Benny Andersson
‘Chiquitita’: The ABBA Song That Introduced The ‘Voulez-Vous’ Album
Completed at the end of 1978 at ABBA's Polar Music Studios, ‘Chiquitita’ soon emerged as the first single from their ‘Voulez-Vous’ album.
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Features2 months ago‘Super Trouper’: ABBA Score Their Final UK No.1 Single
As ABBA completed the ‘Super Trouper’ album, the only thing missing was a song called 'Super Trouper.'
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Features2 months ago
‘Live At Wembley Arena’: How ABBA Took Their Live Show Beyond Expectations
Capturing the Swedish four-piece in their prime, ‘Live At Wembley Arena’ album proves that ABBA were masters of the stage and the studio.
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Features3 months ago
‘The Name Of The Game’ Was UK Chart Supremacy For ABBA
By late 1977, the Swedish quartet were on an unstoppable roll, especially in the UK.
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Features3 months ago
‘Lycka’: Benny, Björn, And The Album That Birthed ABBA
‘Lycka,’ Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ first album together, features Agnetha Faltskög and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and reveals the start of ABBA’s genius.
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News3 months ago
Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus: ‘Voyage’ Will Be ABBA’s Last New Music
In a new interview with The Guardian, the group dismiss any notion that they will continue to write or record after the release of the album.
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News3 months ago
ABBA Share Exuberant New Song, ‘Just A Notion’
An initial version of the track was recorded in 1978 for ‘Voulez-Vous’, but didn’t make the final cut.
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Features3 months ago
‘Money, Money, Money’: ABBA’s International Smash Hits US Market
The Andersson-Ulvaeus composition ‘Money Money Money’ took about a year to make the US chart, and then failed to make the top 40 there.
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Features4 months ago
‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’: The Story Behind The ABBA Song
Treading a fine line between majestic camp and all-out cheese, ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ keeps pop titans like Cher and Madonna coming back time and again.
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Features4 months ago
Nothing Else Can Save Me: Britain Answers ABBA’s Post-Eurovision SOS
The track is celebrated as the only hit in which both the group and song names are palindromes.
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Features4 months ago
Swedish Touchdown: The Day ABBA Landed In America
On September 17, 1979, the quartet played their first-ever concert on American soil.
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Features6 months ago
From ‘SOS’ to ‘The Winner Takes it All,’ Why ABBA Loved August
The group were huge all year round, but two big hits helped make summer particularly special for them.
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Features6 months ago
‘I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’: ABBA’s Repeated Success
The song written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson had a varied chart history around the world.
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News8 months ago
ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ Video Hits 500 Million Views On YouTube
The video for ABBA's 1976 megahit and global anthem 'Dancing Queen' has hit the memorable milestone of 500 million views on YouTube.
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Features8 months ago
‘Mamma Mia’: My My, How Could We Resist ABBA?
One of the group's best-known songs became a US Top 40 hit during the American bicentennial.
