Peter Jöback - I musikalernas värld = Peter Jöback - In the world of the muscials

Björn appeared in a small segment of this TV special about Peter Jöback to accompany his first solo album and included Peter performing Ut Mot Ett Hav from Kristina Från Duvemåla and Vem Ser Ett Barn (a first hearing of a Swedish version of Pity The Child) from Chess.

Peter also started to sing Anthem saying that was the song that had made him want to become a singer but in walks Tommy Körberg so he stops! Together they then sing Bredvid mej har du inte en chans (You're Nothing Without Me) from City Of Angels.

Björn and Peter were seen chatting about Kristina Från Duvemåla and Peter also talked to Swedish singer Petra Nielsen and, finally, his co-star from the London production of Miss Saigon Mia-Anne Dionisio.

Release information:
The programme is available via the SVT Open Archive but not outside Sweden.

Peter Jöback: Did you think Kristina would bee this successful?
Björn Ulvaeus: Of course not. I remember when I walked home - dark evenings in the autumn thinking to myself maybe there will only be a few people watching and liking this. Will there be anything from this? That was something, one thought, while doing this journey. when it's working one becomes so happy. Wonderful. You are not someone that "used to be" someone anymore!
(Laughter)
PJ: Right from the start, everything - the characters and the lyrics - felt right.
BU: If you look at it, it's not Moberg. there are some differences.
PJ: It's Ulvaeus!
BU: One can fool oneself to believe Moberg could have written it.
PJ: You are the one that has surprised us most. With the lyrics. They are very poetic.
BU: Yes, it's very funny. the nice words afterwards has given me a lot. I remember someone writing, this can be as bad as nothing else.
PJ: This has given me encouragement with Kristina, that I didn't have before.
BU: That was very funny with you because you were on a very special track in your career at the moment. This was very good for your future career.
PJ: Did you know who I was before?
BU: Of course I did. But we saw someone else than most people saw in you.
PJ: Kristina in Stockholm is a big thing. The Cirkus ...
BU: Yes it's big. You will be on the stage. And you will have this cap.
PJ: It was a while ago. But it will be fun to do it again.
BU: Looking forward to seeing you again.
PJ: Thanks.

Thanks to Håkan Borg c/o ABBAMAIL (no longer online). Extra thanks to Mohammed Steve Layton, Julian Körner and Carl Magnus Palm.
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