Birth Name: Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad
Place of Birth: Bjørkåsen, Ballangen, Norway
Date of Birth: November 15, 1945
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Norwegian (mother)
Anni Frid-Lyngstad is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer known for being a former member of Swedish group ABBA. Her parents were Synni Lyngstad, a Norwegian, and Alfred Haase, a German sergeant in the Wehrmacht. She has been married to Ragnar Fredriksson, Benny Andersson, and Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss of Plauen.
Anni-Frid’s maternal grandparents were Simon Lyngstad (the son of Lars Olsen Lyngstad and Ane Martha Sivertsdatter) and Antine Kornelia Marie Edvardsdatter (the daughter of Edvard Jenson Rundstrøm and Mensine Gunelia Andersdatter).
Source: Genealogy of Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
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