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after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio
dominating the disco scene for more than a decade with hits like "Waterloo", "Dancing Queen", "Mamma Mia" and "Super Trouper"."It was like
time had stood still and that we only had been away on a short holiday
sold more than 400 million albums, have not sung together publicly since 1986."I think it's going to sound pretty much like their last
songs from 1982, with quite a mild tempo, not like 'Voulez-Vous' or 'Gimme Gimme Gimme'," Carl Magnus Palm, who has written several books
They've always been so adamant that they weren't going to make new music."The news came as Sweden mourned the death of another of its music
sensations, Avicii, one of the world's most successful DJs whose real name was Tim Bergling.He was found dead a week ago in Oman where he
Contest in Brighton February 9, 1974 (AFP)"We have come of age, but the song is new
And it feels good.Bjorn, 73, was married to Agnetha, 68, and Benny, 71, was married to Anni-Frid, 72.The group dominated the 1970s disco
scene with their glitzy costumes, kitsch dance routines and catchy melodies.They first found global fame after winning the Eurovision Song
Contest in 1974 with "Waterloo".While they have appeared in public together on rare occasions, they have never reunited to perform as a
group, and have vowed that won't ever happen."There is simply no motivation to regroup
Money is not a factor and we would like people to remember us as we were," Ulvaeus said in a 2008 interview.Friday's announcement elicited
as much joy as shock among observers
craziest thing I've heard! I never thought this would happen
And the fact that they're all still alive is fantastic!" he told AFP."BREAKING: ABBA have reformed
This may be bigger than Korea," British journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan tweeted, referring to Friday's historic meeting between
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in.'The same wonderful chemistry'The group's manager Gorel Hanser
the 2008 film of the same name starring Meryl Streep bringing their music to a whole new generation of fans.ABBA's music also featured
prominently in two cult Australian films, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "Muriel's Wedding", both released in
1994.In 2013, the world's first museum dedicated to ABBA opened in Stockholm, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal with
the foursome with a little help from modern technology.(This story has not been edited by staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated
