Talk:Agnetha Fältskog/Archive 1

ABBA picture
Is it necessary the picture of ABBA in here? It's just a copy of ABBA article. fizzerbear 00:37, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

cleanup tag
This article is kind of a mess, mostly due to formatting/MoS issues, i.e. referring to Fältskog by her first name throughout the entire thing, boldfacing albums and songs when they should be italicized/quoted, etc. The writing is a little awkward as well. Probably doesn't need a complete re-write, but some overall maintenance would be beneficial. -- eo 03:31, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Made a start. Marcus22 22:02, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Is it necessary?
Is it necessary to list all those European countries - Finland, Norway and so on - where Agnetha's albums were particularly successful? Shouldn't it just say "in Europe", "in several European countries"? In my opinion, the article should inform about overall success of the artist, specifically naming only the biggest markets like US, UK, Germany, Japan, and the native country of a performer. Those who need very particular details can always visit Agnetha's chartography Websites. Scholar91 08:15, 25 July 2006 (UTC)Scholar91

I really want to remove all this redundant European (and Chilean) chart information
I really want to do it. It'll make the entire article much more cohesive and digestible. I'll wait for a week and if noone objects to it, I'll proceed.

Scholar91 00:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)Scholar91

I think the cleanup tag should be removed.
I think the article now is much more cohesive and digestible. I think the cleanup tag should be removed.

Scholar91 01:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC)Scholar91

Regarding One Way Love
Please have a look at the article concerning that particular release, the chart position is disputed. -- Chsf 13:02, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

2007 Album
The rumored 2007 solo album has no place in the discography here. It is mentioned in the body of the entry as rumor, and that is sufficient mention. I have twice removed this entry from the discography, and I hope that this time it will stay removed.

Outwardbound 04:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

After Abba - Faltskog did not invest in the musical Mamma Mia
I do not understand why the few sentences regarding Faltskog not investing in the musical Mamma Mia, should be deleted. It is correct information and neutrally written. Please could it be left there and if someone disagrees with me, please contact me, (Sally1309) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sally1309 (talk • contribs) 04:02, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Stupid Crap !
The Wikipedia requested a smaller picure of Agnetha Fältskog. (Read and you will see.) I went to all the trouble to produce one and to upload it; and then some ungrateful cretin deleted it. That is about as stupid as one can get. When someone does something like this, the proper answer is Thank You. Common sense and common courtesy are doubtless not as common as they used to be. Dale101usa (talk) 18:05, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Vegan?
I was unable to find any references about her veganism. If no one has any info confirming the statement (category) in the article, maybe we should remove it then? --Sigurdas (talk) 18:38, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Section headings
It somewhat bothers me that well over half of the article is in the introduction (before the table of contents). Perhaps I shall put in section headings and the like. -- John Hupp 03:37, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

The section heading "1990 to 2004:..." mentions something about a second marriage in the heading but nothing about it in the section. Can the person who started this section please add the marriage info or modify the heading title as it is misleading in its current form. 69.143.84.116 (talk) 17:54, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Additional picture
The article contains a single picture of Agnetha 'today', but none from during the Abba era when she was at her most famous. The article on Anni-frid Lyngstad, by contrast, features a picture of her taken in 1977. I would suggest that a picture, such as that on the following link, from 1977, be included in the Agnetha Fältskog article:

http://img121.imageshack.us/my.php?image=agnetha6tx4.jpg

Holwith20 23:12, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

This is fascinating! Now it's totally flip-flopped, with there being a picture of Agnetha in her article from 1977 and no current picture from today; while over at Anni-frid's article, the only picture there now is one from "today". Is it too much to ask to have a current picture and one from their heyday in both articles? Sometimes it seems we get a little "delete-button-happy" here at the Wikipedia! 69.143.84.116 (talk) 18:05, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Raskenstam
Her starring in the Swedish film Raskenstam is marked as needing a citation. Meanwhile it's listed in her filmography. She was in it as this link to IMDB shows: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086173/ Please fix. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.226.197.205 (talk) 00:59, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

