In the '90s, you saw the sign. And damn straight it opened your eyes.
The band's original name was Tech Noir.
Which was inspired by the nightclub in The Terminator. Unfortunately, they discovered that another Swedish band had taken the same name. Nooooo!
Source: terminator.wikia.com
The name that they came to (Ace of Base, duh) was sort of inspired by Motorhead’s song, "Ace of Spades."
Ulf explains: "We were the ‘four aces’ in the studio and we all thought ‘Ace of Base’ sounded great."
Source: ztams.com
The original band included three siblings.
The original line-up (clockwise from top left): Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Jenny Berggren, and Linn Berggren. They were all in their early twenties when their debut album, "Happy Nation," was released in 1993.
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The line-up now includes two new female members.
Julia Williamson (the blonde) and Clara Hagman. Ulf found Clara when he sat in as a judge on the Swedish version of American Idol, and managed to scoop her up after her elimination.
Source: aceofbase-music.de
