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ABBA

* Muziekstijl: pop/middle of the road
* Actief: 1972-1982 (reünies: 1986, 1999 en 2016)

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ABBA was een Zweedse popgroep geformeerd in Stockholm in 1972, bestaande uit Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson en
Agnetha Fältskog
Ze werden een van de meest commercieel succesvolle acts in de geschiedenis van de popmuziek, met wereldwijde hits van 1972 tot 1982
ABBA verkocht meer dan 375 miljoen platen wereldwijd, waardoor ze de op drie na best verkopende popmuziekartiesten in de geschiedenis van
opgenomen muziek zijn

Ze verkopen nog steeds 2 tot 3 miljoen albums per jaar
ABBA was de eerste popgroep uit een niet-Engelssprekend land die consistent succes had in de hitlijsten van Engelssprekende landen, waaronder het VK,
de VS, Canada, Ierland, Zuid-Afrika, Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland
Naast het bereiken van de top van de hitlijsten in verschillende landen zoals Mexico, Argentinië, Brazilië, Colombia en Peru, bracht de band ook een
compilatie uit van hun hits vertaald in het Spaans

Gedurende het bestaan van de band waren Agnetha en Björn een getrouwd stel, net als Anni-Frid en Benny - hoewel beide stellen later scheidden
Op het hoogtepunt van hun populariteit begonnen beide relaties onder druk te staan, wat uiteindelijk leidde tot het instorten van het huwelijk van
Björn-Agnetha (in 1979) en vervolgens van het huwelijk van Benny-Anni-Frid in 1981
Eind jaren '70 en begin jaren '80 begonnen deze veranderingen in relaties zich te manifesteren in de muziek van de groep, omdat ze meer
zelfbespiegelende/zelfbeschouwende teksten met verschillende composities produceerden
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Na het uiteenvallen van ABBA behaalden Benny en Björn succes met het schrijven van muziek voor het theater, terwijl Anni-Frid en Agnetha
individuele solocarrières nastreefden met wisselend succes
De muziek van ABBA bleef gestaag populair tot enkele films, met name Muriel's Wedding en The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,
de interesse in de groep nieuw leven inbliezen en verschillende tribute bands voortbrachten  (zie onderaan deze bladzijde voor de films)

In 1999 werd de muziek van ABBA aangepast tot de succesvolle musical Mamma Mia ! die wereldwijd tourde en in 2008 een filmversie kreeg,
die de meest winstgevende film in het VK werd
De groep werd op 15 maart 2010 opgenomen in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Genres:
Symphonic Rock, Dance-Pop, Disco, Euro-Disco, Pop, Adult Contemporary, Euro Pop, Pop Rock, Pop/Rock

Albums:
Ring Ring (1992), Waterloo (1974), ABBA (2001), Arrival (1997), The Album (1977), Voulez-Vous (1997), Super Trouper (1997), The Visitors (1997),
Live (1986), Gold Christmas (1994), Number Ones (2006), Thank You For The Music (1995), The Albums (2008), Live At Wembley Arena (2014),
I Still Have Faith In You/Don't Shut Me Down (2021), Voyage (2021), More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993)

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ABBA appeared in June 1966 shortly after Björn Ulvaeus met Benny Andersson at a party
At that time they had already been successful musicians: Björn was a member of the Hootenanny Singers, and Benny played keyboards in The Hep Stars
In 1969 two women appeared in their lives: Agnetha Fältskog, a solo singer, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
In some time they became not only the members of one band, but spouses - Agnetha and Björn were married in July 1971
Anni-Frid, better known as Frida, became Benny's wife in October 1978
First, their band was called Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid
The songs People Need Love and Ring Ring (that won the third position at the Eurovision Song Contest) were released under this name

In 1973 Stig Anderson, the manager of the band, began calling them ABBA, as the name Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid was very inconvenient
The band worked hard to gain popularity
The first most successful song of ABBA was Waterloo (1974), it won the first position in Eurovision contest at Brighton Dome in England and became
a real hit
In 1974 ABBA made the first international tour round Germany, Denmark and Austria
The tour was not as profitable as the musicians wanted it to be, but they received a very warm welcome in Scandinavia

The following years the popularity of ABBA got unprecedented growth
The album ABBA (1975) and singles SOS and Mamma Mia were in the top lists in the USA and the European countries
In November 1975 ABBA released the album Greatest Hits that contained their most popular songs and the song Fernando, originally written in
Swedish for Frida
The next album Arrival (1976) got wonderful reviews from the most powerful European and American critics with the songs Money, Money, Money,
Knowing Me, Knowing You and Dancing Queen

In 1977 ABBA started a tour round Europe and its members were treated like superstars everywhere
Then ABBA gave 11 concerts in Australia, gaining remarkable success there and shooting a film ABBA: The Movie
In December 1977 the band released one more work The Album, but it was not as popular as the previous one though included several hits such as
The Name of the Game and Take A Chance On Me
In April 1979 the album Voulez-Vous gained the first place in Europe and Japan and was best-selling in Canada, Australia and the USA
The best known songs of this album were Chiquitita, Does Your Mother Know, Voulez-Vous and I Have A Dream

In 1979 ABBA released an album Greatest Hits Vol. 2, with a new track Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) on it
This song became the most popular disco-hit in Europe
But the divorce of Agnetha and Björn threw a shadow on the reputation of ABBA

Gradually the popularity of the band started falling
During the tour over Japan it became clear that the character of the songs had changed: they became more personal
The new album Super Trouper, released in 1980, was allegedly dedicated to the personal problems of Björn and Agnetha
The song The Winner Takes It All was the best-known on this album
The album Gracias Por La Música written in Spanish gained ABBA popularity in Spanish-speaking countries

In 1981 Björn married another woman; Benny and Frida announced their divorce
After that Björn and Benny wrote several songs and the band took part in the TV program Dick Cavett Meets ABBA where they performed in public
for the last time
Björn and Benny started writing texts for the musical Chess; Frida and Agnetha revived their solo careers
In spite of its break ABBA is thought to be one the most successful pop-groups in the world

In 1999 the musical Mamma Mia was created
This creation was based on 22 compositions of ABBA including Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me and Mamma Mia
This fact proves that the popularity of the band did not fade away with the passing of the years
Later the former members of ABBA were offered an impressive sum of money for the reunion of the band, but they did not agree saying that
new ABBA would not be able to gain the preceding success and would disappoint its fans

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