Anniversaries
June / July 2009
63 years ago
Helena Vondrackova, the biggest pop star in Central Europe, was born in Prague on 24 June 1947.
46 years ago
In June 1964 Helena appeared for the very first time on Czechoslovakian TV with her first hit "Cervena reka" (Red River Valley).
41 years ago
The first legendary Marta album "Songy a balady" was released in June 1969.
40 years ago
Helena released the single with the cover of the Elvis Presley hit "In the Ghetto" in June 1970.
39 years ago
Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus got married in Verum in Scania (Sweden) on 6 July 1971.
39 years ago
Helena recorded her first live album on 30 June 1971.
36 years ago
The single "Honey Honey" saw its release in West Germany on 20 June 1974.
35 years ago
ABBA toured in Sweden in June and July 1975.
35 years ago
ABBA promoted their new album in Holland in the middle of June 1975.
34 years ago
ABBA performed "Dancing Queen" on the Royal Gala at the Stockholm Opera on June 18, 1976.
33 years ago
Final filming for "ABBA The Movie" was held in Stockholm at the beginning of July 1977.
32 years ago
The single "Eagle" was released in some European countries in June 1978.
32 years ago
The single "Take A Chance On Me" reached top 3 on the US chart at the beginning of July 1978.
31 years ago
The album "Voulez-Vous" was released in USA in June 1979.
31 years ago
The single with double A-side "Angeleyes"/"Voulez-Vous" was released in the UK on 6 July 1979.
30 years ago
The Spanish album "Gracias Por La Musica" was released by ABBA on 23 June 1980.
30 years ago
The single "The Winner Takes It All" was released by Polar on 21 July 1980.
29 years ago
The Bucks Fizz single "Piece of the Action" reached #12 on the UK chart in June 1981.
29 years ago
The single "Lay All Your Love On Me" saw its release on 10 July 1981.
28 years ago
The Bucks Fizz single "Now those Days are Gone" highlighting close-harmony vocals hit UK #8 in July 1982.
27 years ago
Agnetha's solo album "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" was released in the UK on June 3, 1983.
27 years ago
The Bucks Fizz hit "When We Were Young" feat. Jay Aston in lead vocals reached UK #10 in June 1983.
25 years ago
Agnetha promoted her album "Eyes of a Woman" in Sweden and Europe in June 1985.
24 years ago
Bucks Fizz has a smash hit with "New Beginning" in July 1986 (UK #8).
23 years ago
In June 1987 Helena started recording sessions for her last studio album in the 1980s "Skandal".
20 years ago
The first concert of Marta Kubisova after the Revolution in Czechoslovakia attended by Czechoslovakian president Vaclav Havel took place at Lucerna on 2 June 1990.
15 years ago
Big concert at the Vinohrady theatre promoted Marta's new album "Reka vuni" on 1 June 1995.
13 years ago
The Agnetha biography book "As I Am" was issued in Denmark on 3 July 1997.
13 years ago
The Helena biography book "Helena about herself and others about Helena" was issued in Czech Republic in June 1997.
6 years ago
The single "When You Walk in the Room" was released by Agnetha in June 2004.
6 years ago
The Rosenstolz single "Ich will mich verlieben" was released on 24 June 2004.
