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Hidden Gems out now!

Hidden Gems out now!

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Explore the history of one of the world’s biggest bands

Explore the history of one of the world’s biggest bands

The story about the pop band that soared in to the record books

Remastered albums available now!

Remastered albums available now!

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FROM BASE TO ACE

An odyssey through the past 20 years of pop music.

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Hidden Gems out March 6th

Hidden Gems out March 6th

10 previously unreleased tracks from 1991-2005 plus 5 b-sides/bonus tracks from releases previously only available in selected territories. Liner notes by Jonas and Ulf.

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Previously unreleased material compiled and collected together by Ulf and Jonas

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Remastered albums released

Remastered albums released

Da Capo, Cruel Summer, Flowers, The Bridge, The Sign, Happy Nation (U.S. Version) and Happy Nation, all remastered and re-released worldwide, with bonustracks.

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Ace of Base reissues

Da Capo, Cruel Summer, Flowers, The Bridge, The Sign, Happy Nation (U.S. Version) and Happy Nation, all remastered and re-released worldwide, with bonustracks.

Ace Thursdays - Jonas treasure box

Jonas started sharing (along with Raymond van der Veldt, AoB’s Facebook co-admin) his unreleased songs and remixes for free on the official Ace of Base Facebook page!

The chosen days were each Thursday. One day Acer Rodrigo Navarrete came up with the name Ace Thursdays. Could this have been an early trace for what later became Hidden Gems?

The Golden Ratio released worldwide

The Golden Ratio released worldwide

The Golden Ratio is Ace of Base’s fifth album. It is the first album to feature two new vocalists: Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson. The Golden Ratio marks the band’s first album of completely new material since 2002. The band said of the album, “The Golden Ratio” is the end result of three years of work in the studio for Ulf and Jonas. Their main challenge was to find what the Ace of Base sound would be like in the modern age.

The Golden Ratio is Ace of Base’s fifth album. It is the first album to feature two new vocalists: Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson.

Two singles were released: All For You, The Golden Ratio (Radio only)

Concert in Dominican Republic

Angel Pacheco (fan) his memorable moment: Ace of Base concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ace of Base reunited as a trio to perform their first full-length concert since 1996 in Yekaterinburg, Russia on November 15, 2007.

BMI Award received for over 3 million performances of 'The Sign' on US TV and radio

The return - Night of the Proms

The band returned at the end of 2005 without Malin for several live performances at the Night of the Proms in Belgium alongside other artists such as Donna Summer.

Da Capo released!

Da Capo released!

The return to the classic Ace of Base sound, if you had never heard an Ace of Base album - this is probably what you would imagine one sounded like.

Ace of Base's fourth album was released worldwide in September 2002

Singles from the Album; The Juvenile, Unspeakable and Beautiful Morning

Singles Of The 90s released

Singles Of The 90s released

Singles from the album: C'est La Vie (Always 21), Hallo Hallo, Love In December (Radio only)

Life is a flower - radio smash

The radio-friendly single Life Is a Flower was certified the most-played track on European radio for 1998 and sold more than 250,000 copies in the UK, peaking at number five.

Cruel Summer released in the USA

Cruel Summer released in the USA

Ace of Base's third album was changed dramatically for the American release, new songs put in, re-written, re-sung vocals. So many changes by the American executives put the band under tremendous strain.

The American version of Ace of Base's third album was finally released.

Singles from the album; Cruel Summer (#10 in USA, 500.000 copies were sold) and Whenever you're near me.

Flowers released in Europe

Flowers released in Europe

Ace of Base's third album was a labor of love, although that was all to change once the album was submitted to the American label that wanted to change things dramatically. Even the albums name went - such was the power of the US majors.

Ace of Base's third album that brought the worldwide smash, Life Is A Flower - the most heavily played song on European radio for 1998

Singles from the Album; Life Is a Flower, Cruel Summer, Travel To Romantis and Always Have Always Will.

Ace of Base perform at a concert to celebrate the 20th birthday of Princess Victoria of Sweden.

World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year

World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year

Ace of Base perform at the Viña del Mar Festival de la Cancion in Chile, topping the bill alongside 2 Unlimited.

