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The members of Abba had a rare reunion Friday to receive one of Sweden’s highest honors at the royal palace in Stockholm.

Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were given the Royal Vasa Order by King Carl XVI Gustaf. The group was awarded the honor for their “very distinguished contributions within Swedish and international music life.”

The Royal Vasa Order is a knighthood given in recognition of personal efforts for Sweden, as well as the successful performance of public duties and assignments, the Associated Press writes. They are the first Swedish citizens in nearly 50 years to receive the honor.

The four members of Abba have not performed live together since 1982, and have only made a handful of appearances together over the ensuing decades. They most recently came together in 2022 at their avatar show Abba: Voyage in London. They used that occasion to to record 2021’s Voyage,...

The members of Abba staged a rare reunion Friday to receive one of Sweden’s highest honors at the royal palace in Stockholm.

Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were given the Royal Vasa Order by King Carl XVI Gustaf, with Abba awarded the honor for their “very distinguished contributions within Swedish and international music life.”

Abba marked the first Swedish citizens to receive the Royal Vasa Order — a knighthood that is given in recognition of personal efforts for Sweden as well as the successful performance of public duties and assignments,...

Abba fans the world over yesterday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Swedish supergroup’s Eurovision victory in 1974, and one crowd were treated to a surprise appearance by band member Bjorn Ulvaeus.

It was the group’s Eurovision triumph 50 years ago with their song Waterloo that kickstarted their phenomenal success, an event marked by Abba fans all across the world on Saturday with special events. The BBC, who hosted the event back in 1974 when it all began, gave over their BBC Two Channel to “Abba Night”, including a new documentary charting the band’s fortunes over the last five decades.

On stage in London, the cast celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Mamma Mia! musical, and then had one more treat for the audience – with the appearance of Bjorn Ulvaeus – one quarter of Abba, and one half of the band’s songwriting duo (along with Benny Andersson).

When Ulvaeus took...

Patti LuPone — the Tony-winning, brassy Broadway legend with a penchant for strong opinions — let everyone know exactly how she feels about Abba and their hit “Mamma Mia!” musical in a new joint interview with Nathan Lane on Wednesdsay.

To hear her tell it on “The A24 Podcast,” LuPone has never even seen “Mamma Mia!” on stage or on film out of protest against the Swedish pop supergroup of 1970s fame.

“I’ve never seen ‘Mamma Mia!’ I’ve never seen any of the movies. Every time their music’s on, I turn it off,” LuPone said, detailing her hatred for the band. “I protest them.”

“How can you hate Abba?” Nathan Lane asked, shocked.

Turns out, it has to do with LuPone love of rock ‘n’ roll from the same era. The pop-dance stylings of members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad just never sat right with her.

Exclusive: Prime Video has been quietly ramping up its Nordic originals slate, and it’s now found its first documentary.

We can reveal the streamer’s Nordic arm has ordered Take a Chance, which will launch globally on May 19. You can watch a trailer for the program below.

The doc has “unique, unfiltered” access to Gert van der Graaf, an infamous stalker who reveals how a childhood crush on Abba superstar Agnetha Fältskog turned into an obsession that shaped the rest of his life. Experts, psychologists, friends and van der Graaf himself explore how compulsive fandom can become criminal obsession.

The 95-minute doc comes from Kreativ Inc., Sweden’s A Rabbit Hole and Banjiay Americas-owned U.S. producer Bunim-Murray Productions. Maria Thulin is the director and Banijay Rights has international distribution rights outside Europe.

The EPs are Swedish-born former Zodiak USA CEO Joel Karlsberg, who was an exec producer on...

Abba’s long-time guitarist Lasse Wellander has died aged 70.

The news was announced by the Swedish musician’s family, who told Wellander’s fans that he had died on Good Friday (7 April) “surrounded by his loved ones”.

“It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep,” their statement read, adding: “You were an amazing musician and humble as few, but above all you were a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather.

“Kind, safe, caring and loving... and so much more, that cannot be described in words. A hub in our lives, and it’s unbelievable that we now have to live on without you.”

The musician died of cancer.

In tribute, Abba released a statement to Pa, reading: “Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist. The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as...

