{"product_id":"the-story-of-abba-melancholy-undercover-paperback","title":"The Story of Abba: Melancholy Undercover - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Gradvall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secrets to ABBA's success.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere has never been a group like ABBA. More than half a century after their songs were recorded, ABBA still make people the world over dance and sing their hearts out. In 2013, when the band had not been interviewed for over thirty years, Jan Gradvall was granted unique access to them for the next decade and the result is \u003ci\u003eThe Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover. \u003c\/i\u003eAgnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad all share their personal stories, their thoughts and their opinions about ABBA's music more openly than ever before. Weaving in and out of their story, well-known international music critic Jan Gradvall reveals the context in which their unique sound developed and shows how the story of ABBA is also the story of Sweden and the globalization of pop culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom their earliest hits in Sweden like \"People Need Love\" and \"Ring, Ring\" to their chart-topping international hits like \"Dancing Queen,\" \"Gimme, Gimme, Gimme\" and \"Mama Mia!\" to ABBA \u003ci\u003eVoyage\u003c\/i\u003e - their first album in forty years - and the two-million-ticket-selling eponymous concert-experience in London, it is undeniable that, in the history of pop culture and music, there has never been a group like ABBA. With remarkable intimacy, Gradvall's sensational book brings readers closer than ever to one of the world's most notoriously private groups.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAN GRADVALL is an award-winning writer and Sweden's most respected music journalist in the last 40 years. He has written several books on popular culture. Gradvall is the recipient of the Swedish Publicists' Association's Grand Prize in 2013 for and won Journalist of the Year awarded by trade organization Sweden's Magazines in 2001. Gradvall was also instrumental in the founding of the Swedish Music Hall of Fame and served as chairman the first three years since its inauguration. He has a uniquely close journalistic relationship with ABBA, and has appeared in two BBC documentaries, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of ABBA\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlatpack Pop \u003c\/i\u003eabout the Swedish songwriting phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.91 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091216199981,"sku":"9781250379870","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-story-of-abba-melancholy-undercover-paperback-8400924.webp?v=1780162395","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-abba-melancholy-undercover-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}