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Agnetha Faltskog
The Winner Takes It All
An Essay by Gary L. Wolfstone, J.D.
garywolfstone@gmail.com
 Agnetha Faltskog has a gift from heaven - her magnificent voice.
The song The Winner Takes It All strikes the heart like a bolt of lightning. She lives in Sweden today where
she was born in 1950. Agnetha wrote her first song (Two Little Trolls) when she was six years old,
and she started taking piano lessons in 1958. Her debut album (Agnetha Faltskog) was released by CBS
in 1968. She topped the Swedish music charts.
She met Bjorn Ulvaeus in 1969 to whom she was married until 1979 - the failue of
their marriage inspired Ulvaeus to write The Winner Takes It All - A tour de force for the fair and lovely
Agnetha! I am sorry for the end of Agnetha's marriage, but in this age when marriages do evaporate
in front of our eyes like a handful of seafoam, I am happy for the birth of the song! I have listened to Agnetha's rendition of
many beautiful songs, but there is no equal to The Winner Takes It All.
Another byproduct of Agnetha's friendship and romance with Ulvaeus was the formation of
ABBA including Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, with whom Ulvaeus had already
written songs. Agnetha was the most successful solo artist of the four ABBA members
before and during the band's career.
The within photograph is nearly perfect. Agnetha's pose is musing, her hair
is soft and radiant, and her blue eyes capture the depth of her talent. I am grateful to the
Agnetha Faltskog Gallery for publishing this fabulous photo and the opportunity to review it!
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