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Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, better known simply as Frida, was born November 15, 1945, in Ballangen outside of Narvik, Norway. Her father was Alfred Haase, a German soldier, and her mother, Synni Lyngstad, a Norwegian teenage girl. Frida's father left Norway before Frida was born and was thought to have vanished when his ship was sunk on the way back to Germany.

Eighteen months after Frida's birth she moved to Sweden with her grandmother, Agny. Synni soon joined them, but less than two years after Frida was born, her mother died. Frida grew up with her grandmother in Torshälla, just outside of the town of Eskilstuna.

At the age of 11 she made her stage debut at a Red Cross charity event. Two years later she started working as an underage vocalist in a dance band and performed with different bands for a decade. She met her first husband, Ragnar Fredriksson, in 1961. Together they had two children: Hans, born in 1963, and Lise-Lotte, born in 1967.

On September 3, 1967, Frida won a talent contest in Stockholm. Immediately after her victory she appeared on national television singing her winning song. Soon afterwards Frida signed to EMI records.

Frida didn't have much commercial success as a recording artist up to the early Seventies, but she was a fairly well-known stage artist. In 1970 she was part of a cabaret show together with her fiancé, Benny Andersson, along with Björn Ulvaeus and his fiancée, Agnetha Fältskog.

From 1972, and for the next decade, Frida was mainly occupied by her work with ABBA, although she released the Swedish-language solo album Frida ensam ("Frida Alone") in 1975. During the ABBA years, Frida was also reunited with her father, Alfred Haase, with whom she got in touch through the German pop magazine Bravo.

In February 1982 Frida started recording her first English-language solo album Something's Going On, produced by Phil Collins. This was followed by the 1984 album Shine, produced by Steve Lillywhite. Frida then withdrew from the public for a number of years. In the early 1990s she devoted most of her time to environmental issues, but in 1996 she made a comeback with the Swedish-language album Djupa andetag ("Deep Breaths"). This remains Frida's latest solo album.

In 2005 her albums for Polar Music (Frida ensam, Something's Going On and Shine) were re-released with bonus tracks. Along with an expanded edition of Djupa andetag, the albums were also included in the box set Frida 4xCD 1xDVD, which featured a DVD of promo clips, television appearances, and a brand-new interview with Frida.

Today she leads a low key life, devoting herself to charity work. However, Frida has guested on records by other artists: for example, Ratata (Så länge vi har varann), Filippa Giordano (La Bacarolle), Dan Daniell (Lieber Gott and 1895), and Jon Lord (The Sun Will Shine Again). Her latest recording is a new Spanish version of Andante, Andante, together with Arturo Sandoval, which appeared on his album "Ultimate Duets" in 2018.

Tomas Simonsen was born in 1994 in Norway. He began his career at the age of 13 with his first feature film, entitled The Settlement. In 2011, Tomas worked on a Norwegian horror film entitled Dunderland. Later that year, he moved from Norway to Los Angeles alone at the age of 17. There he studied as a private student and completed high school. In 2012 he worked on an American thriller, The Employer. The feature film starred Malcolm McDowell, David Dastmalchian and Billy Zane. Later that year, he enrolled in the film program at the Los Angeles Film School. He completed 3 semesters in 2 years, graduated in February 2014 and was one of the best in his class. After that, he worked with film director Randal Kleiser known from the film Grease. In 2018 he was Second Unit Director on a British film entitled, Dark Corners. In 2021 he directed and produced the award winning film, The Crossing (Flukten fra Katterat), which deals with events in northern Norway during World War II.

Arne Flekstad was born on 5 August 1917 in Narvik, Norway. He was a production designer and art director, known for Die feuerrote Baronesse (1959), Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol (1958) and Sterne über Colombo (1953). He died on 3 September 1975 in Dürnbach nearby Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany.

Ragnhild Michelsen was born on 23 June 1911 in Narvik, Norway. She was an actress, known for Stompa & Co (1962), Stompa forelsker seg (1965) and Stompa, selvfølgelig! (1963). She was married to Henrik Anker Steen. She died on 30 September 2000 in Oslo, Norway.

Britta Lech-Hanssen was born on 10 February 1916 in Narvik, Norway. She was an actress, known for Brudebuketten (1953), Den evige Eva (1953) and To mistenkelige personer (1950). She died on 22 February 2007 in Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.

Terje Hartviksen was born on 19 January 1950 in Narvik, Nordland, Norway. He is an actor, known for Blodsbånd (1998), Kjærleikens ferjereiser (1979) and Nini (1998). He has been married to Jorid Ruth Male since 1978. They have three children.

Barbro Fagerbakk was born on 7 September 1983 in Narvik, Nordland, Norway. She is an actress, known for Hotel Cæsar (1998), Kjendisjakten (2005) and Farmen (2001).

Tommy Kristian Gabrielsen was born on 9 February 1982 in Narvik, Nordland, Norway. Tommy Kristian is a director and producer, known for The Donor (2008), P.S. (2007) and Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022).

Vebjørn Storeide was born on 15 January 1964 in Narvik, Norway. He is an actor, known for Letter to the King (2014), Nå skal du høre (2022) and Dark Souls (2010).

Geir Bratland was born on 29 July 1970 in Narvik, Norway. He is an actor, known for Utopia (2013), Temptation Island (2002) and Imagine There's No Lennon - Apoptygma Berzerk (2010).