A*Teens is tagged as: pop, dance, swedish, europop, teen pop
A * Teens (or A-Teens), a pop group from Stockholm was founded in 1998 as ABBA Teens and later renamed to A * Teens The four Swedish-born people in this group has sold over 8 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide The band members are:
* Marie Eleonor Serneholt Born Monday, July 11th, 1983 in Stockholm * Amit Sebastian Paul was born Saturday, October 29th, 1983 in Boden * John Dhani Lennevald born Tuesday, July 24th, 1984 in Stockholm * Sara Helena Lumholdt born Thursday, October 25th 1984 in Solna
[Formation and Change of name]
1998 Marie Amit John and Sara were joined musically as ABBA Teens, however, at the request of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of the legendary Swedish group ABBA group's name was changed to A * Teens to avoid confusion, this choice tillat than the band more freedom to create their own music and not just based on ABBA
[The ABBA Generation]
In 1999, A * Teens released their first album ABBA Generation consisting purely of ABBA covers reinterpreted with contemporary pop and techno style to appeal to a new generation of young pop fans debut album hit # 1 on the Swedish charts and has had international success, selling 11,000 copies in Chile and reached # 71 ... Read More About A*Teens Biography...