ABBA Star Björn Ulvaeus, 79, Marries for Third Time in 'Extra Special' Ceremony

Mar. 15, 2025

Björn Ulvaeus and Christina Sas in London on Sept. 4, 2024.Photo:Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images

Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images

ABBAstarBjörn Ulvaeushas tied the knot for a third time!

On Saturday, Sept. 21, a message posted to Ulvaeus’Instagram accountconfirmed that the musician and Christina Sas had married in Copenhagen, Denmark — her native country — that day.

Ulvaeus, 79, confirmed the news alongside multiple photographs, which showed formerThe Great British Baking Showhost Sandi Toksvig seemingly officiated while wearing a long red and gold robe.

Toksvig previously worked on the script forMamma Mia! The Party; an ABBA-themed dining experience held at The O2 Arena in London.

Björn Ulvaeus and Sandi Toksvig in London on Sept. 4, 2024.Mike Marsland/WireImage

Mike Marsland/WireImage

“Today on the 21st of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark,” the post’s caption read.

“They met in Nürnberg in 2021 in connection with the release of ABBA’s last albumVoyageand started dating in the spring of 2022,” the message continued.

The caption added, “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.”

Among the carousel of images, the newlyweds posed with Danish musicians Linnet and Brüel, with the first snap showing the couple posing among the trees.

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Ulvaeus was previouslymarried to fellow ABBA band member Agnetha Fältskogfrom 1971 to 1980, before tying the knot with Lena Kallersjö in 1981. He shares two children with each of his ex-wives.

Ulvaeus and Kallersjö were married for 41 years before divorcing in 2022.

ABBA’s Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus.OLLE LINDEBORG/AFP via Getty Images

OLLE LINDEBORG/AFP via Getty Images

On Feb. 23 of that year, the former couple released a statement confirming the breakup, perThe Independent.

“We remain close and good friends and will continue to celebrate our grandchildren’s birthdays and other family celebrations together,” the message read at the time, according to the outlet.

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Music-wise, ABBA — which also consists of Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad — dropped its ninth and final studio album,Voyage, in November 2021, announcing a virtualABBA Voyage concertin a custom-built arena in London to accompany the release.

While speaking toRolling Stone U.K.in an interview published in May 2023, Ulvaeus said of whether he ever envisaged “a digital version” of himself “performing to thousands every night” after ABBA’s split in 1982, “Of course not! Back in 1982 I had just bought my first IBM PC and there was no internet, there was nothing.”

“We had 64K RAM and that was about it. At that point I thought that ABBA might come back together and do a new album maybe, but that never happened. What’s happened to us now is just mind-boggling,” he added.

source: people.com