She should have seen the sign: Ace of Base vocalist is forced to cancel 1,200-seat stadium show in h

Publish date: 2024-08-01

She has performed in front of sell out crowds and Swedish royalty as part of one of the most successful bands ever.

But former Ace of Base vocalist Jenny Berggren, 43, was forced to cancel a 1,200 seat charity gig in her native Sweden after selling only 12 tickets.

Berggren, who left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career, was performing to raise money for cancer charity Team Rynkeby.

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Red face of base: Former Ace of Base vocalist Jenny Berggren, 43, was forced to cancel a 1,200 seat charity gig in her native Sweden after selling only 12 tickets

Red face of base: Former Ace of Base vocalist Jenny Berggren, 43, was forced to cancel a 1,200 seat charity gig in her native Sweden after selling only 12 tickets

Fresh blood: When Jenny (centre) and her sister Malin left the band in 2009, her brother Jonas (left) and band member Ulf Ekberg (right) recruited two new female vocalists

Fresh blood: When Jenny (centre) and her sister Malin left the band in 2009, her brother Jonas (left) and band member Ulf Ekberg (right) recruited two new female vocalists

Between 1992 and 2002, Ace of Base (from left to right: Jonas, Malin, Jenny and Ulf) released four albums which sold over 30million copies worldwide

Between 1992 and 2002, Ace of Base (from left to right: Jonas, Malin, Jenny and Ulf) released four albums which sold over 30million copies worldwide

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Organisers Bellwether Productions said they needed to sell at least 450 tickets to break even.

Its spokesman George Jonasson said: 'Despite huge interest, exposure and engagement in social, national and local media, we are being forced to cancel.'

'The reason for this is that we have not managed to sell enough tickets. Anyone who has already paid will get a full refund.'

The concert flop comes amid a mini revival for Berggren's former band Ace of Base.

In March, the band released a compilation album of their greatest hits between 1991 and 2005, when she was still a member. 

Berggren (pictured), who left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career, was performing to raise money for cancer charity Team Rynkeby

Berggren (pictured), who left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career, was performing to raise money for cancer charity Team Rynkeby

Talent: Jenny was part of the third most successful Swedish band ever, after ABBA and Roxette

Talent: Jenny was part of the third most successful Swedish band ever, after ABBA and Roxette

Between 1992 and 2002, they released four albums which sold over 30million copies worldwide, making them the third most successful Swedish band ever after ABBA and Roxette.

They performed at the World Music Awards and a concert celebrating the 20th birthday of Princess Victoria of Sweden in 1997.

After Berggren and her sister Malin left the band in 2009, their brother Jonas and band member Ulf Ekberg recruited two new female vocalists.

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