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2021

This page lists ABBA-related events in **2021**.

## April

* 19 - Björn Ulvaeus gives an interview with BBC Breakfast, where he discusses ABBA's upcoming music, the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and the difficulties faced by songwriters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## May

* 21 - The music video for Dancing Queen reaches 500 million views on YouTube, and a remastered 4K version of the music video is released.

## July

* 11 - TV4 airs an interview with Björn Ulvaeus (in Swedish), touring around the town of Västervik, where the Hootenanny Singers were formed, discussing the origins of the band, and ABBA's upcoming release.

## August

9 - A remastered 4K version of the music video for Happy New Year is released on YouTube.

13 - ABBA announces a 4K remaster of the Waterloo music video is available on YouTube, however it is reported that remastered 4K music videos are also available for SOS and Mamma Mia.

16 - To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Dancing Queen, the Twitter page ABBA Japan Official is launched alongside a merchandise giveaway.

26 - The website for ABBA Voyage is launched, with "a cryptic image of four glowing planets" and a date of September 2, 2021.

## September

2 - The ABBA Voyage announcement livestream takes place, with the premiere of two songs, I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down from the upcoming Voyage album, set to release on November 5 2021.

## November

5 - Release date for ABBA's ninth studio album, Voyage.

## References

1. ↑ BBC News - Abba: Why the UK gave the Swedish band 'nul points' at Eurovision
2. ↑ udiscovermusic - ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' Video Hits 500 Million Views On YouTube
3. ↑ TV4 - Björn Ulvaeus om ABBA's nya rekord: "Helt ofattbart"
4. ↑ udiscovermusic - ABBA Release 4K HD Versions Of Classic Videos
5. ↑ NME Japan - ABBA、“Dancing Queen”のリリース45周年を受けて日本公式ツイッターが開設 (In Japanese)
6. ↑ BBC News - Abba: Band teases major announcement ahead of new music
7. ↑ Metro - Abba Voyage 2021: Band reveal new album in global livestream 39 years after split
8. ↑ The Guardian - Abba reunite for Voyage, first new album in 40 years
Snakes

*"Ich bin Snakes, der Meisterdieb. M AI S T R!"* - Snakes

Snakes ist ein Halbling Dieb und ein Mitglied der Hauptgruppe von Kerkerkram.

## Aussehen und Persönlichkeit

Snakes ist ein 1,20 m großer Halbling mit blonden Haaren und Bart und grünen Katzenaugen. Statt einer linken Hand hat er eine Prothese mit eingebautem Dolch, Haken und anderen Werkzeugen. Er läuft immer Barfuß und trägt einen schwarzen Umhang mit Kapuze. Snakes ist sehr gierig und sucht immer nach etwas, das er stehlen kann.
I Still Have Faith in You

Single album art

**I Still Have Faith in You**is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson for the upcoming ABBA album Voyage, first released as a single on September 2 2021. It is the group's first single in 40 years, since the retrospective release of Thank You for the Music as a single in 1983.

## Music Video

The music video features archive footage from old ABBA music videos, concerts and interactions with fans. It also serves as the first appearance of the ABBAtars.

## Reception

The song was released digitally as a double A-Side single on September 2 2021.

 Spotify
 Apple Music
Anni-Frid Lyngstad

**Princess Anni-Frid Synni of Reuss, Countess of Plauen** (born **Lyngstad**, November 15 1945, better known as **Frida** is a Norwegian-Swedish singer, songwriter and member of ABBA.

She was born in Ballangen, Norway to a Norwegian mother and German father, but grew up in Torshälla Sweden, where she started her solo career, when she won a talent competition called New Faces with her song En ledig dag.
Money, Money, Money

Original single album cover

**Money, Money, Money** is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson for ABBA's 1976 album Arrival.

## Lyrics

I work all night, I work all day

To pay the bills I have to pay

Ain't it sad

And still there never seems to be

A single penny left for me

That's too bad

In my dreams I have a plan

If I got me a wealthy man

I wouldn't have to work at all

I'd fool around and have a ball...

Money, money, money

Must be funny

In a rich man's world

Money, money, money

Always sunny

In a rich man's world

Aha-ahaaa

All the things I could do

If I had a little money

It's a rich man's world

It's a rich man's world

A man like that is hard to find

But I can't get him off my mind

Ain't it sad

And if he happens to be free

I bet he wouldn't fancy me

That's too bad

So I must leave, I'll have to go

To Las Vegas or Monaco

And win a fortune in a game

My life will never be the same...