On the cover of the Swedish Guinness Book of Records

Beautiful Life enters UK charts at #21 and then #15 the next week.

Ace Of Base added to the Guinness book of records with the best selling debut album sales of 19 million

The Bridge released

The Bridge released

The Bridge was Ace of Base's second album. It was composed during 1994 and 1995, and released in October 1995. It is the only Ace of Base album to feature sizable contributions of writing, production, vocals, and harmonies by all four band members, each having an important part in its creation.

Ace of Base's second album.

Singles from the Album; Lucky Love, Beautiful Life and Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry

World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year

Grammy Awards Nominee - Best Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo

Grammy Awards – Best Pop Album for The Sign (Nominee)

Grammy Awards – New Artist (Nominee)

1994 American Music Award - Best New Pop Act

1994 American Music Award – Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock

1994 American Music Award – Favorite New Artist - Pop / Rock

1994 Billboard Music Award – Number One Single

1994 Billboard Music Award – Artist of The Year

1994 Billboard Music Award – Top New Artist

1994 MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Cover (Nominee)

Performed live at Brandenburger Tor, Berlin (Germany) the hit Living In Danger

Living in Danger music video recording in Stockholm

At Kungsträdgården metro station in Stockholm

World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Newcomer

World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year

1993 Echo Award for Most Successful International Band (Germany)

The Sign peaked #1 in USA!

Bronze BRAVO Otto (Germany) – Best rock/pop Group

Recording The Sign music video @ Studio 1 Filmhuset in Stockholm

The Sign (Album) is released in America.

The Sign (Album) is released in America.

Very few albums achieve the kind of success that the Sign brought, Ace of base were the first ever group to have a billboard #1 Album and #1 debut single at the same time. This albums has gone on to make Ace of Base a known name across the world. By re-forming reggae into Euro pop Ace of Base created a pop smash that was heard around the world.

The Sign - the first Swedish Album to ever go to #1 in the Billboard Album Chart! One of the greatest selling albums of all time.

Hit Singles from the Album; All That She Wants, Wheel Of Fortune, Happy Nation, The Sign, Don't Turn Around and Living in Danger

All That She Wants had made its way to number two on the Billboard Hot 100

Happy Nation U.S. Version to Europe

Happy Nation U.S. Version to Europe

With Ace of Base nothing has ever been simple, when a band has such huge success there are always different players involved, when the original album was put out, it was changed to the Sign for the American market, those new songs that were included on the sign were re-released in Europe as Happy Nation U.S. Version. But they also assed new bonus tracks that weren't released in the USA. This is a record collectors dream, so many bonus tracks, there is a reason Acers try to collect them all....

Finally all of the other hit material from The Sign was released in Europe as Happy Nation U.S. Version

Singles from the album: All That She Wants, Wheel Of Fortune, Happy Nation, The Sign, Don't Turn Around, Living In Danger

All That She Wants #1 on Official UK Top 40

First All That She Wants TV performance in the famous show Top Of The Pops (UK)

Concert for 55.000 people!

Israel, Tel Aviv - Rokdim Azhmaot concert for 55.000 people (the biggest memory of Aces)

Swedish Grammis – Best Pop Group

Swedish Grammis – TV audience prize

Ace of Base's Debut Album Happy Nation is released in Europe

Ace of Base's Debut Album Happy Nation is released in Europe

Ace of Base's debut album was put together after the band were signed to Mega records on the strength of their hit song all that she wants, the label wanted an album quickly to follow up the demand from the ravenous audience, later, when releasing in America, the tracks and running order were changed in order to appeal to the American market - which they did very effectively.

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Ace of Base's debut album (European release)

Singles from the Album; Wheel of Fortune, All That She Wants, Happy Nation, Waiting for Magic

Recording the Happy Nation music video in Göteborg

First Club Tour in Denmark

Mega Records signs Ace of Base

Telegram Records sold the master tape of Wheel of Fortune to Mega Records

The band is recording the demo Wheel of Fortune for Telegram Records

Producer Denniz PoP got the Mr Ace demo and decided to produce All That She Wants

Concert at Baltesspannarparken, Göteborg - first gig with all 4 Aces on stage

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