Abba Voyage show will soon travel “around the world”, organisers have reportedly said.

The virtual concert, which sees hologram- style “Abba-tars” of the pop band performing a full setlist in a purpose-built arena, has seen enormous demand.

The unique concert, which opened last May, has sold over a million tickets.

Following its success, Universal Music Group has reportedly said that the show will soon go on tour around the world.

“Plans are now in development to take ‘Abba Voyage’ around the world,” said Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge while on a company earnings call, reported Variety.

A representative for Abba Voyage declined to comment, but a source close to the project said that the focus was on London for the forseeable.

Abba, who formed in Sweden in 1972, are famous for multiple hits including “Dancing Queen”, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) and “Mamma Mia”.

The group is made up of Agnetha Fältskog,...

Exclusive: Baillie Walsh (Being James Bond:The Daniel Craig Story) is the man who helped put pop stars Abba back in the concert arena for the first time in 42 years.

The British-born filmmaker behind a string of James Bond videos, music videos and feature film (Flashbacks of A Fool) clarifies that Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Reuss aren’t actually on stage live performing in Abba Voyage at the purpose-built, 3,000 seat Abba Arena located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London.

“They’re ABBAtars,” he says.

The capacity crowd at the Abba Theatre didn’t care. They were lost in their own Abba state of mind, a few climbing onto seats to gyrate along to the ABBAtars performing Mamma Mia! and Dancing Queen on stage.

The show is a creative phenomenon, one that involves producers Ludwig Andersson and Svana Gisla; director Walsh, movement director and...

After they broke up four decades ago, Abba famously refused all kinds of money for reunion Abba-tars and performances. But a few years ago, British entrepreneur Simon Fuller pitched an idea that piqued the Swedish superstars’ interest. “We got sort of turned on by the thought that we could actually be onstage without us being there,” Abba singer-songwriter Benny Andersson says over Zoom.

The band, along with Fuller and their producers Ludvig Andersson (Benny Andersson’s son) and Svana Gisla (music-video producer for the likes of Radiohead and Beyoncé), initially...

Trafalgar Releasing and Warner Bros. will present a digitally remastered Abba: The Movie for two nights in May to celebrate the Swedish pop sensation’s 50th anniversary.

The film was shot by director Lasse Hallström during the group’s hugely successful 1977 Australian tour and first released that year. Abba: The Movie – Fan Event will take attendees on a flashback journey to the 1970s when disco reigned supreme, and Abba were international pop royalty,” the announcement said. The screenings will run on May 12 and 14 at 450 theaters across the U.S. and Canada.

The film stars the members of Abba, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Agnetha Fältskog and is a rare look at the group during the height of their popularity including backstage footage as well as full-length performances of some of Abba’s greatest hits including “Dancing Queen” and “Name Of The Game”.

The movie’s subplot is a...

It finally happened: Abba announced they’re reuniting for the first time in 40 years, with a new album and a digital concert on the way. If the pair of singles they’ve released prove anything, it’s that they’ve been bottling up disco-pop lightning for years. They picked the perfect time, too: We could all use some of that glittery Swedish energy to get us through the darkness right now.

In honor of the group returning, let’s revisit their breakthrough at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, where they took home first place for “Waterloo.

Decades after their split and years after teasing new music, hit-making Swedish music group Abba is finally reuniting and giving their fans an album and a tour.

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Agnetha Fältskog, better known as Abba, have reconciled to release a 10-track album, the group announced in a statement Thursday. Voyage, which marks the quartet’s first studio album in almost 40 years, will be released on Nov. 5 under Universal Music Group’s Capitol Records label.

The band will perform the songs at their virtual concerts, which kick off next year, via digital avatars, called “Abba-tars,” alongside ...

Decades after their split and years after teasing new music, hit-making Swedish music group Abba is finally reuniting and giving their fans an album and a tour.

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Agnetha Fältskog, better known as Abba, have reconciled to release a 10-track album, the group announced in a statement Thursday. Voyage, which marks the quartet’s first studio album in almost 40 years, will be released on Nov. 5 under Universal Music Group’s Capitol Records label.

