Timeline

1989
Jonas and Ulf meet for the first time.

1990
AUG:  TechNoir is formed when Ulf replaces a former member who doesn’t show to a gig.

1991

1992
MAR:  Demo of Wheel of Fortune sold to Mega Records, whom the band is signed to.
MAY:  Wheel of Fortune released in Denmark – fails to chart on its first and second attempts.
OCT:  Wheel of Fortune finally charts at #2 on its third release in Denmark.  All That She Wants is released and hits #1 while WOF is #2.

1993
MAR:  Swedish newspapers report Ulf’s previous involvement with a white power group.
APR:  Ace of Base perform their first tour, performing in four places in Israel in 48 hours, including Tel Aviv, alongside Inner Circle and Dr Alban in front of 55,000 people. [video]
MAY:  All That She Wants released in UK. Ace of Base perform on Top of the Pops. [video]
AUG:  Wheel of Fortune enters at #21 in the UK. Live performance on Top of the Pops.  [video]
OCT:  The Sign released in the UK.
Performance of All That She Wants and Wheel of Fortune at Dance Machine 1 in Paris, France.  [video]
NOV:  All That She Wants peaks at #2 in the US and sells 1 million copies.
Happy Nation (song) is released in UK, reaching #42.
DEC:  Performance on Top of the Pops UK Christmas Special (All That She Wants)

1994
FEB:  The Sign (song) released in USA and goes to #1. In the UK it enters at #7 and reaches #2 in the UK. The song is performed on Top of the Pops.
MAR:  Happy Nation (US Version) is released in the UK.
Ace Of Base win "Bestselling International Band" at the Echo Awards in Germany.
APR:  The Sign (album)  becomes the first Swedish album to reach number one in the US.
Crazed German fan Manuela Behrendt confronts Jenny with a knife in the Berggren house. After a struggle, Jenny’s father gets her under control.  (Ravine was written about this event).  Security is increased for all band members.
MAY:  Ace of Base win Best Selling Newcomer and Best Selling Scandinavian Act at the World Music Awards.  Jonas meets Kylie Minogue, however Prince does not want to meet Ace of Base.  [video]
Don’t Turn Around released (US), peaks at #4 in JUN. 
JUN:  Don’t Turn Around released (UK) at #5.  Appearance on ITV’s the Brian Conelly Show (UK).
Dance Machine 3 in Paris  [video]
JUL:  Ace of Base perform at a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel  [link]
Happy Nation album climbs to #1 in UK.
OCT:  Living in Danger video shot in Stockholm.  Living in Danger single released (US), peaks at #20 in December.
NOV:  Band performed Living in Danger at the MTV Europe Awards.
DEC:  Ulf experiences stress related health problems and is taken to hospital.
Ace Of Base is awarded Best Newcomer and Best Single at the Billboard Music Awards.
Ace Of Base get in the Guinness book of world records with the best debut album sales of 19 million. Their first appearance is in the 1995 book, and they’re also on the cover of the Swedish edition. The city of Gothenburg name Ace of Base honorary citizens.

1995
JAN:  Living in Danger released (UK) enters chart at #18.
Ace of Base awarded Best New Pop Act at American Music Awards.
JUN:  Awarded Best Newcomer at Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
Lucky Love is performed as a world exclusive at the World Games in Gothenburg.  Ulf is still ill during this performance.
SEP:  In finnish interview, Ulf and Jonas attribute the delay of The Bridge to Linns exhaustion and damaged voice.
Swedish band Yaki-Da release their album Pride. Most songs are written and produced by Jonas.  The group gains interest because of their connection to Ace of Base, but is not popular in Sweden.  They are more successful in Asia.
OCT:  The Bridge is released in Europe, and goes to number one in Sweden.
Lucky Love is released, becomes the groups first #1 in Sweden.
The video for Beautiful Life is filmed in Gothenburg.
NOV:  Lucky Love debuts at #20 in UK. Performed on Top of the Pops UK.
DEC:  Beautiful Life peaks at #20 in the US.
Performance of Lucky Love on Top of The Pops [video]

