ABBA
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Biography
[Edit]The most commercially successful pop group of the 1970s, the origins of the Swedish superstars ABBA dated back to 1966, when keyboardist and vocalist Benny Andersson, a onetime member of the popular beat outfit the Hep Stars, first teamed with guitarist and vocalist Bjorn Ulvaeus, the leader of the folk-rock unit the Hootenanny Singers. The two performers began composing songs together and handling session and production work for Polar Music/Union Songs, a publishing company owned by Stig Anderson, himself a prolific songwriter throughout the 1950s and 1960s. At the same time, both Andersson and Ulvaeus worked on projects with their respective girlfriends: Ulvaeus had become involved with vocalist Agnetha Faltskog, a performer with a recent number one Swedish hit, "I Was So in Love," under her belt, while Andersson began seeing Anni-Frid Lyngstad, a one-time jazz singer who rose to fame by winning a national talent contest.
In 1971, Faltskog ventured into theatrical work, accepting the role of Mary Magdalene in a Swedish production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar; her cover of the musical's "Don't Know How to Love Him" became a significant hit. The following year, the duo of Andersson and Ulvaeus scored a massive international hit with "People Need Love," which featured Faltskog and Lyngstad on backing vocals. The record's success earned them an invitation to enter the Swedish leg of the 1973 Eurovision song contest, where, under the unwieldy name of Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida, they submitted "Ring Ring," which proved extremely popular with audiences but placed only third in the judges' ballots.
The next year, rechristened ABBA (a suggestion from Stig Anderson and an acronym of the members' first names), the quartet submitted the single "Waterloo," and became the first Swedish act to win the Eurovision competition. The record proved to be the first of many international hits, although the group hit a slump after their initial success as subsequent singles failed to chart. In 1975, however, ABBA issued "S.O.S.," a smash not only in America and Britain but also in non-English speaking countries such as Spain, Germany and the Benelux nations, where the group's success was fairly unprecedented. A string of hits followed, including "Mamma Mia," "Fernando," and "Dancing Queen" (ABBA's sole U.S. chart-topper), further honing their lush, buoyant sound; by the spring of 1976, they were already in position to issue their first Greatest Hits collection.
ABBA's popularity continued in 1977, when both "Knowing Me, Knowing You" and "The Name of the Game" dominated airwaves. The group also starred in the feature film ABBA — The Movie, which was released in 1978. That year Andersson and Lyngstad married, as had Ulvaeus and Faltskog in 1971, although the latter couple separated a few months later; in fact, romantic suffering was the subject of many songs on the quartet's next LP, 1979's Voulez-Vous. Shortly after the release of 1980s Super Trouper, Andersson and Lyngstad divorced as well, further straining the group dynamic; The Visitors, issued the following year, was the final LP of new ABBA material, and the foursome officially disbanded after the December 1982 release of their single "Under Attack."
Although all of the group's members soon embarked on new projects — both Lyngstad and Faltskog issued solo LPs, while Andersson and Ulvaeus collaborated with Tim Rice on the musical Chess — none proved as successful as the group's earlier work, largely because throughout much of the world, especially Europe and Australia, the ABBA phenomenon never went away. Repackaged hits compilations and live collections continued hitting the charts long after the group's demise, and new artists regularly pointed to the quartet's inspiration: while the British dance duo Erasure released a covers collection, ABBA-esque, an Australian group called Bjorn Again found success as ABBA impersonators. In 1993, "Dancing Queen" became a staple of U2's "Zoo TV" tour — Andersson and Ulvaeus even joined the Irish superstars on-stage in Stockholm — while the 1995 feature Muriel's Wedding, which won acclaim for its depiction of a lonely Australian girl who seeks refuge in ABBA's music, helped bring the group's work to the attention of a new generation of moviegoers and music fans.
