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ABBA (often stylized as AᗺBA) is a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band members' first names.

After failing to represent their home country the previous year, they gave it its first victory in the Contest when they won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song "Waterloo" and this catapulted them to worldwide fame, leading to them becoming the most successful group ever to take part in the Contest as well as one of the most commercially successful acts in music history.

Between 1972 until their split in 1982, they topped the charts worldwide and have sold an estimated 500 million records. "Waterloo" remains one of the best-selling Eurovision records of all time.

They broke up in late 1982, due to relationship strains, but reunited for the premiere of the big screen release of stage musical "Mamma Mia!" in mid 2008.[1] Over the years, they have turned down multiple requests to reform and make new music.

In June 2017 they were honored with a blue plaque at the Brighton Dome to commemorate the more than four decades years since their win.[2]

In April 2018, it was announced that they had reunited to record new songs together for the first time in 36 years.[3] In 2021, they released their first singles in four decades and also announced a new studio album and tour for 2022.

References[]

  1. [ ABBA reunite for the first time in 22 years for film premiere] at . 5 July 2008. Marcus Oscarsson.
  2. [ ABBA honoured with Eurovision blue plaque at Brighton Dome] at . 15 June 2017. Bogdan Stefan Fedeles.
  3. [ Abba announce first new music since 1982] at . 27 April 2018. Mark Savage.
Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreenNemoJJ
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattooThe CodeWasted Love
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Songs
"Waterloo" • "Si" • "I See a Star" • "Long Live Love" • "Bye Bye I Love You" • "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" • "Natati la khaiai" • "Cross Your Heart" • "¡Canta y sé feliz!" • "Fleur de liberté" • "Krasí, thálassa kai t' agóri mou" • "Generacija '42" • "Keep Me Warm" • "The First Day of Love" • "Die Sommermelodie" • "Mein Ruf nach Dir" • "E depois do adeus"
Performers
ABBAGigliola CinquettiMouth & MacNealOlivia Newton-JohnIreen SheerRomualdPoogyTinaPeretJacques HustinMarinellaKorniCaritaAnne-Karine Strøm feat. Bendik SingersCindy & BertPiera MartellPaulo de Carvalho