1996
JAN:  Beautiful Life enters UK charts at #21, then #15 the next week.
FEB:  Ace of Base perform at the Vina del Mar Festival de la Cancion in Chile – their first live concert.
Ace of Base perform All That She Wants and Never Gonna Say I’m Sorry on Dance Machine 8 (France).
Ace of Base perform Lucky Love and Beautiful Life at Dance D’or (France) and receive award for best selling dance act.  [video]
Ulf dates Swedish supermodel Emma Sjöberg, the couple get a lot of attention in the Swedish press.
MAR:  During a promotional tour in Asia, Linn gets exhausted and takes a plane home to Sweden. The rest of the band is left to cope with just three members but they finish their promotional tour anyway, Jenny lip synching to Linn’s parts.
MAY:  Ace of Base win Best Selling Scandinavian Act at World Music Awards in Monte Carlo. They perform Beautiful Life, and Jenny and Linn give acceptance speeches. [video]
Jonas wins a court dispute against a neighbour regarding a bridge.
JUN:  Ulf gives an interview about Linn, saying the band can handle the situation and some people have more energy than others.
JUL:  Linn and Jenny perform in Liseberg funpark in Göteborg, singing Linn’s "Sång". Jenny mentions later on that Linn found this performance to be a lot of fun and wasn’t scared at all.
DEC:  Beautiful Life is only 186 on the UK Top 200 of 1996.

1997
FEB:  Ulf’s past comes back to bite him as his former white power friends release an album called “Ulf was a Nazi”, featuring him singing.
MAR:  Jonas participates in the Swedish semifinals of the Eurovision song contest. He’s written a song called "Nattens Änglar" ("Angles Of The Night", performed by a band called Photogenique). The song gets 0 points though. According to Swedish fans, the performance was very bad. The Swedish press has fun bashing Jonas’ song lyrics even a year after this.  Jonas breaks his leg and spends his 30th  birthday in hospital.
APR:  Ace of Base win Best Selling Scandinavian act again at the World Music Awards.  Jenny performs Ravine and accepts the award, while Linn plays keyboards (and quickly leaves the stage)  [video] 
JUL:  The band  play at a concert celebrating Princess Victoria’s (of Sweden) 20th birthday.  [video]

1998
APR:  Life is a Flower enters Finland charts at #3.
MAY:  Ace of Base perform at “The Dome 6” concert in Germany, performing Beautiful Life and Life is a Flower. (Linn behind keyboard)  [video]
JUN:  Flowers album is released.
A private party is held for the release, and Linn doesn’t appear to be shy and happily poses for photos.
German magazine Bravo publish an interview done after “The Dome 6”, but the article focuses on how Linn doesn’t talk and looks depressed.
The ‘Our Story’ documentary is shown on Swedish TV.  The documentary features Linn who says she doesn’t want to quit singing, but the success was too much for her.
JUL:  Life is a Flower reached #5 in Germany and the UK (it goes on to peak at #2 in the UK).  The song is also performed on Top of the Pops UK.
Bravo publish another article on the making of the Cruel Summer video, but focuses again on Linn’s problems. – apparently Jonas yelled at her during the video to ‘pull yourself together”.  [article]
AUG: Cruel Summer album is released in the US.  Cruel Summer single peaks at #10.
The bands former producer and friend Denniz Pop passes away.
Ace of Base perform a concert in Spain and meet with Spanish fans.  Linn does not attend.
SEP:  Ace of base perform Life is a Flower and Cruel Summer at The Dome 7 in Germany.  [video]
Ace Of Base perform in a Finnish charity concert called Puhdas Elämä Lapselle.  The band is interviewed afterwards – Linn speaks but won’t appear in photos.  The media refer to her as a ‘diva’.
Ace of Base give a brief interview to CNN.  The news presenter points out that Linn is silent throughout the interview  [video – spanish only]
Ace of Base shoot the video for Travel to Romantic on a Swedish Airfield.
OCT:  Cruel Summer (the original version) debuts at #8 in the UK.  The band perform it (live – for real) on Top of the Pops [video]
The 3 Aces (without Linn) perform at Cadena 100 in Argentina.  There is an interview afterward with Ulf and Jenny.  [video]
Whenever You’re Near Me debuts on the US chart at #76, following an appearance on the Riki Lake Show [video]
DEC:  Ace Of Base perform alongside Cher at the "Miracle Of 34th Street" in New York City
Always Have Always Will debuts at #12 in the UK.  The groups performs the track on Top of the Pops.
Life is A Flower comes in at #63 on the UK Top 200 songs of the year.
?Date? Linn gives an amazing interview to a Lebanon radio station  [video] 

