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ABBA
submitted
Hej, Clown
in
1969
in
Melodifestivalen
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ABBA
was formed
in
1972
in
Stockholm
by Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
...
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Anni-Frid Lyngstad
formed
ABBA
in
1972
in
Stockholm
...
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Benny Andersson
formed
ABBA
in
1972
in
Stockholm
...
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Agnetha Faltskog
formed
ABBA
in
1972
in
Stockholm
...
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Bjorn Ulvaeus
formed
ABBA
in
1972
in
Stockholm
...
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ABBA
released
People Need Love
on
6/1972
featuring guest vocals by Agnetha and Anni-Frid
...
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1973
ABBA
entered
Melodifestivalen
in
1973
with Ring Ring but did not qualify as the Swedish entry
...
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ABBA
released
Ring Ring
on
3/1973
...
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ABBA
won
the Eurovision Song Contest
in
1974
with Waterloo, becoming Swedens first winner
...
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ABBA
released
So Long
in
1974
in
the United Kingdom
but failed to chart.
...
1324234
ABBA
won
Melodifestivalen
on
2/9/1974
with Waterloo making them the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
...
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ABBA
released
Waterloo
on
3/2/1974
...
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ABBA
won
Eurovision Song Contest
on
4/6/1974
with their performance of Waterloo in English
...
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ABBA
toured
on
11/1974
in
Denmark
their first European tour
...
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ABBA
toured
on
11/1974
in
West Germany
...
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ABBA
released
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
on
11/1974
...
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ABBA
released
Mamma Mia
on
11/1974
...
1324232
1975
ABBA
released
Fernando
in
1975
was chosen as the Best Studio Recording
...
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ABBA
released
Mamma Mia
in
1975
further solidified their success reaching number-one in the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia
...
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ABBA
released
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
in
1975
which reached number 38 in the UK and top five in several European countries and number one in South Africa
...
1324238
ABBA
released
SOS
in
1975
...
1324239
ABBA
toured
on
1/1975
in
Scandinavia
...
1324235
ABBA
released
ABBA
on
4/18/1975
...
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ABBA
released
Greatest Hits
on
11/11/1975
...
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1976
ABBA
released
Arrival
in
1976
...
1324242
ABBA
received
Best Studio Recording of 1975
in
1976
its first international prize, with Fernando
...
1324243
ABBA
released
Money, Money, Money
in
1976
...
1324244
ABBA
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Knowing Me, Knowing You
in
1976
...
1324245
ABBA
released
Dancing Queen
in
1976
...
1324246
ABBA
released
Greatest Hits
on
3/1976
which became their first UK number-one album
...
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ABBA
released
Golden Double Album
on
5/1976
...
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ABBA
released
Arrival
on
10/1976
...
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1977
ABBA
toured
Australia
in
1977
in
Australia
...
1324249
ABBA
performed
in
1977
in
Sydney
...
1324251
ABBA
released
ABBA: The Movie
in
1977
...
1324254
ABBA
was nominated
Best International Album of the Year
in
1977
in
BRIT Award
...
1324255
ABBA
toured
Oslo, Norway
on
1/1977
...
1324248
ABBA
performed
on
3/11/1977
in
Australia
11 dates for a total of 160,000 people
...
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ABBA
released
ABBA: The Album
on
12/1977
...
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ABBA
released
ABBA: The Album
on
12/9/1977
...
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1978
ABBA
visited
United States
on
5/1978
in
the United States
for a promotional campaign
...
1324256
ABBA
appeared on
Olivia Newton-Johns TV show
on
5/1978
in
the United States
alongside Andy Gibb
...
1324257
ABBA
released
Greatest Hits Vol.
in
1979
...
1324265
ABBA
performed
Chiquitita
on
1/9/1979
in
United Nations General Assembly
at the Music for UNICEF Concert held and donated the copyright of the song to UNICEF
...
1324260
ABBA
released
Voulez-Vous
on
4/1979
sixth studio album, which topped charts across Europe and in Japan and Mexico
...
1324261
ABBA
released
Voulez-Vous
on
4/23/1979
...
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ABBA
began
ABBA: The Tour
on
9/13/1979
in
Edmonton
at Northlands Coliseum, with a full house of 14,000 people.
...
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ABBA
toured
Western Europe
on
10/23/1979
...
1324263
ABBA
performed at
Wembley Arena
on
10/23/1979
in
London
...
