Remember the girls from Ace of Base? Here’s what they look like now
All That She Wants stars look pretty different 20 years after their biggest hits
REMEMBER the nineties pop sensation Ace of Base?
Who can forget the catchy strains of All That She Wants or the melancholy rifts of Cruel Summer?
The Swedish quartet were made up from three siblings – Jonas "Joker" Berggren , Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren – and pal Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg.
Their singalong songs shaped Europop in the 1990s, are they are even to blame for the success of Lady Gaga, who cites them as a major influence.
Their first hit, All That She Wants, was a hit around the world and topped the UK charts for three weeks in 1993 and their debut album, Happy Nation, sold 21 million copies.
They followed it with a string of smashes including The Sign and Don’t Turn Around, which scored number ones around the globe, releasing their last big hit, Cruel Summer, in 1998.
So what are they up to now?
After a reunion in in 2003, and a series of concerts between 2007 and 2009, the group split.
Ulf and Jonas teamed up to record two other female vocalists, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson.
Linn gave up the music business and Jenny went solo.
In 2010, she was in the running to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest but her song, Let Your Heart Be Mine, failed to get her through the National Final.
On 18 September 2004, Jenny, now 44, married her long-time boyfriend Jakob Petrén, a Swedish pianist.
They have two children together, a son and a daughter, and live in Gothenburg.
Linn, 45, disappeared from the limelight but brother Jonas confirmed that she is enjoying a peaceful life with no interest in fame or returning to music.
Last year the band’s first four albums were remastered and re-released with new bonus tracks and an album of unreleased material, called Hidden Gems, was released.
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Good news for nineties Europop lovers though… the group haven’t ruled out working together in the future.
In October 2015, Ulf said:"With the right elements in the next few years, I don’t think it's impossible.”