1999
JAN:  Jonas is working on a collaboration with Finnish band Aikakone
Jonas and Jenny appear at the Midem festival in Cannes, where there are lots of other Swedish musicians. They accept an award for Ace Of Base and Jonas also participates in a panel discussion about Swedish music. 
APR:  Everytime it Rains enters at #22 in the UK.  A revised version of Flowers is released in the UK including this track and a remix of Cecilia.  Sales do not improve due to bad promotion.
JUL:  The Berggrens’ father passes away due to heart attack.
OCT:  C’est La Vie (always 21) released in Europe.
NOV:  Singles of the 90s released.
Jonas’ first child Julia is born.
TV Performance of C’est La Vie on Swedish televsion [video]
?Date? Jenny takes part in a Danish quiz show and sings Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody:  [video]
DEC:  Ulf is invited to a New Years Party at the White House.  Bill Clinton is a fan and asked about the new album.
UK release of C’est la Vie (always 21) is cancelled.

2000 
JAN:  C’est La Vie becomes a surprise #1 hit in Spain.
FEB:  Ulf does some modelling in Spain.
APR:  In a chat session with fans , Jonas tells us his ideal tracklisting for Flowers. He would have included "Mercy Mercy, Love For Sale, LIAF, AHAW, CN, CS (uptempo version), He Decides, TTR, AIP, Dr Sun, Cecilia, Donnie and No Good Lover. In another chat session, Jonas says he has over 500 songs written, but the problem is the long recording process.  He mentions he would like to release a fan album free of charge In another chat session, Jonas asks fans which tracks should be included in the US Greatest Hits. 
  The US Greatest Hits is released, but sells fewer than 5000 copies in its first week.
Everytime it Rains is released to radio, but doesn’t make an impact due to lack of promotion.
Hallo Hallo is a flop in Germany, entering at 99 before dropping out of the charts.  This is due to poor promotion and no video.
MAY:  Hallo Hallo reaches #21 in Spain.
AUG:  Jonas marries Birthe in a secret wedding.
Jenny performs "Give Me The Faith", "Tvivel (Doubt)" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for Swedish television
OCT:  Jonas mentions in chat that he is working on what is to become Da Capo  (it was then known as Album V) He mentions Linn’s vocals will be recorded at The Barn, while Jenny’s vocals will be done in numerous studios in Sweden.
Jenny sings several songs in a Christmas concert, televised on SVT1 in Sweden.

2001
FEB:  Jonas says in chat that the album (Da Capo) may be delayed as record companies want the band to do songs written by other artists.
May: Jonas’ second child, a son named Göran is born.
NOV:  Universal release 2-CD boxset (HN/TB) and 3-CD boxset (HN/TB/F) in Europe.

2002  
JAN: The Swedish website Expressen has published an article that interviews Jonas, highlighting Ace Of Base’s problems with their record companies. Manager Lasse Karlsson responds, admitting their have been delays but the album will still come out.
MAR: Edel/Mega sell off the copyright of the majority of their back catalogue and pay off all debts.
APR:  It is reported that Arista in America have dropped Ace of Base.  This is because Jonas wanted to try Edel Records America instead, however this company went bust at the worst possible time.  Ace of Base are without a US record label.
Official website goes offline.
MAY:  Official website comes back online with a coming soon message.
Press release from Edel/Mega announces album will be released in September
New AceofBase.com website is launched
JUL:  It is announced the first single for the new album will be called Beautiful Morning.
AUG: The new single Beautiful Morning officially airs on the radio stations of the following countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland.  A video for the track is recorded.
SEP:  Da Capo is finally released in  cd-stores in Scandinavia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland
Performance of Beautiful Morning on German TV.  [video]
OCT:  Da Capo DVD is released in Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Greece, Singapore, The Netherlands
NOV:  A flash-based jukebox of the Da Capo album is launched on Edelrecords.dk  (now inactive)
Jenny and Ulf do a number of TV appearances, singing Beautiful Morning, Unspeakable and The Juvenile.  [video]
(Unsure of date)  Linn surprises everybody by turning up to one of these performances on a German TV show. It is the last time Linn is ever seen.  [video, pic right] 
DEC:  Unspeakable single is released in Scandinavia. It includes bonus track “Don’t Stop”.
Video for Unspeakable is shot in Stockholm.
Ace of Base perform unspeakable on Sweden’s TV3 and 4.
Da Capo is released in India. 
The Juvenile is released in Germany.

