Lisa Brunzell

Lisa Brunzell

Lisa Brunzell

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden

Series: Let the world adore you

Series: Let the world adore you

Series: Let the world adore you

After winning the Eurovision song contest held in Brighton in 1974, ABBA became a symbol of Sweden across Europe. Young, blond and reserved they became stars overnight. As a Swede in the United Kingdom, I found that their songs have been kept alive here through the large number of tribute bands dedicated to the legendary pop band. 
In this work I want to explore how the tribute artists are making their own individual interpretation of the original ABBAs and in the pictures representing both the original members of the band and their own individuality. Lingering between performance and reality the artists are not fully themself but not fully the character, or maybe both at the same time.

Race Labour & Social club stage Pontypool, Wales 2017
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The red head Crawley, England 2017
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Andy Reading, England 2017
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Laura Reading, England 2017
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Pete Pontypool, Wales 2017
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Lallie Pontypool, Wales 2017
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Kate and Blazena Cardiff, Wales 2016
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Penarth Road Cardiff, Wales 2016
Penarth Road Cardiff, Wales 2016
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Susie and Zoe London, England 2016
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The original Stockholm, Sweden 2018
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