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- ABBA abstract "ABBA (stylized ᗅᗺᗷᗅ) was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the band members' first names and is sometimes stylized as the registered trademark ᗅᗺᗷᗅ. The band became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1975 to 1982. It also won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, giving Sweden its first triumph in the history of the contest and being the most successful group ever to take part in the competition.ABBA has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, which makes it one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and the second best-selling music group of all time. ABBA was the first group to come from a non-English-speaking country that enjoyed consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the UK, Ireland, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The group also enjoyed significant success in Latin American markets, and recorded a collection of their hit songs in Spanish.During the band's active years, Fältskog and Ulvaeus were married, as were Lyngstad and Andersson, although both couples later divorced. 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 including more introspective, brooding, dark lyrics.After ABBA broke up in late 1982, Andersson and Ulvaeus achieved success writing music for the stage while Lyngstad and Fältskog pursued solo careers with mixed success. ABBA's music declined in popularity until several films, notably Muriel's Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, revived 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. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 15 March 2010.ABBA were honored 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.".
- ABBA activeYearsEndYear "1982".
- ABBA activeYearsStartYear "1972".
- ABBA alias "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid".
- ABBA associatedBand Benny_Anderssons_orkester.
- ABBA associatedBand Hep_Stars.
- ABBA associatedBand Hootenanny_Singers.
- ABBA associatedMusicalArtist Benny_Anderssons_orkester.
- ABBA associatedMusicalArtist Hep_Stars.
- ABBA associatedMusicalArtist Hootenanny_Singers.
- ABBA background "group_or_band".
- ABBA formerBandMember Agnetha_Fältskog.
- ABBA formerBandMember Anni-Frid_Lyngstad.
- ABBA formerBandMember Benny_Andersson.
- ABBA formerBandMember Björn_Ulvaeus.
- ABBA genre Disco.
- ABBA genre Euro_disco.
- ABBA genre Europop.
- ABBA genre Pop_music.
- ABBA hometown Stockholm.
- ABBA hometown Sweden.
- ABBA lccnId "n/78/090836".
- ABBA recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- ABBA recordLabel Disques_Vogue.
- ABBA recordLabel Epic_Records.
- ABBA recordLabel Polar_Music.
- ABBA recordLabel PolyGram.
- ABBA recordLabel Polydor_Records.
- ABBA recordLabel RCA_Records.
- ABBA recordLabel Universal_Music_Group.
- ABBA thumbnail ABBA_-_TopPop_1974_5.png?width=300.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink abbasite.com.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT23.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink www.ABBAinter.net.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink www.abbasite.com.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink www.abbasongs.co.uk.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink www.abbastars.cz.
- ABBA wikiPageExternalLink www.themusicofabba.com.
- ABBA wikiPageID "880".
- ABBA wikiPageRevisionID "645006231".
- ABBA alias "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid".
- ABBA align "right".
- ABBA associatedActs Benny_Anderssons_orkester.
- ABBA associatedActs Hep_Stars.
- ABBA associatedActs Hootenanny_Singers.
- ABBA background "group_or_band".
- ABBA caption "ABBA in 1974, from left to right: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), Agnetha Fältskog, and Björn Ulvaeus".
- ABBA caption "Andersson with the Hep Stars .".
- ABBA caption "Ulvaeus with the Hootenanny Singers .".
- ABBA footer "Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in promotional photos for different musical groups".
- ABBA footerAlign "center".
- ABBA genre Disco.
- ABBA genre Euro_disco.
- ABBA genre Europop.
- ABBA genre Pop_music.
- ABBA hasPhotoCollection ABBA.
- ABBA image "Hep Stars 1967.jpg".
- ABBA image "Hootenanny_Singers.jpg".
- ABBA label "Polar, Metal, Polydor, Atlantic, Universal, Epic, Vogue, RCA, PolyGram, Sunshine ( ), Ariston/Dig It".
- ABBA origin Stockholm.
- ABBA origin Sweden.
- ABBA pastMembers Agnetha_F%C3%A4ltskog.
- ABBA pastMembers Anni-Frid_Lyngstad.
- ABBA pastMembers Benny_Andersson.
- ABBA pastMembers Bj%C3%B6rn_Ulvaeus.
- ABBA state "collapsed".
- ABBA title "Articles and topics related to ABBA".
- ABBA website abbasite.com.
- ABBA width "185".
- ABBA width "325".
- ABBA wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- ABBA yearsActive "1972".
- ABBA subject Category:1972_establishments_in_Sweden.
- ABBA subject Category:ABBA.
- ABBA subject Category:Atlantic_Records_artists.
- ABBA subject Category:Eurodisco_groups.
- ABBA subject Category:Europop_groups.
- ABBA subject Category:Eurovision_Song_Contest_entrants_of_1974.
- ABBA subject Category:Eurovision_Song_Contest_winners.
- ABBA subject Category:Melodifestivalen_contestants.
- ABBA subject Category:Melodifestivalen_winners.
- ABBA subject Category:Musical_groups_disestablished_in_1982.
- ABBA subject Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1972.
- ABBA subject Category:Musical_groups_from_Stockholm.
- ABBA subject Category:Musical_quartets.
- ABBA subject Category:RCA_Records_artists.
- ABBA subject Category:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees.
- ABBA subject Category:Schlager_groups.
- ABBA subject Category:Swedish-language_singers.
- ABBA subject Category:Swedish_Eurovision_Song_Contest_entrants.
- ABBA subject Category:Swedish_dance_music_groups.
- ABBA subject Category:Swedish_musical_groups.
- ABBA subject Category:Swedish_pop_music_groups.
- ABBA type Abstraction100002137.
- ABBA type Group100031264.
- ABBA type MultinationalMusicalGroups.
- ABBA type MusicalGroupsDisestablishedIn1982.
- ABBA type MusicalGroupsEstablishedIn1972.
- ABBA type MusicalGroupsFromStockholm.
- ABBA type MusicalOrganization108246613.