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ABBA is a variety-disco, Euro-pop and
swedish-pop swedish band created at the end of 1972 in
Stockholm by the quartet AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG (voice, born
on the 05/04/1950 in Jönköping), FRIDA (voice, born on
the 15/11/1945 in Narvik in the Norway), BENNY ANDERSSON
(synths/piano, born on the 16/12/1946 in Stockholm) and
BJÖRN ULVAEUS (guitar, born on the 25/04/1945 in
Göteborg, ex-THE HOOTENNANY SINGERS).
BJÖRN meets BENNY in a party in Vastervik.
After the HEP STARS split in 1969, each boy meets his
girlfriend: for BENNY it will be FRIDA and for BJÖRN,
AGNETHA.
All the 4 become THE FAITH FOLK QUARTET.
ABBA win the Grand Concours de l'Eurovision with "WATERLOO"
(#1 in the UK on the
04/05/1974 for 2 weeks, first of their 12 #1 in Ireland, first
of their 9 #1 in Germany on the 10/06/1974 for 3 weeks,
first of their 4 #1 in Finland and one of their 2 #1 in Norway). They
build their own recording studios, Polar Studios, where
other artists like GENESIS use to record tracks. For the
States, their greatest hit will be "DANCING QUEEN"
(#1 in the USA on the
09/04/1977 for one week, #1 in the U.K. on the 04/09/1976 for
6 weeks, #1 in Norway for 12 weeks, #1 in Germany on the
20/09/1976 one week, second of their 8 #1 in the
Netherlands and one of their 6 #1 in Australia for
8 weeks). After divorces of the 2 couples (BJÖRN and
AGNETHA in 1979 - BENNY and FRIDA in 1981), ABBA splits
in december 1982.
FRIDA and AGNETHA will sing in solo. In
1984, BENNY and BJÖRN work on musical show "Chess"
with MURRAY HEAD. A ABBA museum is open in Stockholm in
2009.
| 1. |
RING
RING |
1973 |
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32 |
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| 2. |
WATERLOO
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1974 |
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01 |
06 |
| 3. |
HONEY
HONEY |
1974 |
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27 |
| 4. |
HASTA
MANANA |
1974 |
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| 5. |
SO
LONG |
1974 |
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| 6. |
I
DO I DO I DO I DO I DO |
1975 |
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38 |
15 |
| 7. |
S.O.S.
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1975 |
04 |
06 |
15 |
| 8. |
MAMMA
MIA |
1975 |
01 |
01 |
32 |
| 9. |
ROCK
ME |
1975 |
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| 10. |
FERNANDO |
1976 |
01 |
01 |
13 |
| 11. |
DANCING
QUEEN |
1976 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
| 12. |
MONEY
MONEY MONEY |
1976 |
02 |
03 |
56 |
| 13. |
KNOWING
ME, KNOWING YOU |
1977 |
01 |
01 |
14 |
| 14. |
WHY
DID IT HAVE TO BE ME |
1977 |
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| 15. |
THE
NAME OF THE GAME |
1977 |
02 |
01 |
12 |
| 16. |
TIGER
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1977 |
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| 17. |
TAKE
A CHANCE ON ME |
1978 |
01 |
01 |
03 |
| 18. |
I
WONDER (DEPARTURE) |
1978 |
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| 19. |
EAGLE |
1978 |
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| 20. |
THANK
YOU FOR THE MUSIC |
1978 |
17 |
33 |
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| 21. |
SUMMER
NIGHT CITY |
1978 |
01 |
05 |
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| 22. |
CHIQUITITA |
1979 |
01 |
02 |
29 |
| 23. |
DOES
YOUR MOTHER KNOW ? |
1979 |
03 |
04 |
19 |
| 24. |
ANGEL
EYES |
1979 |
03 |
03 |
64 |
| 25. |
VOULEZ
VOUS |
1979 |
03 |
03 |
80 |
| 26. |
GIMME
GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) |
1979 |
01 |
03 |
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| 27. |
I
HAVE A DREAM /
ESTOY SONANDO |
1979 |
02 |
02 |
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| 28. |
THE
WINNER TAKES IT ALL |
1980 |
01 |
01 |
08 |
| 29. |
HAPPY
NEW YEAR / FELICIDAD |
1980 |
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| 30. |
BANG
- A - BOOMERANG |
1980 |
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| 31. |
THAT'S
ME |
1980 |
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| 32. |
SUPER
TROUPER |
1980 |
01 |
01 |
45 |
| 33. |
LAY
ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME |
1981 |
08 |
07 |
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| 34. |
ONE
OF US |
1981 |
01 |
03 |
107 |
| 35. |
HEAD
OVER HEELS |
1982 |
14 |
25 |
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| 36. |
WHEN
ALL IT SAID AND DONE /
NO HAY A QUIEN CULPAR |
1982 |
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27 |
| 37. |
ONE
MAN, ONE WOMAN |
1982 |
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| 38. |
ON
AND ON AND ON |
1982 |
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90 |
| 39. |
WHEN
I KISSED THE TEACHER |
1982 |
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| 40. |
THE
DAY BEFORE YOU CAME |
1982 |
12 |
32 |
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| 41. |
UNDER
ATTACK |
1982 |
11 |
26 |
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| 42. |
THE VISITORS |
1982 |
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