1324264
ABBA
released
Greatest Hits Volume 2
on
10/27/1979
...
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1980
ABBA
released
Gracias Por La Musica
in
1980
a compilation of Spanish-language versions of their hits, in Spanish-speaking countries, Japan, and Australia
...
1324271
ABBA
toured
Japan
on
3/1980
in
Japan
performing eleven concerts to full houses
...
1324267
ABBA
performed at
Budokan
on
3/1980
in
Tokyo
...
1324268
ABBA
released
The Winner Takes It All
on
7/1980
which became their eighth UK chart-topper
...
1324269
ABBA
released
Super Trouper
on
11/1980
which reflected a change in their style and set a record for pre-orders in the UK
...
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Super Trouper
released
ABBA
on
11/3/1980
...
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ABBA
released
Lay All Your Love on Me
in
1981
Twelve-inch single in select territories and topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart
...
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The Visitors
released
ABBA
on
11/30/1981
...
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ABBA
released
When All Is Said and Done
on
12/31/1981
in
US
becoming ABBAs final Top 40 hit in the US
...
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1982
ABBA
recorded
You Owe Me One
on
6/1982
recording sessions proved difficult, resulting in only three songs recorded
...
1324278
ABBA
recorded
I Am the City
on
6/1982
...
1324279
ABBA
recorded
Just Like That
on
6/1982
...
1324280
ABBA
traveled to
London
on
11/1982
in
London
to promote The Singles: The First Ten Years
...
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ABBA
appeared on
Saturday Superstore and The Late
on
11/1982
...
1324282
ABBA
appeared on
Late Breakfast Show
on
11/1982
in
London
...
1324283
The Singles: The First Ten Yea
released
ABBA
on
11/8/1982
...
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ABBA
performed on
Show Express
on
11/15/1982
in
West Germany
...
1324284
ABBA
disbanded
on
12/1982
...
1324285
ABBA
performed
on
12/11/1982
in
Stockholm
their final public on the British TV program The Late, Late Breakfast Show
...
1324286
1983
ABBA
released
Thank You for the Music
in
1983
in
the United Kingdom
...
1324289
ABBA
performed
Tivedshambo
on
1/1986
in
Sweden
ll four members of ABBA made a public appearance, recording a video of themselves performing an acoustic version
...
1324293
ABBA Live
released
ABBA
on
8/18/1986
...
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ABBA
released
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
on
9/1992
...
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ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
released
ABBA
on
9/21/1992
...
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More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
released
ABBA
on
5/24/1993
...
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Thank You For The Music
released
ABBA
on
10/31/1994
...
211028
1999
ABBA
attended
birthday celebration of G�rel Hanser
in
1999
a long-time friend and former secretary of Stig Anderson
...
1324302
ABBA
declined
reunion tour
in
2000
n offer of approximately one billion US dollars for a 100-concert
...
1324304
ABBA
was inducted
the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
in
2002
...
1324305
ABBA
received
Ivor Novello award
in
2002
in
London
...
1324308
ABBA
reunited
on
2/14/2005
at the Swedish premiere of the Mamma Mia!
...
1324310
ABBA
released
The Albums
on
11/2008
all eight studio albums, together with a ninth of rare tracks
...
1324313
ABBA
was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
on
3/15/2010
in
New York City
at a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
...
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2016
ABBA
reunited
in
2016
and began working on a digital avatar concert tour
...
1324322
ABBA
recorded
I Still Have Faith in You
on
4/27/2018
...
1324323
ABBA
recorded
Dont Shut Me Down
on
4/27/2018
to feature in a TV special set to air later that year.
...
1324324
ABBA
reunited
at Ealing Studios
on
9/22/2020
in
London
to continue working on the avatar project and filming for the tour
...
1324327
ABBA
released
Voyage
on
10/2021
and it was announced that ABBA would split for good after the release of Voyage
...
1324328
ABBA
received
Grammy nomination for Record of the Year
on
11/2021
for the single I Still Have Faith in You from the album Voyage.
...
1324329
ABBA
released
Voyage
on
11/5/2021
their first new album in 40 years
...
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2023
ABBA
received
BRIT Billion Award
on
5/2023
for surpassing one billion UK streams
...
1324334
ABBA
was appointed
Commander, First Class, of the Royal Order of Vasa
in
2024
by King Carl XVI Gustaf
...
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