A new documentary series chronicling the rise and fall of Ace of Base, one of the biggest Swedish pop band exports of all time, following in the tradition of fellow Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers ABBA and Roxette, is coming this winter.
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Featuring unseen home movie footage and new interviews with members of the band, their business team, music executives, artists, and cultural critics, Ace of Base: All That She Wants debuts in full on Dec. 5 on Viaplay, a streaming service that hosts Nordic and European TV series and films.
The Swedish quartet — Ulf Ekberg and the siblings Jonas, Jenny, and Malin Berggren — first saw success in America with “All That She Wants,” a No. 2 Hot 100 hit and Pop Airplay No. 1, but follow-up single “The Sign” rocketed them to the top of the Hot 100. It was a ubiquitous, era-defining, reggae-flavored dance-pop smash in the mid ‘90s, and remains the longest-leading No. 1 ever on the Pop Airplay chart (it dominated for 14 weeks in 1994).
Ace of Base scored seven top 40 Hot 100 hits throughout the decade, including “Don’t Turn Around” (another Pop Airplay topper) from their U.S. debut album, The Sign, a repackaging of their European debut Happy Nation that topped the Billboard 200 when released by Arista. Naturally, Arista founder and industry legend Clive Davis is one of the interviewees in this docu-series, which also features sit-downs with Wyclef Jean, Nigerian-Swedish singer Dr. Alban (“It’s My Life”), the group’s manager, lawyer, A&R, bodyguard, and one of their backup dancers to provide the full picture of their “warts-and-all” story. Ace of Base: All That She Wants also includes an interview with Billboard executive digital director Joe Lynch.
In addition to their own hits, Ace of Base helped crack open the door for Swedish artists such as Robyn and The Cardigans to make inroads in the States — not to mention pop producers Denniz Pop and Max Martin, who would permanently shift the direction of commercial pop in America via their work with Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, and *NSYNC.
You can check out the trailer below and the full three-part documentary on Dec. 5.
FAQs
Q: When will the documentary series debut?
A: The documentary series, Ace of Base: All That She Wants, will debut in full on December 5 on Viaplay.
Q: Who are some of the key interviewees featured in the series?
A: The series features interviews with members of the band, their business team, music executives, artists, cultural critics, Wyclef Jean, Nigerian-Swedish singer Dr. Alban, and industry legend Clive Davis.
Q: What impact did Ace of Base have on the music industry?
A: Ace of Base not only achieved success with their own hits but also paved the way for other Swedish artists and influenced pop producers like Denniz Pop and Max Martin.
Q: Where can viewers watch the documentary series?
A: The documentary series will be available for streaming on Viaplay, a platform that hosts Nordic and European TV series and films.
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