ABBA Profile

ABBA Profile


Group Name: ABBA

Members:
Benny Andersson
Agnetha Fältskog
Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad
Björn Ulvaeus

Genre: Europop, Pop, Disco

Name Game: ABBA is an acronym formed from the first letters of each group member's name.

Formed: In Stockholm, Sweden (1972)

Debut Album: Ring Ring (March 26th, 1973)

Career Breakthrough: "Dancing Queen" (1976) Single; "Mamma Mia" (1975) Single

Worldwide Sales: Estimated at 350 million records

Did You Know:
Björn and Agnetha were married
Benny and Frida got married in 1978
Techno and house remakes of many original ABBA hits were released under the name Abbacadabra.
Mamma Mia! was nominated for a Broadway Tony Award as Best Musical in 2002.
ABBA were nominated into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, but failed to get inducted.
The video "Super Trouper" was satirised on the BBC comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News as "Super Dooper."
ABBA were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.
In the film Johnny English, the title character (Rowan Atkinson) is discreetly characterized as an ABBA fan. He sings "Thank You for The Music", and lip-syncs to "Does Your Mother Know" in front of a mirror.
The Fugees sampled ABBA's "The Name Of The Game" (as well as Crystal Gayle) for their contribution to the 1996 "When We Were Kings" soundtrack, "Rumble in the Jungle"
ABBA have two postage stamps of their own. In 1983 and 2000, the Swedish Postal Service honored ABBA by issuing a stamp depicting the group.
Another 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert features a performance of Mamma Mia! by two drag queens, furthering ABBA's status as a gay icon.
Agnetha and Bjorn have two kids together

Verified Contributions by: frew92, lizette.olsson2



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