Money, money, money

Must be funny

In a rich man's world

Money, money, money

Always sunny

In a rich man's world

Aha-ahaaa

All the things I could do

If I had a little money

It's a rich man's world

Money, money, money

Must be funny

In a rich man's world

Money, money, money

Always sunny

In a rich man's world

Aha-ahaaa

All the things I could do

If I had a little money

It's a rich man's world

It's a rich man's world

## See also

* Money, Money, Money on Wikipedia
* Money, Money, Money / Crazy World on Discogs
Ola Brunkert

**Ola Brunkert**, September 15 1946 to March 16 2008, was a Swedish drummer who was one of the main session drummers for ABBA. He is one of only two side musicians to appear on every ABBA album.

## Early life

Ola Brunkert was born in Örebro, Sweden. He played with Slim's Blues Gang, before joining the pop group Science Poption. He then formed the jazz-rock combo Opus III with the guitarist Janne Schaffer and by 1970 had become one of the most sought after session drummers in Stockholm.

## Career with ABBA

Ola Brunkert first played for ABBA on their first single, People Need Love, as well as the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest winning song Waterloo (song), where he appeared on stage during the contest. In addition, he played on a large number of ABBA's songs throughout the 1970s. On the 1976 album Arrival, ABBA promised "one day we're gonna let you hear him sing" in the notes for the album. In addition to Eurovision, he appeared onstage with ABBA during their 1977 European and Australian tour, 1979 North America and European tour and 1980 Japanese tour. His last recording session with ABBA came in 1981 with the song One of Us.

## Later life and death

Ola Brunkert purchased a house in Majorca in the 1980s, where he lived for the remainder of his life. Less than a year after the death of his wife Inger in 2007, he also died. He suffered cuts from a glass door, and died before he could seek help. Upon his death, Björn Ulvaeus said "I remember him as a good friend.", and that it was "tragic news". He added that "he was a very creative musician who contributed a lot when we toured together and worked in the studio." Benny Andersson also said that the news of his death was "tragic".
Santa Rosa

Album cover

**Santa Rosa**, working titles **Grandpa's Banjo** and **I'd Give Anything To Be Back Home In...** is a song composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus as a B-side for the single He Is Your Brother, released November 1 1972. Recording commenced March 21 1972. The track features lead vocals from Benny and Björn.

## Release

Santa Rosa was released as a B-side to He Is Your Brother in Sweden and Scandinavian markets. On other single releases of He Is Your Brother, Santa Rosa was replaced with other songs.

Santa Rosa was later released on a number of ABBA's compilation albums and expanded editions of Ring Ring;

* Thank You for the Music (1994)
* Ring Ring (2001)
* 30th Anniversary Original Album Box (2004)
* The Complete Studio Recordings (2005)
* The Albums (2008)

## Reception

As a B-side to He Is Your Brother, Santa Rosa only charted in Scandinavian countries, failing to reach the sales chart in ABBA's native Sweden.

## Alternative performances

ABBA, then known as Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid, performed the song as the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan on November 18 1972. On this occasion Agnetha Fältskog sung lead vocals alongside Björn.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.abbaontv.com/programmes/1972/12
ABBA Monopoly

**ABBA Monopoly** is a special version of the board game Monopoly based on ABBA's work. The game's instructions are in English and Swedish.

## Modifications

### Properties

The properties are replaced by singles released by ABBA. Each coloured zone contains singles from one of ABBA's studio albums.

### Utilities

The two utilities are replaced by ABBA: The Museum and Polar Music.

### Player Tokens

The traditional Monopoly tokens are replaced by a Napoleon hat (Waterloo), a platform boot, a vinyl record, a bag of money (Money, Money, Money), a telephone (Ring, Ring) and Björn's star-shaped guitar.

### Houses & hotels

The houses and hotels are replaced with recording studios
En karusell

**En karusell** (English A Carousel) is a Swedish-language song recorded by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in 1972 and released in Sweden as a 7" single. The song was credited to Björn and Benny but not Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, despite their appearance as backing vocalists. The B-side was Att finnas till.

En karusell did not chart in the top 10 of Svensktoppen Sweden, however Att finnas till remained in the charts for three weeks.

The song was covered by Anita Lindblom in 1972 and Birgitta Wollgård & Salut in 1975.

The song was later released on the 2006 deluxe edition of Lycka.

## Credits

* Lead vocals - Björn Ulvaeus
* Keyboard - Benny Andersson
* Drums - Ola Brunkert
* Guitar - Jan Schaffer, Björn Ulvaeus
* Bass - Mike Watson

## Track listing

1. A. En karusell - 3:06
2. B. Att finnas till - 3:32

## Merry-Go-Round

En karusell was later recorded and released in English as Merry-Go-Round
Don't Shut Me Down

Single album art

### Stream on

**Don't Shut Me Down** is a song written Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson for ABBA's upcoming album Voyage, first released as a double-A-Side single on September 2 2021, alongside I Still Have Faith in You. With lead vocals performed by Agnetha Fältskog, it became ABBA's first single to top the charts in Sweden since Summer Night City in 1978.

