere Festival crowd at Knebworth, as a nod to the headlining act. They were the opening act on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival in 1999, 2009, and 2019.

On 17 December 2012, Björn Again performed at the Buckingham Palace Christmas party in London, attended by the Queen and members of the royal family. They also presented a show in honor of Agnetha Fältskog at Stockholm's TV3/TV6 tenth-anniversary party, when Fältskog was quoted saying “It was a great show. I loved the choreography" and "Good luck for the tour.”

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS
Live Album	Released: 1993 Format: CD, LP Label: Festival (D19952)	102
Flashback!	Released: August 1994 Format: CD, LP Label: Festival (D31176)	40
Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Released: 1998 Format: CD Label: BA (BACD 2010)	–
20th Anniversary Concert	Released: 2009 Format: CD Label: The Music Group	–

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
Year	Title	AUS	UK	Album
1992	"Erasure-ish" ("A Little Respect"/"Stop!") (Europe only)	—	25	Flashback!
1992	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" / "Little Drummer Boy"	105	55	Non-album single
1993	"Flashdance...What a Feeling"	27	65	Flashback!
1993	"So You Win Again" (Europe only)	—	–
1994	"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (Australia only)	121	–
1995	"Black Is Black" / "I'm on Fire" (Australia only)	166	–
2019	"Christmas Is Björn Again" ("Keeping the Dream Alive"/ "Underneath the Tree"/"Human"/"Love's Not Just for Christmas")	–	–	Non-album single

Notes

Live Album was re-released in 1995 with Flashback!, where it peaked at number 102.

References

"Bjorn Again - songtitels - Muziekweb". www.muziekweb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
"Music – Bjorn Again at DeMontfort Hall Reviewed". BBC Leicester.
Clifton, Bernie (18 November 2004). "Bjorn Again interview". BBC South Yorkshire.
Chamberlain, Darryl (29 February 2000). "Tribute bands: The next best thing". BBC News.
"Home Swede Home!". BBC Cambridgeshire. November 2004.
"About - Björn Again". Björn Again. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 135. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
^ "Official Charts > Bjorn Again". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
Champken, Mark (1999). "Bjorn Again – review". eFestivals.
"Bjorn Again, the famous ABBA tribute band in concert in Colombo". Daily Mirror. 11 February 2010.
Viner, Brian (18 December 2000). "Brentwood, vould you like to dance?". The Independent. London.
"Almost Abba". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 2004.
Singh, Anita (6 February 2009). "Vladamir Putin revealed as secret ABBA fan". The Daily Telegraph. London.
Halpin, Tony (6 February 2009). "Vladamir Putin flies in Bjorn Again for Abba tribute concert". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010.
Björn Again; Benny Andersson (22 September 2011). "Quotes-From ABBA". Björn Again. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
Success for Sonisphere Festival Knebworth. Easier.com, (3 August 2009). Retrieved on 3 May 2012.
Hannah Mylrea (28 June 2019). "What more wholesome start could you have to Glastonbury than ABBA cover band Björn Again?". NME.
"Björn Again - History".
Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 31.
^ "Björn Again chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Björn Again in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
"Björn Again chart history (single), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

v t e ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Studio albums	Ring Ring Waterloo ABBA Arrival ABBA: The Album Voulez-Vous Super Trouper The Visitors Voyage
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Gracias Por La Música The Singles: The First Ten Years Thank You for the Music ABBA Gold Oro: Grandes Éxitos More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Definitive Collection The Name of the Game 18 Hits Number Ones The Albums The Essential Collection
Live albums	ABBA Live Live at Wembley Arena
Box sets	Thank You for the Music The Complete Studio Recordings
Concerts and tours	ABBA: The Tour ABBA Voyage
Films and musicals	ABBA: The Movie The Girl with the Golden Hair ABBAcadabra Mamma Mia! (1999 musical) Mamma Mia! (2008 film) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018 film)
TV specials	Dick Cavett Meets ABBA ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute
Video games	SingStar ABBA ABBA: You Can Dance
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Songs Unreleased songs Tribute albums Abba-esque Abbasalutely The ABBA Generation ABBAmania Dancing Queen Agnetha & Frida: The Voice of ABBA "Just Like That" "Thank ABBA for the Music" Eurovision Song Contest 1974 ABBA The Museum Music of Sweden
Related individuals	Stig Anderson Ola Brunkert Rutger Gunnarsson Janne Schaffer Lasse Wellander Michael B. Tretow Lasse Hallström A-Teens Björn Again Linda Ulvaeus Catherine Johnson Carl Magnus Palm Graham Tainton
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