ABBA USA Members

Amy Edwards

Anni-Frid (Frida)

Amy hails from Sydney, Australia. She started out touring nationwide with Australian boy band Human Nature in their Motown Arena Tour, before joining the cast of Disney’s The Lion King, performing around Australia and Shanghai. Amy then made the move to London, where she was part of the original cast as Dance Captain / Diva in Priscilla Queen of The Desert on The West End. For the past 7 years she has called the US home and now resides in Las Vegas, where she performs in shows such as Pin Up & Zombie Burlesque. She continues to travel as a Guest Entertainer doing her own show on major cruise lines world-wide, is a member of LA’s The Red Hot Band, and tours both nationally and internationally with Vegas’ longest running show Legends In Concert. Amy has never had as much fun onstage as she does singing the legendary anthems of Abba, and is thrilled to be back with the Abbamania cast, in her home away from home.

Kirbi Jo Long

Agnetha

Kirbi Jo Long is a Las Vegas-based singer/actress. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and began singing at age 5 in choral ensembles and church. While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she performed with the elite Scarlet and Cream Singers, which led her onto the professional stage. Her singing career began in 2005 performing at an amusement park in Kansas City, MO, and singing in bands Rough Cut and McKenzie River band in Omaha, NE. She went on to perform on cruise ships singing lead vocals in high caliber productions aboard Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines with Jean Ann Ryan Productions. She moved to New York City in 2010 and began singing in live bands in Manhattan and the tri-state area with Hank Lane Music and Productions. She also began touring the NYC-based USO Show Troupe, with whom she opened for Katy Perry, Tim McGraw, and has had the opportunity to perform in some incredible venues including Yankee Stadium, Times Square New Years Eve Celebration, Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library. Making television appearances on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and NBC’s “The Winner Is”, Kirbi moved to Las Vegas in 2012 after landing a role in “Jubilee!” She went onto perform in “Vegas! The Show” at Planet Hollywood, where she performed until giving birth to a baby boy on March 1, 2016. You can see Kirbi tour regularly with Divas3 and as “Agnetha” in Abba Mania.

James Allen

Bjorn

James is originally from Sydney, Australia. Theatre credits include Les Mis, West Side Story, Guys & Dolls and Jesus Christ Superstar. James is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and played Prince Charming in the Australian touring cast of Snow White. After traveling the world as a guest entertainer on cruise ships, James lived in Las Vegas where he is was the vocal captain and lead singer in Don Ardens’ Jubilee! for 6 years. He now lives in Missouri and performs in multiple tours, shows and theaters. James is thrilled and excited to be playing Bjorn in the USA.

Jeff Pike

Benny

Atlanta, Georgia native Jeff Pike has been making music his entire life. He began studying guitar at the age of 10, voice at the age of 14 and piano at the age of 16. After graduating from Woodward Academy he attended Clayton State University and Shorter College where he majored in voice, and minored in theater. Upon graduation, instead of becoming a teacher as planned, Jeff took a different path taking to the road as an entertainer and a musician. As a vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Jeff has performed many styles of music over his 30 plus year career.

Jeff also worked as a recording engineer for local Atlanta recording studios and for seven years engineered and co-produced The Paul Leslie Hour, a successful PBS style internet radio show with host Paul Leslie.

Meet the band

Chris Blackwell

GUITAR

Wayne Viar

DRUMS

Dexter Whitaker

BASS GUITAR

FLORIDA SENDS AN ’SOS’ TO ABBA MANIA...

Due to the Global Pandemic, unfortunately, most of the 2021 USA TOUR has been postponed to Fall 2021 or Early 2022 (dates to follow soon) However, we have managed to retain the following dates in Florida and are delighted that they can go ahead in a Covid safe, socially distanced environment.

Please come and support us, we can’t wait to be back on STAGE doing what we love!!!