ABBA vocalist's family drama.

Anni-Frid LyngstadFrida, known to fans as simply Frida, is a Swedish singer of German-Norwegian descent. She is a Swedish singer of German-Norwegian origin. "ABBA.". However, few people know that behind her broad smile and lively dancing, Lingstad hid her family drama, which has always remained in the woman's memory. The singer's life path was truly difficult and gloomy - and from the very early childhood. But Anni-Fried turned out to be very strong and resilient.

Early years and first losses

The future star was born in November 1945 in Norway, the family of a 19-year-old. Sunny Lyngstad and a serviceman Alfreda Haase. Alas, little Frida's mother passed away just a few years after giving birth to her daughter. The girl's father was in Norway as part of the occupation forces. Sunny was Norwegian, while Haase was German. Because of this, the family was constantly harassed in their native land. In the end, Sunny fled with little Frida in her arms to Sweden. Shunni's mother, grandmother, also ran with them Anni-Fried.

But it wasn't that simple: harassment because of the connection with the German occupiers was only the tip of the iceberg! The main reason for the escape was much deeper.

Lebensborn

Family Lyngstad settled in Turschelle - in a small town in Södermanland County, Sweden. However, the urgent move was preceded not only by venomous insults against women, but also by a programme that was relevant at the time "Lebensborn.". It meant that at any moment little Frida could be taken away from the family.

Unfortunately, at the age 21 years old the young mother died of kidney failure. Then the upbringing Anni-Fried fell on Grandma's shoulders. But what is it "Lebensborn." and why did it scare so many mothers of that era?

"Give a child to the Führer!"

programme "Lebensborn." appeared in Nazi territory Germany в 1935-м. Her goal was to create a new "the Aryan race". For this purpose, the government needed children born of blue-eyed, fair-haired, perfectly healthy and of "Aryan" descent up to the third generation of parents. The children were given old German names and raised according to Nazi ideas. The programme had a slogan that even today sounds creepy and morbid: "Give a child to the Führer!" - was the motto.

When the Second World War broke out, such children were worth their weight in gold. Eventually, the programme expanded and the branches "Lebensborn." began to open in the occupied lands. The main condition was that the father of the child had to be servicemen SS. As a rule, parents were shot in cold blood and children were sent to special homes. It is hard to believe, but at that time, more than 1,000 people were taken from the occupied lands to Germany. 200,000 babies. Special attention during the selection process was paid to the Scandinavian countries, particularly Norway and Denmark. During the six years of the occupation of Norway, Norwegian women gave birth to more than one child by German soldiers. 10,000 children!

With the end of the war, the activities of the "Lebensborn.". It was recognised as criminal. Subsequently, the Norwegian children worked together to defend their rights: they were compensated and recognised as victims of war. Of course, this has not changed anything. Nevertheless, this story explains the fears as best as possible Sunny Lyngstad. But what happened to Anni-Fried's father?

First meeting with my father decades later

For a long time Anni-Fried thought her father was dead. At least, that was the version her grandmother had told her. However, the situation became clearer in 1977 year, and largely with the help of the German magazine "Bravo.". It turns out that Haase lived in Germany all these years and worked as a pastry chef. He could have guessed that while he was at war, Sunny had given birth to his daughter. But what he really couldn't have imagined was that the lead singer of a world-famous band was his child!

In that 1977-м daughter and father met for the first time. After that, they kept in touch, but they never managed to establish a warm family bond. Unfortunately. 2009 the man died a year later.

Noteworthy is the fact that in 1992, Lyngstad married the German prince of Heinrich Ruzzo Reiss von Plauen, and the singer now holds the title of Her Ladyship Princess Anni-Fried Reiss von Plauen..