London
(ANI):
Irish/American
actor
Pierce
Brosnan's
singing
in
the
musical
'Mamma
Mia!'
has
been
defended
by
former
ABBA
stars
Benny
Andersson
and
Bjorn
Ulvaeus.
A
mention
was
made
that
Pierce
Brosnan
took
part
in
the
film
despite
not
being
able
to
sing,
and
it
caused
quite
some
consternation
with
the
duo.
"Everybody
complains
that
Pierce
can't
sing
and
it
p*****
me
off.
I
think
he
has
a
great
voice.
He
couldn't
sing
Nessun
Dorma
but
neither
could
I
and
I
was
in
ABBA," The
Sun
quoted
Andersson,
as
saying.
"It's
like
saying
Bob
Dylan
can't
sing.
It's
just
not
fair.
He
has
a
good
voice,"
he
said.
The
movie,
and
the
stage
version
that
preceded
it,
would
not
have
been
possible
if
the
two
singers
had
not
agreed
to
let
their
hits
be
used
for
the
musical.
They
are
said
to
have
turned
down
a
billion
dollars
to
re-form
and,
for
ten
stubborn
years,
rejected
the
idea
of
their
hits
being
used
for
a
musical.
In
the
end,
the
Swedish
pair
relented
on
the
musical
and
'Mamma
Mia!' went
on
to
earn
1billion
pounds
at
theatre
box
offices
worldwide.
The
musical
has
been
turned
into
a
riotous
film
starring
Meryl
Streep,
Julie
Walters,
Colin
Firth
and
well-known
musical
actor
Pierce
Brosnan.