ABBA fans celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Swedish group's victory at the Eurovision Song Contest with their hit song 'Waterloo'.
FILE - Members of Swedish group ABBA and close associates celebrate the victory of their song" Waterloo " in the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, England, April 6, 1974. Fans are celebrating 50 years since ABBA won its first big battle with “ Waterloo .” LONDON - It's 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “ Waterloo .”
In the English coastal town of Brighton, where the 1974 competition was held, fans were staging a flashmob dance and silent ABBA disco to mark the anniversary. The band members have not performed together live for four decades, but released a comeback album, “Voyage,” in 2021. Every day, fans attend a concert by digital “ABBA-tars” at the hit show “Abba Voyage,” which opened in London in 2022.
A tribute concert titled “A party for ABBA” was set to take place in Stockholm on Saturday evening featuring prominent Swedish artists, a 21-person band and a large choir. Organizers said it was a salute to a band that changed the Nordic country's music scene “forever.”
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