Frida gave “Fernando” its first heartbeat — before ABBA took it to the stars In 1975, Anni-Frid Lyngstad — the unmistakable voice of ABBA — stepped into the spotlight on her own. Her solo album Frida Ensam, produced by Benny Andersson, became a huge success in Scandinavia and reached No. 1 on the Swedish charts. The lead single “Fernando” stayed at the top for nine weeks, long before ABBA’s English version was even released. With songs she couldn’t sing within ABBA, Frida revealed her emotional