Abbagirls Abba Duo Tribute Band are known as the original and premier UK Abba duo and tribute band established in 1995. They are now highly bookable as a five piece or as a female members of the popular Abbagirls Abba duo. Such is their success that they have performed in over 4,500 shows across the UK and worldwide. Appearances range from large outdoor concerts (the biggest audience so far is 100,000) to live TV work. Between them they have turned on Christmas lights and produced radio jingles amongst many other achievements.
Abbagirls Abba duo were the first of their kind in the world to perform in Las Vegas as reported in The Stage newspaper April 2004. They have been re-booked every year since 2004. In March 2008 they became the first Abba tribute band to tour Korea.
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Abbagirls Abba Duo
One of their shows went out on live KBS prime time Saturday night TV to an audience of over 6 million. In 2017 they had their 14th tour of this lovely country. Performing in 40 countries worldwide: including the USA, all over Europe, Asia, UAE, 5 of the 7 continents this truly is an international act.
As this is their full time professional job they take pride in all the work they do and take their tribute band show very seriously. They can cover 60 of Abba’s fantastic tracks and have up to 15 different costume changes (but not on the same night!) Here we have a completely self-contained Abbagirls Abba duo act and band with full PA & LED lighting rigs. They travel with their own sound engineer. This allows the band to concentrate on the gig and not worry about the sound. (4.5k amps & speakers are carried but only what is necessary is used on gigs. ANY size PA & lights can be obtained).
Abbagirls Abba duo tribute and band can link in to any house system and also enjoy working with professional sound & lighting engineers. All electrical equipment is PAT tested and there is full Public Liability Insurance (PLI) and risk assessment as standard. The duo or band mainly work corporate events, private parties, weddings, specialities, hotels, summer seasons, theatres and golf clubs but are always open to new opportunities for appearances.
History and Band Members
Kim Graham Cross (Frida) conceived the idea of an Abbagirls Abba duo in 1995. Kim is a big fan and has always been a professional vocalist. Having started her career touring with various bands in the UK & Europe she has worked with the top musical directors and bands worldwide. She also cruised the world on various liners including a cabaret performance on Cunard’s QE2.
Kellie Vallence (Agnetha) started her training with Lansford Roberts of ‘The Nice Opera Co’ and ‘The Lee Strasburge Theatre Institute in London. She has worked the top theatres in the world, most recently touring with “The Rat Pack” and has performed in numerous top productions as lead singer notably London’s ‘Talk of the Town’. As an amazing dancer she has cruised all the main liners working with the top names in showbiz. Apart from being one of the UK’s top singers / dancers she is also a member of Mensa! Brains as well as beauty!
Mark Dawson (Bjorn) is one of the UK’s great session guitar, acoustic guitar and ukulele players – also not bad on the vocals! Being such an in-demand performer the girls are thrilled to have him in their band. He also owns his own recording studio as well as a School of Academy for song and dance.
Ralph Raison (Benny) This keyboard player is also a very multi talented musician with excellent vocals. Like Mark, Ralph is very much in demand, having worked literally all over the world as a vocalist.
Introducing Tom O Mitchell
As a UK based session drummer and drum educator Tom has been teaching drums professionally for over 10 years and playing for 15 years. Studying music at West Kent College in Tonbridge he went on to tutor a handful of private students under the name of T.O.M Drum Tuition. He has also studied with some of the country’s top educators and drummers including: Craig Blundell, Colin Woolway & Boris Le Gal and he runs one of Kent’s biggest drum schools – DrumWise.
You may be interested to learn that Tom has worked with a variety of artists / bands including Anastacia, H-Boogie (Get Far), Ben’s Brother, Heel, The Megadudes, Lookout Joe, Deportivo, Spirits Of The Twelve, Playing Nervous, The Usual Suspects, Broadview, The Espers, Pictures Of Shanghai, The Blue Fusion, Rooster, Miss Whiplash, Heavy Air, Murdoch, Jon Cunningham, The GBJC Band and The BART Group.
Record Companies and Producers
He has worked with various record companies and producers.These include Island Records, Universal Records, Real World Records, Kittiwake Records and Arclite Productions, Named acts include Robin Baynton (Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, Tom Jones), Justin Hill (SikTh), Alan Bleay (KT Tunstall, The Kooks, Cerys Matthews, Kasabian, The Magic Numbers) and John Hannon (Hundred Reasons). We’d also like to mention that he has also played in a number of pantomimes and stage shows. These include Hopes & Dreams, Chimneys: The Musical and Life’s Work. Not just cabaret – pure Abbaret!
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