Benny Andersson says Pierce Brosnan “has a great voice”.
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The ABBA singer has hit back at critics who say the James Bond actor – who stars in new musical movie Mamma Mia!, which features a host of ABBA songs – has no musical ability.
He said: “Everybody complains that Pierce can’t sing and it p****s me off. I think he has a great voice. He couldn’t sing Nessun Dorma but neither could I – and I was in ABBA.
“It’s like saying Bob Dylan can’t sing. It’s just not fair. He has a good voice.”
The 61-year-old Swede also revealed how Catherine Johnson’s script for the musical – which raked in a phenomenal £1 billion worldwide as a theatre production before being adapted for the big screen – convinced the band to allow their tracks to be used.
He added in an interview with The Sun: “Her script made all the difference. It takes an audience to decide for you. We were surprised by the success of the musical, everyone was.”
