Ace Of Base

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Swedish pop group Ace of Base are best known for their second single, "All That She Wants", which was an international smash hit in late 1992. A year later they had another huge hit: "The Sign" topped the Hot 100 for six weeks.

Ace of Base were formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and consist of siblings Jonas, Linn and Jenny Berggen, and Ulf Ekberg. After dabbling with a variety of musical styles and some line-up changes the band arrived at their jaunty new wave pop sound and embarked on a multi-platinum career.

After the failure of their first single, the follow up "All That She Wants" went to the Top 10 all over Europe and subsequently achieved worldwide success. Their debut album Happy Nation was a European hit before being reworked for the American charts. The reworking was a success and the single "The Sign" spent six weeks at No.1 in the US, finding its way into adverts for McDonalds and Texaco.

The band's follow up album The Bridge saw a change in style, ditching the reggae rhythms in favour of a softer approach and including some ballads. The record subsequently went platinum but it failed to match the impact of their debut.

The third album was another change and included Motown and gospel themes; it was named Cruel Summer after the success of the band's cover of the Bananarama single of the same name.

Ace of Base are still popular in Europe and plan to release a new album sometime in 2008.