ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has tied the knot for a third time, marrying his partner of two years on Saturday with The Great British Bake Off star Sandi Toksvig officiating the ceremony.
The Swedish singer, 79, married his Danish partner Christina Sas, 51, in Copenhagen with close friends and family in attendance.
Taking to Instagram, Björn revealed his happy news by sharing a number of photos from the ‘extra special’ day where Christina wore a stunning khaki dress.
The message on his Instagram read: ‘Today on the 21st of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark.
‘They met in Nürnberg in 2021 in connection with the release of ABBA’s last album Voyage and started dating in the spring of 2022.
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has tied the knot for a third time on Saturday and The Great British Bake Off star Sandi Toksvig officiated the ceremony
The Swedish singer, 79, married his Danish partner of two years Christina Sas, 51, in Copenhagen with close friends and family in attendance
‘The wedding took place in Copenhagen in the presence of close friends and family.
‘Sandi Toksvig, Anne Linnet and Kaya Brüel generously performed and made the evening extra special.’
For the ceremony, presenter Sandi, 66, who has been friends with Björn after the pair collaborated on Mamma Mia: The Party! in 2018 together, opted for red clergy robes.
During their first public appearance together in June 2022, Björn and Christina told reporters: ‘We have dated for a while and I felt like I wanted to take her to this event. So this is the first time we go out together.’
The couple met when Christina worked for ABBA’s label Universal in Germany, which released their 2021 album Voyage.
The following year, he announced his 41 year marriage to his second wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjo, 75, was over.
In February 2022 Björn and Lena, who share two daughters Emma, 42, and Anna, 38, released a joint statement confirming their split which they agreed to jointly share their £100million assets equally.
Taking to Instagram, Björn revealed his happy news by sharing a number of photos from the ‘extra special’ day where Christina wore a stunning khaki dress
He wrote on Instagram: ‘The wedding took place in Copenhagen in the presence of close friends and family. Sandi Toksvig, Anne Linnet and Kaya Brüel generously performed and made the evening extra special’
Bjorn married second wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjo, 75, in 1981 and announced their split in 2022. The pair share two children Emma, 42, and Anna, 38 (pictured 2019)
From 1971 to 1979, Bjorn was married to his bandmate and first wife Agnetha Faltskog. They had children Linda, 49, and Peter, 44, together
It read: ‘After many wonderful and eventful years, we have decided to go our separate ways.
‘We remain close friends and will continue to celebrate our grandchildren’s birthdays and other family holidays together.’
From 1971 to 1979, Bjorn was married to his bandmate and first wife Agnetha Faltskog.
They had children Linda, 49, and Peter, 44, together and had spent more time together in recent years after ABBA reunited.
She was just 19 years old when she met Björn, who was five years her senior and then a member of a popular folk group.
They married two years later in 1971, the year before Abba was formed.
Within a week of their separation, Björn was dating Swedish TV presenter Lena.
The couple met at a New Year’s party at the home of Björn’s ABBA bandmates Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
At the time, Björn and Agnetha described their break-up as a ‘happy divorce’ but Agnetha later confessed she had felt ‘mangled’ and had needed counselling.
The pain of the split was immortalised in the hit The Winner Takes It All, and many fans have wondered over the years if Björn was being deliberately cruel in asking his ex-wife to sing the tragic lyric: ‘Tell me does she kiss like I used to kiss you?’
In 2020, Bjorn spoke candidly about his sex life in an interview, and told the Guardian’s Weekend magazine: ‘I’m 75, and I can’t manage more than four times a week.’
