The Swedish singer whose clear vocals defined ABBA's hits and later shaped her own solo work.
For the ABBA sound, start with 'S.O.S.' or 'Dancing Queen.' For her solo side, 'Wrap Your Arms Around Me' or 'The One Who Loves You Now' give you the picture.
That voice on 'Dancing Queen' and 'Mamma Mia' is hers, the bright lead that carried ABBA's harmonies to global audiences. After the group dissolved, she kept recording, songs like 'Wrap Your Arms Around Me' and the 2013 track 'The One Who Loves You Now' show her working in a more personal pop mode. The recordings, both the group smashes and the later solo material, are what actually lasted.
She had some early success in Swedish competitions before joining what became ABBA, the quartet that won Eurovision in 1974 with 'Waterloo.' After ABBA's run ended in the early '80s, she returned to solo work, releasing albums like 2013's 'A' with Gary Barlow on 'I Should've Followed You Home.'
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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