The band will perform the songs at their virtual concerts, which kick off next year, via digital avatars, called “Abba-tars,” alongside ...

Following a 39 year hiatus, Swedish pop group Abba finally announces new music and a virtual reality tour. Consisting of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, the group rose to popularity by winning the 1974 Eurovision with their song “Waterloo.” The group rose to international stardom with several hit singles including “Mamma […]

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It’s official: this is the summer of Abba. The blockbuster Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again brought the spectacle of Cher belting “Fernando.” That probably sent you back to the original Mamma Mia — yes, even the scene where Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan duet on “Sos.” Yet that somehow that just leaves you hungry for more. The Swedish pop savants ruled 1970s radio, invaders coming from the land of the ice and snow to become the top-selling act of their time. Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog...

Abba will have five new songs on the market in 2021, and has pushed back their plans to do a holographic tour to support the music because of the pandemic.

The Swedish group – Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus – were originally planning to release only two songs for their comeback. But the long process between the original announcement in 2018 and now has allowed them time to do more than planned. It will be the first new Abba music in 35 years.

Titles include I Still Have Faith In You and Don’t Shut Me Down.

In a statement announcing the new songs, Abba said, “The decision to go ahead with the exciting Abba avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence. We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio.”

For the tour, Abba will appear as their younger selves.

Mikael Åkerfeldt, leader of celebrated Swedish prog-rock outfit Opeth, looks back on the moment he became a metal fan, the time he partied with Abba’s very own Dancing Queen, a song that made him cry, what made him lose faith in contemporary metal, and more in the latest installment of “The First Time.”

The singer-guitarist — whose band ranked on Rolling Stone’s Greatest Metal Albums list and will release its 13th LP, In Cauda Venenum, next month — vividly remembers the moment metal came into his life. He recalls how...

In the ’70s, you always tended to hear two things about Abba: that they were most stratospherically successful pop group since the Beatles (which was true); and that musically, they were a shiny bouncy joke — the quintessence of bubble-gum triviality, four smiling Swedish troubadours in space-age polyester disco suits singing happy jingles of ear candy. Not everyone felt that way, of course; the people who bought all those Abba records clearly dug them. Yet it’s no exaggeration to say that Abba, in their heyday, were reviled by the mainstream press, and that if you tried to make a case for taking them seriously you’d probably be laughed out of the room.

With Abba, it went that way for a long time, though to me that’s quite a mind-boggling statement. For whenever I think of Abba, the following words tend to spring to mind: pure, pop, luscious,...

Mamma Mia...here we go again! The sequel to 2008's Mamma Mia! film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again hits theaters today and you know what that means...more Abba songs. Nothing says summer like singing along to your favorite Abba tune in a feel-good movie like Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, right? While we are definitely excited to hear Amanda Seyfied, Lily James, Meryl Streep and Cher belt out the Swedish disco group's—made up of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad— best tunes once again, Abba's songs have been our go-to karaoke picks for years and we're not alone. Earlier this month The Bold Type's Jane (Katie...

They broke up in 1982, after a decade of existence and a staggering eight-year run of hits, and have not recorded new material in over 35 years – but if you’ve been to the movies in the last quarter of a century, Abba has never really gone away. The Swedish quartet’s soundtrack needle-drops in films like The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel’s Wedding helped kick off a revival that’s still going strong; whole generations of fans have discovered Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and...

There was something in the air that night… or certainly today, when the huge assembly of cast members of Mamma Mia 2 (subtitled: Here We Go Again) gave not one, but Two press conferences to talk about the much anticipated new musical.

It was ten years ago when the greatest Abba songs gave Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and an all star cast the greatest movie musical of all time. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the Abba-inspired sequel complete with Dancing Queens and Kings aplenty including Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper returning as the star-crossed warblers, along with Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie. Newcomers including Jeremy Irvine, Lily James and only flipping living legend herself – Cher!

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Joining the cast for two UK press conferences were Andy Garcia,...

Miguel would have the time of his life ... if he can just sit in on Abba's writing sesh as the legendary band gears up for a virtual reunion tour. We got the singer Sunday at Reagan National Airport and talked to him about the founding members of the Swedish pop group -- Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad -- reuniting and recording for the first time in 35 years. Miguel superfan'd out,...

