Biography

Agnetha Fältskog (vocals; born April 5, 1950), Benny Andersson (keyboards; born December 16, 1946), Björn Ulvaeus (guitar; born April 24, 1945), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (vocals; born November 15, 1945) ABBA rose out of Sweden in the Seventies to become one of the most successful and beloved pop groups in music history. Their success gave a more international flavor to popular music, broadening it beyond the English-speaking countries of origin. ABBA truly was an international phenomenon, topping charts and breaking records in England, France, Italy, Germany, Holland and Scandinavia. For a few years, ABBA ranked second only to automaker Volvo as Sweden’s ...