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Leader Live
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad reunite for third Abba Voyage anniversary
The Swedish musicians, who were married until divorcing a year before the influential pop group split in 1982, were at the arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where fans were treated to new songs added to the Abba Voyage show on Tuesday. The group, also made up of Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus, who tied the knot in 1971 before splitting almost a decade later, said: 'When we first opened we never imagined that we'd still be in London three years on. We're very grateful that so many of you have joined us. 'Of course, the reason for us being able to sustain our concert for so long is because of our incredible audience.' The new tracks added to the concert's setlist included Abba hits The Name Of The Game, Super Trouper, Money, Money, Money and Take A Chance On Me. Famous faces including British singers Elvis Costello, Myleene Klass, and Mahalia along with U2 star Adam Clayton, author and Pointless star Richard Osman, comedian Rob Brydon and Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson were in the audience, Abba Voyage said. A post shared by ABBA Voyage (@abbavoyage) Since opening in May 2022, the series of shows that brings to life younger versions of the Abba members through 'Abba-tars', and a 10-piece live band has had more than three million visitors, and according to consultancy Sound Diplomacy, brought an estimated more than £1 billion to the UK economy. The concert series was created by the Swedish group, directed by Flashbacks Of A Fool director Baillie Walsh and produced by Svana Gisla and Andersson's son Ludvig Andersson. Abba were the first Swedish winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, performing hit song Waterloo in 1974 in Brighton. They have had a string of chart-toppers including Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All and Mamma Mia! The group split in 1982 after 10 years but reunited and released their first new music in almost 40 years with their ninth studio album Voyage in 2021, which topped the UK album charts. Their songs also inspired the musical Mamma Mia!, which began in London in 1999, and became a hit worldwide sensation. It has resulted in two movies, 2008's Mamma Mia! and 2018's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. ABBA Voyage is booking until January 2026.
South Wales Guardian
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad reunite for third Abba Voyage anniversary
The Swedish musicians, who were married until divorcing a year before the influential pop group split in 1982, were at the arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where fans were treated to new songs added to the Abba Voyage show on Tuesday. The group, also made up of Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus, who tied the knot in 1971 before splitting almost a decade later, said: 'When we first opened we never imagined that we'd still be in London three years on. We're very grateful that so many of you have joined us. 'Of course, the reason for us being able to sustain our concert for so long is because of our incredible audience.' The new tracks added to the concert's setlist included Abba hits The Name Of The Game, Super Trouper, Money, Money, Money and Take A Chance On Me. Famous faces including British singers Elvis Costello, Myleene Klass, and Mahalia along with U2 star Adam Clayton, author and Pointless star Richard Osman, comedian Rob Brydon and Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson were in the audience, Abba Voyage said. A post shared by ABBA Voyage (@abbavoyage) Since opening in May 2022, the series of shows that brings to life younger versions of the Abba members through 'Abba-tars', and a 10-piece live band has had more than three million visitors, and according to consultancy Sound Diplomacy, brought an estimated more than £1 billion to the UK economy. The concert series was created by the Swedish group, directed by Flashbacks Of A Fool director Baillie Walsh and produced by Svana Gisla and Andersson's son Ludvig Andersson. Abba were the first Swedish winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, performing hit song Waterloo in 1974 in Brighton. They have had a string of chart-toppers including Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All and Mamma Mia! The group split in 1982 after 10 years but reunited and released their first new music in almost 40 years with their ninth studio album Voyage in 2021, which topped the UK album charts. Their songs also inspired the musical Mamma Mia!, which began in London in 1999, and became a hit worldwide sensation. It has resulted in two movies, 2008's Mamma Mia! and 2018's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. ABBA Voyage is booking until January 2026.
Rhyl Journal
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad reunite for third Abba Voyage anniversary
The Swedish musicians, who were married until divorcing a year before the influential pop group split in 1982, were at the arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where fans were treated to new songs added to the Abba Voyage show on Tuesday. The group, also made up of Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus, who tied the knot in 1971 before splitting almost a decade later, said: 'When we first opened we never imagined that we'd still be in London three years on. We're very grateful that so many of you have joined us. 'Of course, the reason for us being able to sustain our concert for so long is because of our incredible audience.' The new tracks added to the concert's setlist included Abba hits The Name Of The Game, Super Trouper, Money, Money, Money and Take A Chance On Me. Famous faces including British singers Elvis Costello, Myleene Klass, and Mahalia along with U2 star Adam Clayton, author and Pointless star Richard Osman, comedian Rob Brydon and Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson were in the audience, Abba Voyage said. A post shared by ABBA Voyage (@abbavoyage) Since opening in May 2022, the series of shows that brings to life younger versions of the Abba members through 'Abba-tars', and a 10-piece live band has had more than three million visitors, and according to consultancy Sound Diplomacy, brought an estimated more than £1 billion to the UK economy. The concert series was created by the Swedish group, directed by Flashbacks Of A Fool director Baillie Walsh and produced by Svana Gisla and Andersson's son Ludvig Andersson. Abba were the first Swedish winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, performing hit song Waterloo in 1974 in Brighton. They have had a string of chart-toppers including Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All and Mamma Mia! The group split in 1982 after 10 years but reunited and released their first new music in almost 40 years with their ninth studio album Voyage in 2021, which topped the UK album charts. Their songs also inspired the musical Mamma Mia!, which began in London in 1999, and became a hit worldwide sensation. It has resulted in two movies, 2008's Mamma Mia! and 2018's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. ABBA Voyage is booking until January 2026.
Forbes
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
ABBA Makes History With The Longest-Charting Album Of All Time
ABBA's Gold - Greatest Hits celebrates 1,200 weeks on the U.K. albums chart, nearly returning to the ... More top 10 as it climbs to No. 11 this frame. Swedish pop group Abba, wearing kimonos, 1976. Left to right: Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad and Benny Andersson. (Photo by RB/Redferns/Getty Images) ABBA's catalog may be the strongest in pop music history. That's quite the claim, but the Swedish band created some of the most memorable tunes in the genre. Many of ABBA's singles from half a century ago are not only still beloved, they remain heavily consumed to this day. The continued popularity of quite a few of the group's tracks and the compilation on which they've been collected is incredibly impressive. Gold - Greatest Hits has become a fixture on the charts in the United Kingdom, and it will likely never disappear. This week is a very special one for the title, as the compilation reaches a landmark that has seemingly never been seen before in the country. Gold rises on the Official Albums chart this frame, nearly reentering the top 10 as it jumps from No. 18 to No. 11. It does so while celebrating 1,200 weeks on the list of the most popular releases in the U.K. It appears that ABBA's compilation is the first project to reach that figure. Two other titles are not far behind Gold and will likely reach 1,200 weeks on the Official Albums chart in the coming months. Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers is up to 1,185 stays on the tally. Greatest Hits by Queen recently passed 1,150, and since it is also rarely, if ever, missing from the ranking, it probably needs less than a year to join Gold in this feat. Gold is performing well across all metrics, which helps it nearly return to the top 10 on the Official Albums chart. The compilation also climbs to No. 11 on the Official Albums Streaming list. Purchases remain strong as the collection gains by double-digit spots on the Official Albums Sales, Official Album Downloads, and Official Physical Albums tallies. ABBA has sent two dozen projects to the Official Albums chart throughout the years, a combination of both traditional full-lengths and a variety of compilations. Excluding Gold, those releases have racked up just under 700 weeks on the ranking. That means the band's one compilation is close to doubling the total number of weeks all of its other charting efforts have managed over the decades.