Even though Abba’s unexpected announcement last week that the legendary quartet had reformed to record two songs had no mention of a tour beyond the virtual one scheduled for next year, rumors and anticipation for one began to build.

Yet any hopes that the group — Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus, three-fourths of whom are in their 70s — would mount its first tour since 1979 were dashed by their rep on Monday.

“No — definitely not,” said Gorel Hanser, the group’s manager and spokesperson, told the U.K.’s Mirror. “We should remember them how they were in the 1970s, and listen to how they sing today.”

One of the new songs will be unveiled in a forthcoming two-hour BBC documentary in December, followed by a tour featuring holograms of the group — dubbed ABBAtars.

Gorel added that the quartet had been “happily surprised” by the reaction to their announcement of new songs.

"Voulez-Vous" some more ABBA music? Are you saying "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" right now? ABBA is making a comeback here in 2018, preparing to release new music for the first time in 35 years. And we're so happy, we can't stop making puns!

The news comes a year and a half after the Swedish pop quartet — which includes Benny Andersson, 71, Agnetha Fältskog, 68, Björn Ulvaeus, 73, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 72 — announced they would be reuniting for a live "entertainment experience" through virtual reality avatars.

And that VR experience inspired the new music!

Just in time for Halloween, musical oddity The Lure has joined The Criterion Collection. Here's Chris on its soundtrack...

Yet another Polish lesbian mermaid pop musical? Geez. For those that complain that musicals have no originality anymore, may I introduce a bloody disco ball of a film: The Lure. The story of two mermaids who come aground and quickly rise to success singing in a Warsaw nightclub, it’s both fairy tale and metaphor for female sexuality. But most importantly, the music kicks a whole lot of ass.

Led by young stars Marta Mazurek and Michalina Olszańska and with some disco diva stylings from Kinga Preis, the film is about the most delightful genre hybrid we have seen in some time. It’s a femme-centric mix of musical and horror, with more pointedly ironic sexuality than any music video once banned from MTV. It would be glib to describe it as a t.

A great flood is approaching. The end may be near. Cue Abba’s “Sos,” and then witness Agnetha Fältskog’s beautiful voice singing over all sorts of chaos in a trailer fitting for the final season of The Leftovers. All the dark laughs and trials and tribulations aren’t over yet for the characters on Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta‘s HBO drama. Based on […]

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Abba fans: dust off your platforms and prepare to step into a time machine.

Nearly 35 years after their last major show, Agnetha Fältskog, 66, Björn Ulvaeus, 71, Benny Andersson, 69, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 70, are reuniting for a live “entertainment experience.”

There are few details about the performance, but the new show aims to blend virtual reality and artificial intelligence in an entirely new way to enable Abba fans of all ages to interact with the band’s unique disco sound.

“We’re inspired by the limitless possibilities of what the future holds and are loving being a part of creating something new and dramatic,...

The producers of Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia, the smash hit musical based on the songs of Abba, have announced casting for the upcoming National Tour. Mamma Mia is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest running show in Broadway history and one of only five musicals to have run for more than ten years on Broadway. The West End production is now in its eighteenth year. To date, Mamma Mia has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide in 50 productions in 16 different languages. Mamma Mia will embark on a farewell tour in the 2016-17 season, which also marks its fifteenth year on the road. Leading the cast of 30 is Sarah Wyatt as 'Donna Sheridan,' the independent single mother whose carefree past catches up with her on the eve of her daughter's wedding. Bride-to-be 'Sophie Sheridan' is played by Lizzie Markson...

The members of the legendary Swedish pop group Abba, who have teased fans with talk of a reunion for years, have finally, truly done it — if by "it" you mean appearing together at the opening of a Mamma Mia!-themed entertainment venture in Stockholm. Group members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (see where "Abba" comes from?) appeared together for the first time since 2008 to celebrate the opening of Mamma Mia! The Party, a Greek tavern-themed venue where there will be performances of Mamma Mia!, the broadway show and now feature film with Meryl Streep. The Guardian reports that the group, originally composed of two couples which both divorced shortly before the group split up in 1982, declined to take a photo together on the red carpet, but did pose for individual pictures. According to The Independent, fans paid 1,340 kronor (roughly £110 or $155) to attend the event, which is...