2003
JAN:  Unspeakable released to radio in Austria, Czech, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.
Ulf poses shirtless in a calendar fundraising for Cancer research.
Da Capo released in Malaysia, Turkey, Taiwan, Korea and Indonesia.
FEB:  Unspeakable single released in Spain.
Da Capo released in France and Japan (includes bonus tracks Don’t Stop and Summer Days.  The album & DVD is released in Spain.
MAR:  Da Capo reaches #10 on the Japanese album chart.
Summer Days is available to download from AceofBase.com
Unspeakable single released in Austria and Switzerland
MAY:  Platinum & Gold Collection released (USA).

2004
MAY:  Having been out of touch for a while, AceofBase.com confirm the band members are fine, and no one has left the band.
AUG:  AceofBase.com says they are aiming to have a fifth studio album out by Summer 2005.  18 songs have been written by Jonas, of which 8 would likely be on the album.
SEP:  Ulf becomes a father.

2005
JAN:  Swedish media report Linn is rejoining Ace of Base and will step back into the spotlight  [link]
MAR:  AceofBase.com announce the website will be closing and a new website built.
OCT/NOV:  15 Performances at Night of the Proms in Belgium.

2006
JUL:  Jonas reports in Swedish media that he will be a father again soon.
NOV:  An Acer in Sweden reports being shown a new song from Ace of Base manager Lasse Karsson called Sunset in South California, featuring both Jenny and Linn.  Acers are excited, but nothing eventuates with this song.
DEC:  Manager Lasse Karlsson is interviewed by Stan of The Aceboards.  He says a new album has been in development since 2005 and is planned for a Sping 2008 release.  He also says Malin is involved in the new album and is still part of the band.

2007
FEB:  Jenny gives birth to her second child – a girl.  [link]
MAR-MAY:  Jenny performs with the original Abba orchestra. [link (swedish)]
SEP:  A new AceofBase.com website is launched.
OCT:  BMI honours Ace of Base for  3 million performances of The Sign on US TV and radio.  Jenny accepts the award in London. [link]
NOV:  First show of Ace of Base’s “Redefined” tour in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Show is sold out.  Tour concerts in Moscow, St Petersburg and Ufa, Russia [video report(Russian)]; Copenhagen, Denmark (where upcoming remix of Wheel of Fortune mentioned); and Tallinn, Estonia.  [pics]
Ulf confirms in an Estonian radio interview that Linn is no longer part of the band. "Ace of Base is now a trio, we’re not 4 anymore. Malin is not a part of the band anymore".
DEC:  Tour concerts in Siauliai and Vilnius, Lithuania; and Moscow, Russia. The tour is organised by Orlando John at Urbania Group.

