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ABBA
1972-1983
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Artistfacts:
| The girls attained fame in Sweden as solo singers; Björn was in The Hootenanny Singers and Benny was with the Hep Stars, who were known as the "Swedish Beatles." In 1972, Björn and Benny released the single "People Need Love," which featured Agnetha and Anni-Frid on backup vocals. This single was credited to "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid," and was included on ABBA's debut album Ring Ring. |
| When the band formed, Benny and Anni-Frid were a couple, as were Björn and Agnetha. The band name is their initials as an acronym. |
| Quickly popular in Europe, ABBA became more famous when "Waterloo" won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision stigma held them back for a year, but they followed with a remarkable run of 18 consecutive Top 10 UK singles (8 at #1), and 8 #1 albums. |
| They formed the Polar Music Company, which houses a recording studio that is still in use today. Led Zeppelin, Genesis, and The Backstreet Boys have all recorded there. |
| The group faded after the couples divorced (Björn and Agnetha 1979; Benny and Anni-Frid '81). The members then took on various solo projects: Phil Collins produced Frida's 1982 solo album Something's Going On 1982. Agnetha released Can't Shake Loose in 1983, and the boys collaborated with Tim Rice on the musical Chess, which was recorded in London 1984 and staged 1986. (thanks, Bob - Knoxville, TN, for all above) |
| Benny and Björn did the songwriting for the group. They were known for writing catchy songs that got right to the chorus. |
| Anni-Frid's second husband died of cancer in November 1999, 2 years after her daughter Lisse-Lot, together with Ragnar Frediksson died in a car accident in the US. (thanks, Moya - Zoutleeuw, Belgium) |
| A national fish-canning company in Sweden had the name ABBA, but they allowed the band to use it. |
| When ABBA was active, only the Volvo car company made more money in Sweden. |
| ABBA-mania returned with the opening of the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, which was based on the group's songs. This pushed ABBA's Gold album to #1 on the UK album chart over, a position it held 16 years earlier. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France, for above 3) |
| After Chess, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus wrote a musical in Swedish called Kristina from Duvemåla. In Sweden it is considered by many as one of the greatest musicals ever - a very serious musical with 39 songs and hardly any of them Pop. It is based on Wilhelm Moberg's Utvandrarna (The emigrants) about Swedish emigrants going to America in the 19th century. It premiered in Sweden in 1995. (thanks, Stefan - Stockholm, Sweden) |
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Comments:
| Did you know that there are over 50 ABBA Tribute bands in the UK alone?
My favourite is ABBA Sensation, they are young, fresh and sound just like ABBA.
Check them out. - Melody, Derby, United Kingdom |
| I saw the Abbasalute tribute band too and couldn't believe how much like the records it was! They were on the news on channel 9 in Chicago. - Ericka, Chicago, IL |
| ABBA is my fav band,andmost fav song is "one of us".II like the soft music of abba.I don't think in today's world somebody can make a popular & beautiful bank like this - Huma, new delhi, India |
| Abba is one of my favorite disco groups. I have their 2 Greatest Hits albums and I enjoy every song on both of those albums, especially Dancing Queen and Winner Takes All. They did Sweden proud. - Paul, Warren, MI |
| Anyone diggin the new Madonna song that samples "gimmie gimmie gimmie"? Its actually a pretty good song. - Angel, somewhere in, AZ |
| ABBA: the greatest Swedish group of all time - cool dude, ottawa, Canada |
| My best friend loves the ABBA Generation sung by the A-teens, but the original group, not so much. - Raven, Millville, UT |
| A beautiful band...ABBA thank you for the Music! - Juan Loire, Vallarta, Mexico |
| ABBA is one of the best bands of the 70's. And I own alot of their records
- Marcia, Chicago, IL |
| Their song "Dancing Queen" is probably the best dance song ever. - Candice, Vancouver, Canada |
| ABBA was my first musical love. I collected all their pictures (still possess them) and I played their records every minute I could. Their music made me feel happy. They are a very important part of my memories, of my teenage years. Almost as if they where family. Although after them other groups came I learned to love, ABBA has always stayed special, and I still enjoy their records. I think they're often underestimated. - Tanya, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| At one point,in their peak time,the band had record sales than any band on the planet.Their income from the sale of their records was worth more to Sweden's economy than it's leading car manufacturer...Volvo.
Between 1974 and 1982,they earned nearly twice the GNP of Sweden,yet were NOT self made millionaires,as most of their income went to the record company,& on taxes. - David, Dublin, Ireland |
| yes good observation its called a palindrome...and theres a good cover band called Bjorn Again - Josh, Hauula, HI |
| Abba spelled backwards is ...well...Abba - Peanut, Pomonkey, MD |
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