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Super-group ABBA have reunited for the first time in 22 years
for the premiere of hit musical Mamma Mia - the Movie
ABBA shot to fame in the UK after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo in 1974. They initially found it difficult to follow up their success, but eventually got a foothold in the charts, with SOS giving them their second top-ten hit, followed by three number ones in 1976. More success followed through the late 1970s and in 1980, with ABBA's lyrical and music style maturing. The later singles did not sell as well as the group's earlier work and ultimately, the band split up in
1982
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ABBA have reunited for the first time in 22 years for the premiere of hit musical Mamma Mia!
The band, which had a string of hits in the 1970s and 80s, joined film stars Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan for
the gala screening in Stockholm, Sweden
Anni-Frid Lyngstad - known as Frida - and Agnetha Faltskog danced on the red carpet with Streep to the cheer of
thousands of waiting fans
The full reunion was not certain until the last minute because of the reclusive lifestyle of 58-year-old Agnetha,
the former blonde bombshell of the group which sold 370million records.
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ABBA Hit Songs 1974 - 1983
Waterloo (1974)
Ring Ring (1974)
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (1975)
S.O.S. (1975)
Mamma Mia (1975)
Fernando (1976)
Dancing Queen (1976)
Money, Money, Money (1976)
Knowing Me, Knowing You (1977)
The Name Of The Game (1977)
Take A Chance On Me (1978)
Summer Night City (1978)
Chiquitita (1979)
Does Your Mother Know (1979)
Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous (1979)
Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (1979)
I Have A Dream (1979)
The Winner Takes It All (1980)
Super Trouper (1980)
Lay All Your Love On Me (1981)
One Of Us (1981)
Head Over Heels (1982)
The Day Before You Came (1982)
Under Attack (1982)
Thank You For The Music (1983)
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Blonde Agnetha
rarely makes personal appearances yet seemed perfectly at ease on
the red carpet, dancing a jig with Anna-Frid and Meryl Streep
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Agnetha and Anna-Frid
pose with Meryl Streep on the red carpet. The film is a rare chance for
the Oscar-winning actress to show her singing skills in public
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Black and White Photography
