ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982.
ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 at The Dome in Brighton, UK, giving Sweden its first triumph in the contest, and are the most successful group to ever take part in the competition.
ABBA were the first group from a non-English-speaking country to achieve consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and on a lesser scale, the US. They have a joint record eight consecutive number-one albums in the UK. The group also enjoyed significant success in Hispanic American markets, and recorded a collection of their hit songs in Spanish. 
During the band’s active years, Fältskog & Ulvaeus and Lyngstad & Andersson were married. At the height of their popularity, both relationships were suffering strain which ultimately resulted in the collapse of the Ulvaeus-Fältskog marriage in 1979 and the Andersson-Lyngstad marriage in 1981. These relationship changes were reflected in the group’s music, with later compositions featuring more introspective and dark lyrics in contrast to their usual pure-pop sound.
After ABBA disbanded in December 1982, their music declined in popularity until the purchase of ABBAs catalogue and record company Polar by Polygram in 1989 enabled the groundwork to be laid for an international re-issue of all their original material and a new Greatest Hits (ABBA Gold) collection in September 1992 which became a worldwide smash.
Several films, notably Muriel’s Wedding (1994) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), further revived public interest in the group and the spawning of several tribute bands. In 1999, ABBA’s music was adapted into the successful musical Mamma Mia! that toured worldwide. A film of the same name, released in 2008, became the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom that year.
ABBA were honoured at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, when their hit “Waterloo” was chosen as the best song in the competition’s history.[6] The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.[7] In 2015, their song “Dancing Queen” was inducted into the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame.[8]
ABBA reformed in 2016 for an upcoming project in 2017.
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- Dancing Queen LyricsEnjoy This Video of Dancing Queen Lyrics by ABBA Lyrics are Below the Video – So Sing Along if you Like, or Just Enjoy Dancing Queen Lyrics by ABBA You can dance, you ...
- Fernando LyricsFernando Lyrics Song by ABBA Enjoy This Video of Fernando – Lyrics Sung by ABBA (and sing along using the lyrics) Fernando by ABBA Can you hear the drums, Fernando? I remember long ago another ...
- I Have a Dream LyricsI Have a Dream Lyrics – Abba Enjoy This Video of “I Have a Dream” – Lyrics Below I Have a Dream Lyrics I have a dream, a song to sing To help me ...
- Knowing Me Knowing You LyricsEnjoy This Video of Knowing Me Knowing You by Abba (Live) Lyrics are Below the Video – So Sing Along, or Just Enjoy Knowing Me Knowing You Lyrics Abba No more carefree laughter Silence ...
- Money Money Money by ABBA – Lyrics, Video and Meaning“Money Money Money” Lyrics – ABBA Enjoy the Video and Sing Along to the Lyrics Below Scroll down further for Facts About the Song I work all night, I work all day to ...
- Ring Ring LyricsEnjoy This Video of Ring Ring Lyrics by ABBA Lyrics are Below the Video – So Sing Along, or Just Enjoy Abba Song – Ring Ring Lyrics I was sitting by the phone I ...
- The Winner Takes It All LyricsEnjoy This Video of The Winner Takes it All Lyrics are Below the Video – So Sing Along, or Just Enjoy The Winner Takes It All Lyrics – Abba I don’t wanna talk About ...
- WaterlooEnjoy This Video of Waterloo Lyrics by Abba Lyrics are Below the Video – So Sing Along, or Just Enjoy Waterloo Lyrics Abba Song My my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Oh yeah, and ...
