ESCToday in collaboration with the City of Stockholm will be bringing you a series of articles leading up to the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in order to showcase and introduce the 2016 Eurovision host city Stockholm to our readers. Today we bring you an exclusive interview with Ms. Ingmarie Halling (ABBA Museum director/curator).

Waterloo….Mamma mia…. Dancing Queen…. Chiquitita……. The winner takes it all….Money, money, money…. Yes we are at the ABBA Museum!

ESCToday travelled to Stockholm last month on a research trip in order to check out the 2016 Eurovivsion host city and preparations for the for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

The ESCToday boys visited the ABBA Museum and got the chance to experience MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY.

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Sergio and Michalis with Ms. Ingmarie Halling (ABBA Musem Director/ Curator)

ESCToday’s Head of Press Sergio Jiandani and Managing Director Michalis Vranis had the grand honour and privelege to meet Ms. Ingmarie Halling (The ABBA Museum director/curator) and learn more about the iconic ABBA Museum.

Today we bring you an exclusive interview with Ms. Halling who sheds more light on ABBA, the museum, Eurovision and how it came together.

Interview with Ms. Ingmarie Halling (ABBA Museum Director/Curator)

A visit to the ABBA Museum is a must when you visit Stockholm for Eurovision!

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Don’t forget to check our Discover Stockholm series articles with in depth information on Stockholm.

For more information on Stockholm you can visit visitstockholm.com

You can follow our forthcoming series of Discover Stockholm articles with photographs and videos on ESCToday.com and on our official Esctoday Instagram and ESCToday Facebook pages.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.