I agree. The term "citation needed" is used far too often through this article. Eliminating this term would make the article easier to read, and would not convey the impression that the facts within it are dubious. Either these facts are right or they are not, cross referencing them is not in keeping with an article of this type. Trevor —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.104.177.86 (talk) 10:41, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Useless Information
Why is her sisters current occupation mentioned in this article? Is the fact that "Her younger sister, Mona Fältskog Ericsson (1955), works as a nurse in Stockholm.[citation needed]" relevant in any way to her career? Wikipedia is becoming more and more ridiculous, not only with the information provided in articles but also how they're written. I've read some articles that seem to go out of the way to use odd words and phrases. Up until now I haven't said anything because I don't want to seem petty but it's getting difficult to hold back. I don't recall the exact article, but there's one that uses the word fortnight rather than just saying 2 weeks. Granted, the subject was about some event in early U.S. history, but it wasn't used in a quote or in reference to the way people spoke back then. It's one thing to provide links in articles, which in and of itself is distracting, but the reader shouldn't have to stop to look up a word in order to understand the article. This is after all, supposed to be a source of learning and no one should have to bone up on a subject in order to learn about it. Authors should remember why they're writing the article and who they're writing it for. Stephlet 19:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephlet (talk • contribs)

Veganism
She is not a vegan. She eats eggs (watch the footage from their 1979 tour). There is no source for it, and it can be proved that she is not a vegan, so I am going to remove this information. This article is in such bad condition... --BLAguyMONKEY! (talk) 09:12, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

"citation needed" - really?!?!?!
What's with all the "citation needed" items? At this writing, I count 47 instances of "citation needed". For example, do we really need a citation for, "In the 1980s, Fältskog released three English-language solo albums"? I'm not going to remove any of them - yet - because some Wikipedians might object. What do others think of this issue? Elsquared (talk) 06:42, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I fully agree with you. The stupidity of "the citation needed" thing is just unbelieveable. Citations for her chart positions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scholar90 (talk • contribs) 00:20, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

How her name is pronounced?
Could someone please attach an audio file? Tnx

It is pronounced an-ye-ta hehe


 * I'd say ang(ora)-nea(r)-(fan)ta, i.e say "Angora near fanta", while omitting ora, r and fan - and you'll be near perfect. Found a name pronounciation clip on a site dedicated to her: http://agnetha.net/agnetha.wav Metallion (talk) 22:09, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

I hate it when people call her "anyetta" - it's just wrong! The pronunciation bit needs changing! ug-near-tuh is closer (in BBC English where the r is silent)
 * You must hate everyone in Sweden then, as that is how her name has always been pronounced in her native country (well, closer to an-y-ate-a, but certainly not a hard "g"). Skinsmoke (talk) 20:57, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm Swede and I can't recall that I have ever heard anyone here use a "y"-sound. I suppose it's possible that's the case in some parts of the country, but a hard "g" is definitely the norm. I'm sure that you can hear this in some (Swedish) interviews on the net. Also note that the "g" is before the "n", not after it. Calanor (talk) 18:23, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

There are two possible ways to pronounce Agnetha in Swedish, and none of them can be written an-ye-ta. The name is usually pronounced like Ang-ne-ta. The first part is pronounced like ung in lung, hung or sung. The second part is pronounced with an e-sound which does not exist in English, but in Spanish. The e-sound in Senor is close enough. The last part, ta is pronounced like the beginning of tapas (Mexican food). "ug-near-tuh (in BBC English where the r is silent)" is a good description of the pronounciation with a hard g. The version with a hard g is rarely used. A girl named Agnetha can use it to explain how her name is spelled. Then she would also need to add "there is also a silent h between the t and the a at the end of the name. The name Agneta, without the h, is actually more common than Agnetha, but both names are pronounced exactly in the same way. And trust me, I know what I am talking about. I am a Swede and have lived in Sweden for all my life, 62 years.