For the first time in eight years, Abba reunited Wednesday at the launch of Björn Ulvaeus' new restaurant. Ulvaeus, 70, was joined by Benny Andersson, 69, Agnetha Fältskog, 65, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 70, to celebrate the opening of his new eatery, "Mama Mia! The party" in Stockholm. But while the three gathered to support their former band mate as he debuted his Grecian style restaurant inspired by the film and stage musical Mamma Mia! they denied any speculation that they would ever grace the stage together again, USA Today reports. "I don't think so," Andersson said. Still, Abba lovers can enjoy the band's music,...

For the first time in eight years, Abba reunited Wednesday at the launch of Björn Ulvaeus' new restaurant. Ulvaeus, 70, was joined by Benny Andersson, 69, Agnetha Fältskog, 65, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 70, to celebrate the opening of his new eatery, "Mama Mia! The party" in Stockholm. But while the three gathered to support their former band mate as he debuted his Grecian style restaurant inspired by the film and stage musical Mamma Mia! they denied any speculation that they would ever grace the stage together again, USA Today reports. "I don't think so," Andersson said. Still, Abba lovers can enjoy the band's music,...

'Broadway will never be the same,' says Mamma Mia alum Courtney Reed. It's true...later tonight, after the Dynamos take their final bows as the reigning dancing queens of the Great White Way, an era will end in New York CIty that has lasted a whopping 14 years. Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia, inspired by the songs of Abba, will end its historic, record-breaking run tonight, September 12, 2015, after 5,773 performances.

As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia, inspired by the songs of Abba, will end its historic, record-breaking run on Broadway on Saturday, September 12, 2015, following 5,773 performances. With just weeks left of performances, the current cast met up with veterans of the show's fourteen-year run to take a farewell photo in Times Square. Go behind the scenes of the special day below...

During a musical event at the United Nations General Assembly today, Unicef unveiled the #Imagine project as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The #Imagine project brings together artist Yoko Ono, renowned music producer and DJ David Guetta, Unicef Ambassadors – including Katy Perry, Angélique Kidjo, Daniela Mercury, Priyanka Chopra, Sunidhi Chauhan, Yuna Kim – and a host of other high profile supporters with the aim of creating a unique moment in music history that will highlight the tremendous challenges children face the world over.

Priyanka says, “An exciting aspect of my 8 year association with Unicef has not only been the ability to make a tangible difference to the lives of so many young people, but also to use various innovations to create avenues to connect with a wider audience. The Imagine Project is one such innovation and I am honored to...

Film-makers Stephen Frears, Béla Tarr, Costa-Gavras, and veteran theatre director Peter Brook are among 50 leading figures of the European creative community to sign a declaration “For a New Deal for Culture in Europe.”

Less than two months before the elections for the new European Parliament on May 25 and the appointment of a new European Commission, the declaration’s authors said they were “convinced that the digital revolution is an opportunity for culture. Just as culture is an opportunity for the digital economy, ‘fueled’ as it is by the ‘works of the mind’.”

“If we want our cultural policies to be modernized, one of the main issues is that all cultural works providers, in particular the Internet multinationals, be integrated into the economy of creation. It is an important goal to achieve in order to ensure equity between all cultural works providers. And it is a challenge for our future,”

The declaration, whose first signatories...

Swedish group Abba is one of the biggest selling music acts in history, and even though they haven’t recorded together in over thirty years, their music still thrives, thanks to a continued presence in pop culture (including a Broadway show and film devoted to their music).

On a personal level, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida) were the Bizarro World version of Fleetwood Mac, as they experienced the unraveling of the Agnetha/Bjorn and Benny/Frida marriages during the group’s peak.

Bjorn and Benny were the music masterminds, but it was the presence of Frida and Agnetha that gave Abba their signature look and sound. Today is Agnetha’s 64th birthday, so let’s count down their greatest songs … not just the biggest hits, but some underrated gems, and a few solo songs from the ladies.

20. One Of Us

Year: 1981 (U.S. – 1983)

Hot 100:...

