Interview with Jan Gradvall, author of The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover

Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is the song-by-song podcast which unlocks and shares the joy of ABBA.

This special episode is an interview with longstanding ABBA author and biographer, Jan Gradvall, who's written a fantastic new book, The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover. The phrase comes from a quote from Benny about the group's music: "Even the happier songs are melancholy at their core. What we did was melancholy, undercover."

The book is available to buy now.

Jan is also appearing in the UK at the end of October 2024:

• Wednesday 23 October - London, Waterstones, Piccadilly with Ana Matronic and performances from The ABBA Tribute Band.
• Thursday 24 October - Sheffield, Off The Shelf Festival with Daniel Dylan Wray, plus an ABBA and Eurovision Quiz.
• Friday 25 October - Glasgow, Waterstones with Gemma Cairney. "Come dressed in your finest ABBA outfits".

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Music by Ian Jones