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ABBA legend's torment over secret Nazi past... and the 'incomprehensible grief' that still haunts her
A new book, featuring exclusive interviews, reveals not just the secrets to ABBA's success, but the astonishing darkness they hid behind their faultless harmonies and clean, Swedish smiles.
Now, a new book about the band - featuring exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research - reveals not just the secrets to ABBA's success, but the astonishing darkness they hid behind their faultless harmonies and clean, Swedish smiles. In an exclusive excerpt from The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover, music journalist Jan Gradvall uncovers the heartache of growing up as 'Nazi spawn' - a result of Hitler's vile plans to breed an Aryan master race. Alfred - who, in photos, had a mustache and wore his hair styled like Clark Gable - wooed the teenage Synni, though he neglected to mention that he already had a wife, Anna, and a newborn daughter, Karin, back home in Germany.
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