Jenny Berggren said in November 2009 that she would be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the band to focus on a solo career. 1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart: "All That She Wants", "The Sign" and "Don't Turn Around".Following the formal departure of singer Linn in 2007, the band performed a series of concerts as a trio in Europe and Asia between 20. It was the first debut album to produce three No. Happy Nation (reissued as The Sign) is one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, and was certified nine times platinum in the United States. The group released four studio albums between 19, and sold 50 million records worldwide, making them the third-most successful Swedish band of all time, after ABBA and Roxette. I think this is the best album we've ever written.Ace of Base is a Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas Berggren, Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren. We've matured as songwriters but the innocent Swedish touch is still there. The sound is pure pop with some midtempo and some fast stuff. Everything really clicked and it was unbelievable fun to record it. "We've found the magic we had when we made our first album nearly 20 years ago. How would you describe the overall sound of it? At the moment we think it would be stronger with two female singers, so it's a little technical problem to solve!" "We're just deciding now whether to add a fourth member to the group again or to bring it out under a new name. Performing in Britain and the US is definitely on the agenda too, but we feel we need to have our record out before we come to those countries and do a good show." "We've been on tour for the past year-and-a-half, mainly focusing on Northern Europe, Asia and Central America. It really is such a powerful feeling seeing that reaction." There is a real energy to it and the crowd go bananas every single time. "Of course 'The Sign' and 'All That She Wants' have a lot of meaning because they started off our success, but the song that's most popular when we perform live is 'Beautiful Life'. Malin (Berggren, singer) never really liked the fame side at all and hated being in the spotlight, which is eventually why she decided to leave." "I loved being able to write music and produce songs and then get that adrenaline rush when we performed in front of thousands of people. In our minds having a top ten in just a couple of countries would have been a "big hit", so when it became a worldwide number one the feeling was unbelievable and amazing."ĭid you enjoy being thrust into the limelight? "We really believed in that song and our others, but in the beginning our world was Scandinavia. However, they've been curiously absent from British shores in recent years, so we called group member Ulf Ekberg for a much-needed catch up.ĭid you ever imagine that your debut single, 'All That She Wants', would become such a massive success? Since then they've sold a staggering 30 million records worldwide, notched up 12 UK top 40 singles and are still touring to this day. Hailing from Sweden and trailing a distinctive brand of reggae-tinged Europop, Ace Of Base burst onto the music scene in 1993 with their debut album Happy Nation.
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