London, April 1: Abba members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus will be making a special appearance at The Olivier Awards, along with the cast of musical 'Mamma Mia'.

The band will perform at the award's grand finale at the Royal Opera House which will broadcast on ITV, Daily Star reported.

The 'Waterloo' hit makers will be completing their 40th anniversary of winning Eurovision this year. (Ani)...

The delightful misadventures of a group of junkies have been bested by dancing queens.

Mamma Mia!, the perennially peppy Abba jukebox musical about an inquisitive young girl whose mother slept around on the Greek Isles, has officially ousted the cult classic musical Rent as Broadway’s ninth longest-running show. With the success of Mamma Mia!, it’s easy to see why the girl on the poster has been laughing for fifteen years.

Rent isn’t the first landmark musical that Mamma Mia! has conquered. The Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus smash has also surpassed such legendary shows as Miss Saigon,...

London, Feb. 17: Abba's former band member Bjorn Ulvaeus has admitted that the garish outfits, including the glittering hotpants, sequined jumpsuits and platform heels, were worn by the group as part of a tax-saving scheme.

According to Abba: The Official Photo Book, the Swedish group's trademark stage costumes were designed keeping in mind the Swedish laws that allowed cost of outfits to be deducted against tax if the clothes were too outrageous to be worn on a daily basis, the Guardian reported.

Ulvaeus asserted in the book that he honestly thought that he and his band mates looked like nuts in their heydays in the 70s, adding that nobody can have been as badly dressed on stage as they were. (Ani)...

London, Nov. 14: Agnetha Faltskog, former member of the legendary Swedish pop band 'Abba', recently preformed in the UK for the first time in 25 years.

Faltskog, 63, was a surprise guest at the 'Children In Need Rocks' celebrity concert put together by singer Gary Barlow, the Daily Express reported.

Faltskog also performed a song with Barlow that he had penned for her recent solo album, 'I Should Have Followed You Home'. (Ani)...

Frankie held steady for its penultimate episode on Tuesday night, overnight data has revealed.

Eve Myles's BBC One drama gained around 70,000 viewers from last week to 3.99 million (18.2%) at 9pm. Later, music documentary Agnetha: Abba and After was seen by 2.58m (22.4%) at 10.45pm.

On BBC Two, Springwatch interested 2.49m (11.7%) at 8pm, followed by Town with Nicholas Crane with 1.36m (6.2%) at 9pm.

ITV's River Monsters attracted 2.01m (10.3%) at 7.30pm. Animal Heroes brought in 1.75m (8.3%) at 8pm, while Dirty Britain secured 2.08m (9.4%) at 9pm (204k/1.2% on +1).

On Channel 4, Embarrassing Bodies was seen by 1.26m (5.9%) at 8pm (235k/1.1%). New documentary series Child Genius debuted with 1.76m (8.0%) at 9pm (342k/2.0%).

Dates continued with 1.13m (6.1%) at 10pm (152k/1.4%), dipping 400,000 from last night.

Channel 5's new series Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun attracted 1.58m (7.5%) at 8pm. CSI continued with 1.79m (8.2%) at 9.15pm, followed by the final Body of Proof with 1.16m (6.7%) at 10pm.

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London, May 7: Former 'Abba' member, Bjorn Ulvaeus, has confirmed that there won't be a reunion for the famous band of the 1970's.

The 68-year-old, who inaugurated a new 'Abba museum' in Sweden on Monday, said that it is the only place where fans would see the pop group back together and that is the closest they will ever get, the Daily Express reported.

The popular band has always refused a reunion, despite the constant calls and a phenomenal career.

The musician, who is married to band mate Agnetha Faltskog, said that he is very proud of the exhibition and wants the visitor to get closer to them than ever before.

Ulvaeus.

London, May 06: Abba's Agnetha Faltskog has opened up about her "fantastic" return to the stage after 25 years.

The 63-year-old singer, who was promoting new album A, appeared at London's G.A.Y. nightclub on Sunday.

The 'Dancing Queen' star told the Daily Star that it was fantastic being on stage again.

She said that the welcome was so warm. (Ani)...

