EXCLUSIVE: Viaplay is to doc the troubled story of pop group Ace of Base, considered one of Sweden’s most profitable pop bands of all time.
All That She Desires: The Unbelievable Story of Ace of Base will air as a three-part documentary sequence on the Nordic streamer subsequent yr, that includes beforehand unseen private footage shot through the group’s most tumultuous years.
Ace of Base is Sweden’s third hottest musical export of all time behind ABBA and Roxette however behind closed doorways issues had been powerful, with group member Ulf Ekberg going through demise threats from right-wing extremists, performing in a bulletproof vest and hiring bodyguards throughout world excursions, whereas Jenny Berggren suffered a traumatic assault by a German fan in her residence. The band achieved world fame with big hits like ‘All That She Desires’ and ‘The Signal,’ whereas 1993 album ‘Glad Nation’ remains to be essentially the most profitable Swedish debut in historical past, kickstarting the worldwide Swedish pop phenomenon.
“Documentaries about artists and teams might be fairly polished and selective,” mentioned Ekberg. “This sequence, nonetheless, is sincere and offers each with successes and challenges. By exhibiting beforehand unpublished materials from the 90s, viewers could have an opportunity to expertise our story in a brand new means.”
The sequence is without doubt one of the first to be introduced since Viaplay dramatically shifted originals technique following the sudden resignation of its CEO. The outfit was beforehand greenlighting one scripted TV sequence or film per week however has pivoted to “native and related” unscripted and bought content material within the wake of the financial downturn.