At http://www.forvo.com/word/agnetha/ you can hear a perfect pronounciation, click on the arrow in the little box. Roger491127 (talk) 20:42, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Something strange in this article is that in the fact box her Birth name is spelled Agneta, not Agnetha, as is used everywhere else. I will not change it because it is possible that she was given the name Agneta at birth, and later changed it to Agnetha, but if no reference can be found for the spelling in the info box it should be changed to Agnetha. Roger491127 (talk) 10:45, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Name?
Why did her name change from Agneta Åse to Åse Agnetha? I still don't understand the position change, I might think that the "th" is due to English language appeal reasons, but I would like to know what's her first name! Thanks. --190.173.192.247 (talk) 15:13, 15 April 2010 (UTC)Mariano

I don´t understand neither the question about the asserted position change nor the remark about the "th".As far as I´m concerned Agnetha was always Agnetha Åse Fältskog and I can´t seem to find any sources where otherwise is claimed.There´s no adapting to more anglophonian preferences about the spelling of her quite swedish name.The "th" is not a dental fricative as θ or ð in english; thing or that,infact it´s not a " th " at all, but simply a conventional "t" succeeded by a conventional(or rather a numb) "h".Flight714 (talk) 04:41, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

______ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.173.201.95 (talk) 04:53, 5 January 2013 (UTC) You might wanna look up for the article history from when I posted my question and check the difference between the name on the beginning of the article and the name on the info box to the right.

I found the link for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agnetha_F%C3%A4ltskog&diff=357658494&oldid=356556400

190.173.201.95 (talk) 04:53, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Mariano.

Agnetha versus Anni-Frid Lyngstads solo albums sales
Anni-Frid Lyngstads 1975 solo album 'Frida Ensam' apparently sold better in Sweden and Scandinavia than Fältskogs 1975 solo album 'Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus' according to Carl Magnus Palms Abba biography  'Bright Lights, Dark Shadows'. Even Lyngstads 1982 solo album 'Something's Going On' fared better both in Sweden and internationally than Fältskogs 1983 solo album  'Wrap Your Arms Around Me', according to the same source. There seems to be an interest in labeling one more popular and successful than the other, and on average the two women have had pretty much even support from fans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.115.115.8 (talk) 16:13, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Clean-Up needed
This page about Agnetha Fältskog needs a clean-up for several reasons.


 * Reference #9 Agnetha Faltskog's Biography at Agnetha Faltskog.net is an empty site. This empty site is used in the article as a reference eight times.


 * Reference #6 Official Biography of Agnetha Fältskog. The website agnetha.net is NOT the official site of Agnetha Fältskog. The people responsible for that site do know this very well. Note the fact that they avoid the term "Biography" on the page that is declared by Wikipedia "Official Biography of Agnetha Fältskog". Only at the end you'll find the term "Agnetha's Bio", deliberately avoiding the "-graphy" suffix for good reason. Furthermore you'll find nowhere the term "Agnetha Faltskog's official site" on this website. Again for good reason. What you'll find is the term "Official site"; without any specification a pointless term. This so-called "Official Biography of Agnetha Fältskog" is used in the article as a reference 19 times. Note also that there is a biography on Agnetha Fältskog's official site agnetha.com: The biography of Agnetha Fältskog. And there is a timeline as well: Timeline


 * Name: Her real name (birth name) is in fact Agneta Åse. She added the letter H after moving from Jönköping to Stockholm. This concert advertisement of Enghardts Orkester proves that Agnetha used to write her first name without the letter H when still living in Jönköping. And there is more evidence from the time with the Bernt Enghardts orkester. Here is a copy of a registration document with name and address, issued on June 12, 1969 for a Triumph Spitfire car. This document was issued after Agnetha had added an H to her artist name. So there can be no doubt that the form Agnetha is her artist name and not her real name.--12km (talk) 23:08, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
 * While you might be correct with regard to the spelling ofher name, your evidence for it however is not sufficient. The 2 documents you cite could simply contain a typo/spelling error, such things happen rather often with names that have more than one common spelling. So sort that out properly one would need look at at her birth certificate or passport from that time otherwise we simply have to stick to the spelling used in various authoritative publication about her. I agree that the former website does not fall into that category.--Kmhkmh (talk) 00:17, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Another reference that needs to be fixed eventually is #10. Here are some sources that could be used for most stuff currently sourced by #6 and #9: --Kmhkmh (talk) 00:26, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * http://books.google.de/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT26
 * http://www.agnetha.com/biography/ and http://www.agnetha.com/timeline (already mentioned above)

Private Life?
Why not have a separate section for her private life eg marriages, children and affair with her stalker? (Coachtripfan (talk) 13:33, 19 June 2015 (UTC))
 * I second this. There must be sources for her relationship with Gert van der Graaf. --Viennese Waltz 08:58, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

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