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“He noticed that the studio had a marimba sitting in the corner, and the rest is history”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind ABBA's Mamma Mia

On Mamma Mia's 50th birthday, our resident music prof puts ABBA's infectiously catchy karaoke staple under the musical microscope

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“It didn’t feel that good. There was nothing special about it, other than it had belonged to Kurt Cobain.” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt wasn’t impressed when he got to play the Nirvana frontman’s guitar

The Opeth mainman admits he wasn’t that wowed when he recently got his hands on Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” guitar

Metal Hammer

"After shaking her hand, I went out and had like five cigarettes in a row just to calm myself down. I get starstruck easily": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the time he met ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and had dinner with her

Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was starstruck after meeting fellow Swedish legend, Agnetha Fältskog from ABBA

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"Most of my favourite bands, their fourteenth album was shit": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on ABBA, nearly buying a record shop, and their awesome 14th album

When ABBA-mad Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt met one of their singers, he “lost it”. She didn’t sing on their new concept album, but some other, perhaps unlikely, big names did

Metal Hammer

Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus marries partner Christina Sas in ceremony officiated by Sandi Toksvig

The couple met in 2021 in Nuremberg while Ulvaeus was producing Abba’s latest album Voyage

The Independent UK

Abba were ‘hurt’ by how Sweden treated them after their Eurovision win, biographer says

Exclusive: Biographer Jan Gradvall details the backlash the pop group received following their 1974 win at the Eurovision Song Contest

The Independent UK

‘I cried when I heard it’: The story behind Abba’s immortal pop hit ‘Dancing Queen’

New book details the inspirations behind the song and the strong reactions it stirred from bandmembers

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The surprising history of the Abba logo

Eurovision's biggest legends had more designs than you might think.

Creative Bloq

Abba: Against the Odds on BBC One review: a slick retelling of how pop's pioneers rose to the top

Drawing on archival footage and interviews, it’s a fascinating look at a band the world once thought too cheesy

Evening Standard

Money, money, money: Abba’s Benny and Björn share in £900,000 payout

Swedish music stars profit from blockbuster year for Mamma Mia! production company Littlestar Services

The Guardian - UK

Money, Money, Money! Abba effect brings £322million boost to London

The Abba shows generated more than one million ticket sales - at up to £181.50 each - by the end of the 2022

Evening Standard

‘It’s difficult to look upon yourself as an icon’: Abba’s Agnetha Fältskog on fame, family and her secret songs

In between caring for her dogs, cats, chickens and horses, the reclusive superstar has overseen new versions of old solo tracks. She recalls the stress and sadness in Abba, their blockbuster Voyage project, and the music she never lets the world hear

The Guardian - UK

Here we go again: ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog is relaunching her solo career

The Swedish singer’s new single Where Do We Go From Here? lands tomorrow

Evening Standard

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Songwriting genius and satin came together to wow Europe with ‘Waterloo’ on 6 April 1974. As the Swedish stars (and their fans) celebrate the 50th anniversary of Abba’s triumph, Mark Beaumont traces the road to superstardom for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid

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The Independent UK

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Songwriting genius and satin came together to wow Europe with ‘Waterloo’ in 1974. Ahead of Eurovision this weekend, Mark Beaumont traces the road from Sweden to superstardom for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid

The Independent UK

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Songwriting genius and satin came together to wow Europe with ‘Waterloo’. Mark Beaumont traces the road from Sweden to superstardom for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid

The Guardian - UK

Abba’s long-serving guitarist Lasse Wellander dies

Band hail ‘brilliance’ of session musician who has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer

Woman & Home

Longtime ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellande dies aged 70

ABBA's guitarist Lasse Wellander has died after a short battle with cancer, his family has announced

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Liverpool Echo

I went to see ABBA Voyage and it was jaw-dropping

A once-in-a-lifetime experience from Eurovision's greatest ever export

Evening Standard

ABBA made ‘emotional choice’ to have Voyage show in London in wake of Brexit

The show’s producer described how the band went against the feelings of ‘uncertainty about the UK’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson and a robot from Abba? Someone put out an SOS…

The latest scandal involving the prime minister and a mysterious woman is beyond satire – well, almost

Daily Mirror

Inside ABBA's two relationships from marriage to divorce – but why did they split?

ABBA’s legacy and following cannot be understated, with the band being beloved for so many reasons. Made up of two couples, they are also one of the most unique groups in history

Evening Standard

ABBA Voyage review: Can this be real? I literally could not believe my eyes

Light years ahead of any of that hologram nonsense, this show really does look like the future of music

Daily Mirror

ABBA 'emotional' after reuniting in UK for first time in 40 years

Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus sent music lovers into a spin as they reunited for the first time in the UK for 40 years

The Guardian - UK

Can Abba really recreate the feel of a live concert using holograms 41 years after their last set?

This week the supergroup begin seven months of gigs in a purpose-built London arena… with the band members elsewhere

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