London, March 12: Swedish music artist Agnetha Faltskog has reportedly collaborated with singer Gary Barlow for her upcoming solo album "A".

Faltskog, 62, who was a member of popular classic band Abba, has composed a number after a long time. And she has recorded a duet with Barlow for the album, which will hit stands May 13, reports dailystar.co.uk.

"I hadn't written for a long, long time but I sat at the piano and suddenly it was there," Faltskog said.

Ians...

Dust off your finest beige lipstick, because today is a good day to be an Abba fan.

Abba alumna Agnetha Fältskog hasn't released an album since 2004's My Colouring Book (which went triple platinum in Sweden and gold in the UK), and she's finally ramping up to release her follow-up album A on May 10. Thank your Swedish guardian angel (I get Bergman), because today you get to hear Agnetha's new single "When You Really Loved Someone."

Love the weird past tense. Love it. Check out the mature, awesomely sappy song below.

Gimme, gimme, gimme, because this video is money, money, money. 

Look at those butter-colored glamor shots. I want this exact video to happen for Christine McVie in the near future. 

This is exactly what a dignified Abba legend should be releasing in her 63rd year. It's a cute, sincere, stodgy, but classy video. Good for her. All we need...

Agnetha makes a comeback! The Swedish songstress from Abba has new album due on May 13. "Never thought that I'd ever sing again. But hearing the first three songs, I just couldn't say no!" Agnetha Fältskog, the songstress from Abba, is coming back with a new album, due for release in May, preceded by a curtain-raising track, "When You Really Loved Someone," which premieres on Vevo today at 12 noon and is now available internationally as a single to buy. Agnetha's brand new official website (www.agnetha.co.uk), Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Agnetha-Official) and Twitter (@AgnethaOfficial) will also go live at 12 noon today. Agnetha has been working with renowned, Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Jorgen Elofsson - who has been responsible for hits by Britney...

Abba singer Agnetha Faltskog's new album "A" will come out in May, with the first single “When You Really Loved Someone" released on Monday, according to Universal Music Group. “Never thought that I’d ever sing again. But hearing the first three songs, I just couldn’t say no!” the Swedish musician said in a statement. She has been working on the album with proven hitmaker and Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Jorgen Elofsson, who has been responsible for hits by the likes of Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Celine Dion. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/abba-singer-agnetha-faltskog-wo... Faltskog's 1983 album "Wrap Your Arms

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Back at the beginning of July in the daily Briefs, I started the Official snicks Top 100 Lost Hits of The 80's, spotlighting the 100 greatest minor hits of that decade. The songs you don't hear on any 80's nostalgia show. Songs that missed the top ten, or top twenty ... or top forty, and over the last five months I hope some of these forgotten gems may have rung a long dormant bell, or for younger readers, provided a pop music history lesson.

Here is the complete list, including my favorite lost song of the decade. Thank you for taking this 80's road trip with me ... but it's not over yet! I'll be featuring a new Lost Hit once a week in the Wednesday Briefs, so the history lesson will continue!

Let the countdown commence, and remember ... keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars!

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Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...

"Sally was beginning to think that perhaps Linus needed more than five cents' worth of therapy.."

Thanks to Kevin for this week's winning caption!

Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Eric Dane (above) is 40, Nick Lachey is 39, Neil Gaiman is 52, Stanley Tucci is 52, Demi Moore is 50, Leonardo DiCaprio is 38, Carson Kressley is 43, Heather Mattarazo is 30, and Calista Flockhart is 48. Syfy has renewed Haven for a fourth season. That means more of Eric Balfour's lupine hotness. Jonah Hill Vs. Don Lemon. Seriously. My Son Wore a Dress for Halloween.Below you can see Robert Pattinson tell Ellen what it would take to get him back for another Twilight movie.

Abba's Agnetha Faltskog is working on a comeback album, according to reports. The 62-year-old star is said to have started work on her first album in over eight years, The Daily Telegraph says. She is collaborating with songwriter Jorgen Elofsson on the LP, who has previously worked with Celine Dion, Britney Spears and Westlife among others. Her spokesman Staffan Linde confirmed the comeback, but did not state when the album will be released. (more)...