Title: The Visitors (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: ABBA
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Pop, Alternative
Title: Collected CD2
Artist: ABBA
Genre: Electronica, Acid Jazz, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Arrival / Ring, Ring / Does Your Mother Know Und 13 Weitere ABBA-Hits
Artist: ABBA
Genre: Pop
Title: Arrival
Artist: ABBA
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Voulez-Vous
Artist: ABBA
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Super Geil! - Mallorca Party Hits (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Baila Brasil 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 60 Jahre Bravo Hits (CD1)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Country, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Club Dance Ambience Vol. 83 (CD1)
Genre: House, Electro House, Electro, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Car Music N3 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: La Compil' A Patrick (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Acoustic
Title: Countdown Pop! 2016 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Eurodisco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Top Of The Pops 1970-1974 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Glam Rock, Rock & Roll, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: Easy 80s (At This Moment) (Time Life Records) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Disco, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 50 Golden Stars Songs
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Grunge, World Music, Country, Disco, Folk
Title: Top Of The Pops 3CD (1980-1984) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, New Wave, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Covered Rock Drive (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Rockabilly, Alternative
Title: Covered Rock Drive (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Rockabilly, Alternative
Title: All Best Disco 80s (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Rock Disco 80s (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Retro
Title: Partybreaks And Remixes 3010 (CD1)
Genre: World Music
Title: Essential Christmas Songs (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Make Original Frame (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, New Romantic, Synth Pop
Title: Nostalgie Disco Fever: Les 50 Plus Grands Titres Disco-Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Joe FM Top 2000 Volume 7
Title: The Eighties Album (CD1)
Genre: Electro, New Wave, Pop, Synth Pop, Ska, Alternative, Indie, EBM
Title: The Eighties Album 3CD (CD1)
Title: Club Dance Ambience Vol. 97 (CD2)
Genre: House, Electro House, Electro, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: A Fourth Masquerade
Genre: Electronica, Synth Pop, EBM
Title: Surep Hits - Best Of Songs 80' (CD2)
Genre: Eurodance, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: 80s Road Winner Hits (CD2)
Title: Deleted Classics Vol. 27 Legends
Genre: Electroclash, Hip Hop/R&B, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Retro Party. Favorete Hits 80-90's (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Reggaeton Going Down Hits 2016 (CD1)
Genre: Hard NRG, House, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: RECORD Radio TOP 33 2016-08
Title: Hot Dance Vol. 402 (CD1)
Genre: House, Electro House, Trance, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Vol. 53 (April 2017)
Genre: Post Disco, House, Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Folk
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats 53
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 70s Pop Music Disco (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Electro, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Disco
Title: Platinium Colection Vol. 4
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 414
Genre: Trance, Soul, Dancefloor, World Music, Latin, Ethnic , Country, Pop, Dance Pop, Ska, Funk, Progressive
Title: 70s Dancefloor Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Glam Rock, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: Het Allerbeste Uit Radio 1 Classics 1000 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, World Music, Country, Funk, Bossanova, Folk
Title: Top Of The Pops - New Romantics (CD2)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk, Synth Pop, Alternative, Experimental
Title: Het Allerbeste Uit Classics 1000 2017 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Supergeil! - Mallorca Party
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Magic Turn Around (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Electro, Soul Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Punk, Punk Rock, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: 101 Disco Classics 5CD (CD2)
Title: 101 Disco Classics 5CD (CD3)
Title: Classic 80s Pop (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Türküler
Title: 101 No. 1 Hits (CD4)
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Power Pop, World Music, Disco, Indie, Folk
Title: Ministry Of Sound - Legends (3CD) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: SmoothFM - Countdown Favourites (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Best Christmas Album 2017
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Johnny English (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Edward Shearmur
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Songs from the Martian (Music From the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Nostalgie Love Volume 3 (CD1)
Artist: The Young Professionals
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Disco & Pop 80-90 Hits! (CD2)
Artist: Select-O-Hits
Genre: Happy Hardcore, Hard Trance, New Wave, Dancehall, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Summertime Special Issue Vol. 2
Artist: Select Mix
Genre: Electronica, Garage, Country, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: Top Of The Pops 1975 (CD1)
Artist: Top Of The Pops
Title: Top Of The Pops '75 (CD2)
Artist: Top Of The Pops
Title: Studio Brussel Presenteert De Filefuif (CD2)
Artist: Deejay Mr. T
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Power Ballads 5CD (CD4)
Artist: Driven By
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Satisfaction Guarantee Play Evolution 2CD (CD02)
Artist: Promo Single
Genre: House, Electro, Dancehall, World Music, Dubstep, Trap
Title: Eurovision (CD3)
Artist: Fetenhits
Genre: Electropop, Rock, World Music, Nu Disco, Pop, Alternative, Trap
Title: 210 DJ Loaded - Control Songs (CD1)
Artist: 210 DJ Loaded
Genre: Electro, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Disco, Funk, Trap