''Frida: The DVD'' is a Swedish documentary film that covers the singing career of

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (born 15 November 1945), also known simply as Frida, is a Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA. Courtesy titles ''Principality of Reuss-Gera, Princess Re ...

, also known as Frida, one of the four members of Swedish pop group

ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...

, on her life from her beginning days as a

dansband (; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish language, Swedish term for a band that plays (; "dance band music"). ' is often danced to in partner dance, pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. T ...

singer through her ABBA years and to her post-ABBA years. Produced by interviewer Mats Jankell, the DVD was released by Universal on 5 December 2005.Reference from Universal Records and Frida the DVD

Synopsis

Producer Mats Jankell's interview with Anni-Frid Lyngstad was filmed on 22 July 2005, in the Swiss restaurant, Chez Vrony, at

Zermatt Zermatt (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Visp (district), Visp in the German language, German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is cl ...

, Switzerland, accompanied with the background of the

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. Frida reminisces about her entire career, her private life, her audience, her friends and about the person she is today. From her television debut in 1967 with " En Ledig Dag" (A Day Off), to the television performances she made in

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, in 2004, performing "The Sun Will Shine Again", together with keyboardist Jon Lord of the English hard rock group,

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. Frida describes her singing technique, stage performances, and studio work. She explains how songs were recorded and performed. In the accompanying clips, there is rare footage that shows Lyngstad singing

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

and schlager numbers recorded for

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(SVT). Frida also speaks about ABBA and how she and

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...

developed as singers as ABBA's recordings grew more and more complex over the years. A one-hour TV-documentary about the recording and making of the album ''

Something's Going On ''Something's Going On'' is the third solo album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), one of the founding members of the Swedish pop group ABBA and her first album recorded entirely in English. Her previous two albums had been recorded i ...

'' is included in this DVD. SVT filmed the whole recording process from day one in the studio to the release party, when the album was completed. This program includes interviews with Lyngstad, producer and drummer

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...

, ABBA colleagues

Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duve ...

and

Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...

, as well as most of the musicians that contributed and took part in the recording. The DVD also contains other promotional clips of Frida in her international solo period, after ABBA informally disbanded in 1982, and a television documentary about the making and recording of her 1996 album '' Djupa andetag'' (''Deep Breaths''), produced by Anders Glenmark, titled ''Frida: mitt i livet'' (Frida: Middle of Life). The television documentary includes studio footage, behind the scenes of the music video of the single "Även En Blomma" ("Even a flower"), and the filming of Frida in her Spanish house in

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, where the photo sessions of '' Djupa andetag'' were taken at.

''Frida: 4×CD 1×DVD''

''Frida: The DVD'' was simultaneously released as ''Frida: 4×CD 1×DVD'', a

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combining the DVD with her albums ''

Frida ensam ''Frida ensam'' () is the second studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad. It was first released by Polar Music in 1975 while Lyngstad was a member of the pop group ABBA and produced by her then-fiancé and fellow ABBA member, Benny Ander ...

'', ''

'', ''Shine'', and '' Djupa andetag'' on CD.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frida: The Dvd Documentary films about singers Documentary films about women in music Swedish documentary films 2000s Swedish films

Synopsis

''Frida: 4×CD 1×DVD''

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