Editing Anni-Frid Lyngstad (section)

==Awards and recognition==
In 1964, Lyngstad won a national singing contest Flugan (The Fly) and was awarded "Vocalist of the Year".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://webzone.ee/abba3/fridapage1eesti.html |title=Elmar's ABBA site – Frida 1960s}}</ref> In September 1967, Lyngstad won the Barnens Dag contest held at Skansen, Stockholm. This led to her TV debut and a recording contract with EMI.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/abba/solo-projects/frida-1967-1972/english-translation-of-liner-notes |title=English translation of liner notes |access-date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327233347/http://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/abba/solo-projects/frida-1967-1972/english-translation-of-liner-notes |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1982, Lyngstad won the Swedish music prize [[Rockbjörnen]] for "Best Female Artist".<ref>{{cite web |title=TIDIGARE VINNARE I ROCKBJÖRNEN |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/yvg9GA |access-date=10 February 2021 |website=Aftonbladet |date=27 May 2010 |language=sv}}</ref> She was inducted in the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of ABBA in 2010,<ref name="HOFABBA">{{cite web |title=Inductees: ABBA|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/ABBA |website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |access-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> and she represented the group in their acceptance speech, along with Benny Andersson.<ref name="HOF3">{{cite magazine |last=Carpenter |first=Ellen |title=Abba Won't Reunite at Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/abba-wont-reunite-at-rock-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-20100312 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=12 March 2010 |access-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> In 2014, she was awarded with the Eskilstuna Music Prize for her "pioneering career" and significant contribution to popular music as an "icon" who had "left an indelible imprint in musical history".<ref name="2014eskil"/>

On 21 March 2024, all four members of ABBA were appointed ''Commander, First Class, of the [[Royal Order of Vasa]]'' by King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] of Sweden. This was the first time that the Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood had been bestowed after almost 50 years of dormancy. It was also the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest. The group members shared the honour with nine other people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ordnar till tretton exceptionella svenskar |url=https://kungligmajestatsorden.se/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter/2024-03-21-ordnar-till-tretton-exceptionella-svenskar |website=Kungl. Maj:ts Orden |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

* [[File:SWE Order of Vasa - Commander 1st Class BAR.png|50x50px]] {{flag|Sweden}}: [[Order of Vasa|Royal Order of Vasa]], Commander First Class (21 March 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ordnar till tretton exceptionella svenskar |website=Kungl. Maj:ts Orden |url=https://kungligmajestatsorden.se/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter/2024-03-21-ordnar-till-tretton-exceptionella-svenskar |language=sv |access-date=2024-03-21}}</ref>