- Title: VIETNAM: ABBA TRIBUTE BAND WATERLOO HOLD CONCERTS AND MEET THEIR FANS IN HANOI
- Date: 1st January 2002
- Summary: (REUTERS -ACCESS ALL) SLV KATJA WAVING AND SAYS " WE LOVE YOU" TO THE AUDIENCE VARIOUS OF THE GROUP BOWING AND AUDIENCE APPLAUDING (3 SHOTS) SCU SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH), CAMILLA SAYING " It's so fantastic because ABBA has not been here in Vietnam. They didn't have an opportunity because, you know why. And we are so happy that we could come now because ABBA don't sing any more
- Embargoed: 16th January 2002 12:00
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- Location: HANOI, VIETNAM
- Country: Vietnam
- Topics: Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVADSQZEFFJ1VR4BBHKE3V03MX30
- Story Text: Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia and Fernando are being heard all over Vietnam again as Swedish group Waterloo are bringing the glory of ABBA back to Hanoi.
Young people in Vietnam love live music shows, especially when world-famous international groups are heading the bill.
Some of them - like Sting, Air Supply, Micheal Learns and Rock - have previously appeared in front of thousands of adoring fans here. This time, Waterloo from Sweden, bring some of the greatest moments in pop history back to life for young Vietnamese fans in Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi.
Waterloo got together almost ten years ago and are now a perfect copy of the famous Swedish pop group, ABBA. They've had tremendous success since wining a television contest in Scandinavia and have been touring European countries such as Demark, Germany, Finland, England and Thailand in Asia. But this is the first time ever that they've come to Vietnam.
The group comprises ten musicians, of whom the two vocalists, Katja Nord and Camilla Dahlin look exactly the same as the two female vocalists of ABBA, Agnetha and Anni-Frid.
The Bjorn and Benny lookalikes aren't bad either.
They are very proud of singing Abba songs. "Abba has so much good music and we are so proud of our group, Waterloo, that we have an opportunity to sing their songs on and on. So they can continue to live forever. It's amazing to come to Vietnam".
With the truly original sound, marching clothes and wild hairstyles, the ban has made a huge impression on local fans when they sing the Abba lengendary songs like Mamma Mia, Fernando, Dancing Queen...They realise that most young Vietnamese know about Abba and go crazy for the band's lyrics.
The band combines shows in the evening with tours during the daytime. Touring around the old-quarter of Hanoi by bicycle, they find it very different from their homeland and they've learnt more about culture and history of Vietnam. They enjoy shopping and are finding Abba CDs in every record store! The biggest highlight is making Vietnamese friends. The difference of language is brokered by the universal language of music, particularly the Abba repertoire which has become loved in every corner of the globe.
"Oh, It feels fantastic to sing together with a girl that is in a totally different country on the other side of the world. And we sing the same song together. I feel fantastic"
says the band's vocalist, Camilla.
The band have had an opportunity to travel from Mekong Delta in the South to Red River Delta up North. Henrik Olsson, who is guitarist and vocalist said "It's kind of hard to explain all the good experiences, because there are so many.
So you have to come home and just like cool down a bit, and yes, think about all good experiences that we have had, because these will affect our life in a good way."
From the audience reaction in Hanoi one would think ABBA must have been regulars here, but the opposite is true. "It's so fantastic because ABBA were never in Vietnam. They didn't have an opportunity because, you know why. And we are so happy that we could come now because ABBA don't sing any more, but we are Waterloo and so their songs live. We are very, very happy and pleased to be here."
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