2008 
JAN:  Tour concert in Bergen
FEB:  Tour concerts in Bergen and Trondheim, Norway; Almaty and Astana, Kazakstan;
The band announce they will work with famous Chinese singer Wei Wei  (though nothing has eventuated)
MAR:  Jenny appears on a Swedish TV music show – and wins!  [video]
APR:  Tour concerts in Kiev and Odessa, Ukraine.
New AceofBase.com “Redefined” website launched (on the Mubito platform). [pic1 pic2]
Ulf and Johanna have their third child, a daughter named Valentina.
MAY:  Tour concerts in Lovech, Bulgaria; and Herning, Denmark. 
JUN:  Tour concerts in Middlefart, Denmark (where Sparks from a Fire is first sung);  Strvanger, Norway; and St Petersburg, Russia (private gig).
Jenny and Jakob work with Donna Summer on her track Slide over Backwards.
JUL:  Tour concert in Vig, Denmark.
AUG:  Tour concerts in Alanya, Turkey; and Skanderborg, Denmark. 
The danish benefit-organisation engodsag.dk announce a partnership with Ace of Base.  Profits from the upcoming single will go to the charity.
SEP:  Linn (via her lawyer) denies a request from an Acer asking permission to perform one Lapponia, saying she appreciates the effort, but no longer wants to be involved with the music business.  [link]
Ace of Base management changed from United Stage to Orlando John at Urbania Group.
OCT:  Four tour concerts in Helsinki, Finland.
Wheel of Fortune 2009 is released commercially as digital download. Some profits go to charity. 
Ace of Base launch official YouTube Channel. Introduction video says new album mid 2009.  [video]
Ace of Base Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos is released in Scandanavia and Japan (and could be purchased from AceofBase.com)
NOV:  Concert in Bucharest, Romania  [vid1 vid2 vid3 vid4 backstage]
Ace of Base perform at Back to the 90’s party in Riga, Latvia. [pics] [poster]
Ace of Base perform at SIME awards in Stockholm, Sweden with Mia Rose  [vid1 vid2] [vimeo]
Greatest Hits/Classic Remixes/Music Videos box set released.
The first Koblo remix project – Wheel of Fortune 2009 is launched on AceofBase.com, allowing fans to remix the song and compete.
DEC:  Update from Ulf on AceofBase.com  Album is progressing, having worked with producer Peer Åström.

2009
JAN:  Drew Ryan Scott, from boyband Varsity Fanclub posts a video on YouTube describing working on a song with Ace of Base and producer Damon Sharpe [link]
JAN:  New Koblo remix contest on AceofBase.com – Happy Nation 2009
FEB:  New Koblo remix contest on AceofBase.com – Lucky Love 2009
APR:  New Koblo remix contest on AceofBase.com – Don’t Turn Around 2009.
A message from Jenny on AceofBase.com says she is is recording vocals for the new album.  She acknowledges a petition by Acers to release demos but says it can’t happen at this time. 
A message from Ulf says the album is almost finished and is the best album ever.  He also mentions Mubito (website provider) has gone bust.  MAY:  The official website goes down experiences problems, but comes back up.
JUN:  The official website goes down, permanently, without notice.
JUL:  Three concerts in Sweden, including meeting with Acers. [fan blog] [review, with video]
Jenny announces she is working on songs for a solo project.
AUG:  Concert in Moscow, Russia.  The last concert to date.  [pics] [video]
Ulf mentions in an interview that a new album is complete, but they are unsure whether to add a second female to the group, or release under a different name. [link]
A new version of Cruel Summer by Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base is released [video]
SEP:  Jenny’s book is released (Swedish).
OCT:  Jenny tweets that she already has a cover selected for her first solo single.
NOV:  Ulf is a guest judge on Swedish Idol.  He says an album is ready and they are looking for a record label.  [video]
Jenny clarifies that she has not left Ace of Base.  Her solo project is separate.
Jenny confirms Ace of Base were not able to secure a record deal as a threesome.
DEC:  Jenny launches a teaser of ‘Free Me’ on JennyBerggren.com
Jenny quashes speculation that Jonas and Ulf will use the name Ace of Base without her.

2010
JAN:  The full version of ‘Free Me’ can be downloaded from JennyBerggren.com.  The song is not her first single, but a taste of things to come.
Jenny is performing concerts and lectures in churches. 
An Ace of Base ‘Insider’ (Ray) announces that a new constellation, ‘Ace of Base 2.0’ have signed with Universal Records.
FEB:  Acer Ray meets with Ulf in Sweden, reports hearing a number of new tracks and that big news is coming. 
MAR:  Jenny is interviewed by a Canadian radio station.  A world-first preview of her first single “Here I am” is played.
APR:  Ray provides Acers with progress of the new AOB2.0 album.  Most tracks are to be finished within the next 2 months.
MAY:  Jenny’s first single “Here I Am” is released to radio in Sweden. 
Jenny gives a number of interviews to Swedish Radio.  [video]