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7 months, 1 week ago

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even against such imposing competition as Olivia Newton-John – …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

A is for ABBA! 50 years since they stormed Eurovision, superfan JAN MOIR reveals the ultimate A to Z guide to the greatest pop group that ever lived

Daily Mail

Can it really be fifty years ago? Please don't tell me a whole half-century has passed since Abba first appeared on the scene, winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton with a song called Waterloo and then going on to conquer the world for the next five decades – and counting. Abba make history with their winning song Waterloo …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Stars and royalty watch ABBA’s return in digital stage show

Associated Press

LONDON — “ABBA Voyage” is certainly a trip. Onstage at the specially built 3,000-seat ABBA Arena next to east London’s Olympic Park were a 10-piece live backing band and a digital ABBA, created using motion capture and other technology by Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects firm founded by “Star Wars” director George Lucas. The voices and movements are …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Ulvaeus seeks source of ABBA magic with Apple radio show

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus is launching a radio show on Apple Music, with hopes of figuring out why his songs like “Mamma Mia” and “Dancing Queen” have stayed stuck in the heads of so much of the world for so many decades. The guitarist, singer and co-songwriter from the Swedish supergroup will host the “Björn from ABBA and …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Abba fans delighted as Ian McKellen and Björn Ulvaeus knit Christmas jumpers together

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ian McKellen and Abba’s Björn …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Review: Ballads predominate on ABBA’s comeback album

Associated Press

“Voyage,” ABBA A bouncy, synthy beat bridges the decades and brings ABBA into the present. “You look bewildered,” Agnetha Fältskog sings above the retro rhythm, “and you wonder why I’m here today.” Well, yes. While skeptics might ask why, the four Scandinavian septuagenarians decided why not, and “Voyage” does nothing to tarnish their legacy as global hitmakers. Ballads predominate on …

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3 years, 1 month ago

ABBA, Voyage review: A smorgasbord of schmaltz and stompers

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

The surprising story of how ABBA became beloved gay icons

LA Times

Somewhere, right now, ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” is playing at an LGBTQ club, bar or house party. This week releasing “Voyage,” its first new LP since 1981 and a teaser for next year’s London concerts featuring 3D avatars, ABBA is to many gay fans what the Rolling Stones are to straights — archetypes whose appeal transcends time, place and age. The …

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3 years, 2 months ago

ABBA release third new track Just A Notion from upcoming comeback album Voyage

Daily Mail

ABBA have released Just A Notion - the third track from their upcoming November 5 comeback album, Voyage. The iconic Swedish pop group - comprising Agnetha Faltskog, 71, Bjorn Ulvaeus, 76, Benny Andersson, 74, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75 - have followed up their September dual release of I Still Have Faith In You and Don't Shut Me Down, their first …

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3 years, 3 months ago

ABBA shouldn’t have worked – but they’re the glorious gift that keeps on giving

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Reviewing ABBA’s comeback singles in …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Abba Voyage: How do the real-life bandmembers compare to the digital counterparts?

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The group, which comprises Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha …

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3 years, 3 months ago

ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show

The Hindu

ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the “Dancing Queen” quartet going entirely digital. The forthcoming album “Voyage," to be released November 5, is a follow-up to 1981's “The Visitors,” which until now had been the swan song of the Swedish supergroup. “And we found out very soon that …

Ulvaeus

3 years, 3 months ago

ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show

Associated Press

LONDON — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the “Dancing Queen” quartet going entirely digital. And this is now four, five years ago,” Björn Ulvaeus, ABBA’s 76-year-old guitarist, backup singer and co-songwriter said at a news conference Thursday. “And we found out very soon that that wasn’t even …

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3 years, 3 months ago

ABBA expected to announce new music as they make 'historic' announcement TODAY

Daily Mail

ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus, 76, and Benny Andersson, 74, were seen arriving in London on Thursday ahead of making a 'historic' announcement regarding the band. The group - which is also features Agnetha Fältskog, 71, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75 - are expected to announce new music on Thursday afternoon as part of a 'sensational comeback'. ABBA are set to break their …

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3 years, 3 months ago

ABBA teases comeback announcement 40 years after disbanding

Firstpost

The Swedish band launched a new website on Thursday morning titled “Abba Voyage”, asking fans to register interest in a new project They famously vowed never to reform, to the disappointment of their legions of fans. Last week, the group – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75, Agnetha Faltskog, 71, Bjorn Ulvaeus, 76, and Benny Andersson, 74 – announced on Twitter : “Thank …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Eurovision: UK was being ‘cunning’ by giving Abba ‘nul points’, says Bjorn Ulvaeus

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Abba songwriter Björn Ulvaeus has …

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4 years, 5 months ago

ABBA to release five new songs after 35 years followed by holographic music tour in 2021

Firstpost

ABBA’s new songs include the already announced ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down.’ Iconic pop band ABBA will release five brand new tracks next year followed by a holographic tour. The group, formed in Sweden in 1972, have sold over 400 million albums in their career with includes all-time hits such as ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Dancing …

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The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

A is for ABBA! 50 years since they stormed Eurovision, superfan JAN MOIR reveals the ultimate A to Z guide to the greatest pop group that ever lived

Stars and royalty watch ABBA’s return in digital stage show

Ulvaeus seeks source of ABBA magic with Apple radio show

Abba fans delighted as Ian McKellen and Björn Ulvaeus knit Christmas jumpers together

Review: Ballads predominate on ABBA’s comeback album

ABBA, Voyage review: A smorgasbord of schmaltz and stompers

The surprising story of how ABBA became beloved gay icons

ABBA release third new track Just A Notion from upcoming comeback album Voyage

ABBA shouldn’t have worked – but they’re the glorious gift that keeps on giving

Abba Voyage: How do the real-life bandmembers compare to the digital counterparts?

ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show

ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show

ABBA expected to announce new music as they make 'historic' announcement TODAY

ABBA teases comeback announcement 40 years after disbanding

Eurovision: UK was being ‘cunning’ by giving Abba ‘nul points’, says Bjorn Ulvaeus

ABBA to release five new songs after 35 years followed by holographic music tour in 2021