Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus married by Sandi Toksvig to Christina Sas

Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus has married his accomplice Christina Sas in a ceremony hosted by the comic and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

The 79-year-old Swedish singer, who has been married twice earlier than, met Sas in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2021 in reference to the discharge of Abba’s final album Voyage.

A post to his Instagram web page mentioned: “Right this moment on the twenty first of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark.

They met in Nurnberg in 2021 in reference to the discharge of Abba’s final album Voyage and began courting within the spring of 2022.”

The marriage happened in Copenhagen within the presence of shut family and friends.

Ulvaeus posted various images from the day, one in every of which confirmed the host of BBC present QI, Toksvig, wearing crimson robes standing subsequent to Ulvaeus, who donned a swimsuit, and his spouse Sas, who wore a inexperienced wrap gown.

The broadcaster Gyles Brandreth mentioned in a post to Instagram that he had “liked assembly Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus” and Sas for his Rosebud podcast.

He added that Toksvig had officiated the ceremony and Ulvaeus mentioned she made the day “further particular”.

TV presenter Toksvig has been pals with Björn for the reason that pair collaborated on Mamma Mia: The Get together! in 2018.

Ulvaeus is thought for being one quarter of Swedish pop group Abba, who this yr celebrated 50 years since their successful efficiency on the Eurovision Tune Contest with their music Waterloo.

The group was comprised of two {couples} – Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog, and Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

The Swedish musician married Abba bandmate Fältskog in 1971. The pair had two kids, Linda, 49, and Peter, 44, earlier than divorcing in 1980.

Andersson and Lyngstad additionally divorced in 1981, a yr earlier than the band cut up.

The quartet didn’t reform to carry out at Eurovision 2024 regardless of the occasion being held in Malmo, Sweden.

Ulvaeus was additionally beforehand married to Lena Kallersjo, from 1981-2022.