1. Anni-Frid Lyngstad won the competition with her song "En ledig dag", leading to a television appearance on Hylands Horna on Dagen H; as a result, she was signed by EMI, and in turn was signed by Stig Anderson's record label, Polar Music, after years of releasing several singles and an album, Frida, under the earlier record label.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad then had moderate success in Sweden, as she was a contestant for Melodifestivalen 1969 with her song "Harlig ar var jord".
In 1996, Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded her final album in Swedish, Djupa andetag, released by Anderson Records, before retiring from music.
In early 1947, Synni, her own mother Arntine and infant Anni-Frid Lyngstad left their small village in Ballangen, fearing reprisals against those Norwegians that had children conceived by German military fathers during the occupation of their country.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad was taken by her grandmother, Arntine to Sweden, where they settled in the region of Harjedalen.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad's grandmother took any available job while living there, whereas Synni remained in Norway and worked for a time in the south of the country.
Synni died of kidney failure soon afterward, aged 21 years, leaving Anni-Frid Lyngstad to be raised solely by her grandmother.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad would grow up believing her father had died during World War II as his ship had been reported to have sunk on its return to Germany.
In June 1949, Arntine and infant Anni-Frid Lyngstad relocated to Torshalla, outside Eskilstuna, where Arntine worked as a seamstress.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad grew up in Torshalla and began to attend school in August 1952.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad was close to her aunt, Olive, who once stated that she saw how lonely and subdued Anni-Frid was, and who consequently always did her best to make her feel loved and welcomed during her visits.
In 1977, the German teen magazine Bravo published a poster and a complete biography with details of Anni-Frid Lyngstad's background, including the names of her mother and father.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad stated in several interviews that her grandmother frequently sang songs to her, which resulted in her love for music.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad showed musical talent at a very early age from her earliest school years.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad's grandmother died shortly before ABBA formed, so she never witnessed the success of the group.
At the age of 13, Anni-Frid Lyngstad gained her first job as a dance band and schlager singer in 1958, with the Evald Ek's Orchestra.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad was so easy to rehearse with and she was never shy onstage.
On 3 September 1967, Anni-Frid Lyngstad won the Swedish national talent competition "New Faces", arranged by record company EMI Svenska, and held at Skansen, Stockholm.
On 11 September 1967, Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded the vocals for "En ledig dag", which was to become her first single for EMI, under the company's British His Master's Voice label.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad toured Sweden with Lasse Lonndahl and Bengt Hallberg in 1968, and recorded several singles for EMI.
In 1972, after five years with EMI Sweden, Anni-Frid Lyngstad changed record companies and moved to the Polar Music label.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded the single "Man vill ju leva lite dessemellan", which became her second No 1 hit in the Swedish charts.
At first, Anni-Frid Lyngstad was hesitant to perform with her boyfriend Benny Andersson, his best friend Bjorn Ulvaeus and his wife, Agnetha Faltskog.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad clearly enjoyed the spotlight more than the other three members of ABBA.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad liked to tour and to meet audience members one-to-one.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad took an active part in co-designing the famed ABBA costumes for their tours and TV performances.
In 1987, Anni-Frid Lyngstad was in the choir for the recording of her former husband Benny Andersson's song "Klinga Mina Klockor".
Also in 1987, Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded the single "Sa Lange Vi Har Varann" with the Swedish pop group Ratata, one of Anni-Frid Lyngstad's favourites.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad was contacted by singer Mauro Scocco, who mentioned that he had a song suitable for a duet.
In 1990, Anni-Frid Lyngstad became a member of the committee of the Swedish environmental organization Det Naturliga Steget.
In 1992, Anni-Frid Lyngstad founded her Children and Environment Foundation which runs summer camps for underprivileged children.
In 1996, Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded her Swedish language album Djupa andetag.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad dedicated the song "Chemistry Tonight" to the songwriter after MacColl's death in 2000.
Lord and Anni-Frid Lyngstad made several TV appearances in Germany performing the song, on shows like The Sunday Night Classics and The Golden Henne Gala.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad joined Lord on stage singing the song during his European autumn tour in 2004.
In 2007, Anni-Frid Lyngstad became one of the initial patrons of the Zermatt Unplugged Music Festival along with Jon Lord and Claude Nobs.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad stated in 2004 that she never intended to return to the music industry, although this was short-lived, and future studio albums were discussed in 2010.
On 19 August 2017, Anni-Frid Lyngstad travelled to Torshalla to claim her award from the Eskilstuna Music Prize 2014.
On 3 April 1964,18-year-old Anni-Frid Lyngstad married salesman and fellow musician Ragnar Fredriksson.
In 1989, Anni-Frid Lyngstad became a grandmother when her daughter, Ann Lise-Lotte, had a son, Jonathan Casper.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad appeared in a Swedish Employers Association advertisement, Satsa pa dig sjalv, in 1979, which caused controversy and objections from the left, especially from Mikael Wiehe, who rejected her offer to record a cover version of his song "Flickan och krakan", because of political differences, in the 1980s.
In 1964, Anni-Frid Lyngstad won a national singing contest Flugan and was awarded "Vocalist of the Year".
In September 1967, Anni-Frid Lyngstad won the Barnens Dag contest held at Skansen, Stockholm.
In 1982, Anni-Frid Lyngstad won the Swedish music prize Rockbjornen for "Best Female Artist".
Anni-Frid Lyngstad was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ABBA in 2010, and she represented the group in their acceptance speech, along with Benny Andersson.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad is entitled to the courtesy style of Serene Highness.