ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus marries for a third time

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has married his partner of two years in an “extra special” wedding.

On Saturday, Ulvaeus, 79, tied the knot with Christina Sas, 51, his Danish partner whom he meet during the release of ABBA’s most recent album, Voyage, in 2021.

Sas worked for Universal, the record label that released the album, at the time.

The wedding took place in Copenhagen with close family and friends in attendance. It was officiated by The Great British Bake Off‘s Sandi Toksvig, a friend of the couple.

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The happy news was shared on social media along with a series of photos.

“Today on the 21st of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark,” the post read.

“They met in Nürnberg in 2021 in connection with the release of ABBA’s last album Voyage and started dating in the spring of 2022.”

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“The wedding took place in Copenhagen in the presence of close friends and family. Sandi Toksvig, Anne Linnet and Kaya Brüel generously performed and made the evening extra special.”

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Björn and Christina made their first public appearance together in June 2022.

He told reporters at the time: “We have dated for a while and I felt like I wanted to take her to this event. So this is the first time we go out together.”

Björn was previously married to his bandmate Agnetha Faltskog from 1971 to 1979. They had children Linda, 51, and Peter, 46, together.

He married his second wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjo, in 1981. Thee couple share two daughters Emma, 42, and Anna, 38. They announced their split after 41 years of marriage.

“After many wonderful and eventful years, we have decided to go our separate ways,” they said in a joint statement.

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“We remain close friends and will continue to celebrate our grandchildren’s birthdays and other family holidays together.”

They split their £100 million ($195 million) fortune equally.

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