## Lyric video

ABBA released a lyric video for Don't Shut Me Down on YouTube, premiered at the ABBA Voyage launch event. It recorded 1.4 million views within the first 24 hours after its release, reaching the top tree on YouTube Trending in 12 countries, including in the UK.

## Background

It was recorded in 2018 alongside I Still Have Faith in You.

## Reception

The song was released digitally as a double A-Side single on September 2 2021.

 Spotify
 Apple Music

## References

1. ↑ Sverigetopplistan - 2021, week 36
2. ↑ The Guardian - Abba singles race to top of streaming charts in comeback triumph
2018

This page lists ABBA-related events in **2018**.

## April

* 27 - The television special (then unnamed) ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute is announced

## May

* 4 - The television special ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute's name is announced

## September

* 10 - Austin Weber releases his cover Mamma Mia
* 18 - Björn Ulvaeus announces the delay of ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute and ABBA's new music until 2019.
The Visitors (album)

### Producer

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus

**The Visitors** is ABBA's eighth studio album and was released in 1981.

## Track listing

### Side 1

1. The Visitors
2. Head over Heels
3. When All Is Said and Done
4. Soldiers

### Side 2

1. I Let the Music Speak
2. One of Us
3. Two for the Price of One
4. Slipping Through My Fingers
5. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room

## See also

* The Visitors on Wikipedia
* In Focus: The Making of The Visitors on ABBA The Official Site
De första åren

**De första åren** (English: The Early Years) is a box set by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, released in 2004.

It includes all her official recordings between 1967 and 1979, except the TV specials recordings and her 16 recordings in German for which the master tapes are considered lost.

## References

1. ↑ Discogs - Agnetha Fältskog – De Första Åren 1967-1979
The Singles: The First Ten Years

**The Singles: The First Ten Years** is a compilation album by ABBA. Released on 8 November 1982, it consists of hit songs recorded by ABBA between March 1972 and October 1982. The tracks, *The Day Before You Came* and *Under Attack*, were new singles.

## Track listing

Side A
1. Ring Ring
2. Waterloo
3. So Long
4. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
5. SOS
6. Mama Mia
7. Fernando

Side B
1. Dancing Queen
2. Money, Money, Money
3. Knowing Me, Knowing You
4. The Name of the Game
5. Take a Chance on Me
6. Summer Night City

Side C
1. Chiquitita
2. Does Your Mother Know
3. Voulez-Vous
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5. I Have a Dream

Side D
1. The Winner Takes It All
2. Super Trouper
3. One of Us
4. The Day Before You Came
5. Under Attack
Michael B. Tretow

**Bo Michael Tretow** (born August 20 1944) is a Swedish record producer, audio engineer, musician and composer, best known for his work with ABBA from 1970 to 1982, and with the musical Chess. He experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the "ABBA sound".
ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute

**ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute** is an upcoming American-British television special tribute to ABBA, set to air in 2021 on NBC and BBC One.

## Background

The programme will feature appearances by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad and a performance of their new song I Still Have Faith in You by their digital avatars. It will also include appearances by a variety of musical artists performing ABBA songs such as Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, The Winner Takes It All and Take A Chance On Me.

## Production

On April 27, 2018, it was announced that NBC and the BBC were co-producing a television special tribute about ABBA. The special is set to be directed and produced by Johan Renck and executive produced by Simon Fuller. Production companies involved with the special include Fuller's XIX Entertainment. On May 4, 2018, it was announced that the special had been titled ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute.

On September 18, 2018, Björn revealed that the special had been delayed until 2019 due to the ongoing production of the band's two new songs, I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down. The project was then delayed again in July 2020 until 2021.

## Track listing

The track listing has not yet been released, but the following songs will reportedly be performed:

* Dancing Queen
* Mamma Mia
* The Winner Takes It All
* Take a Chance on Me
* I Still Have Faith in You

## See also

* ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute on Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ https://deadline.com/2018/05/abba-reunion-tv-special-airdate-nbc-abba-thank-you-for-the-music-an-all-star-tribute-1202383134/
2. ↑ http://www.noise11.com/news/new-abba-music-bumped-into-2021-20200721
Nu tändas tusen juleljus (song)

**Nu tändas tusen juleljus** is a Christmas song, written and composed by Emmy Köhler, and originally published in 1898. Through the 20th century, it became one of the most sung Christmas songs in Sweden in homes, churches, choirs, schools and Kindergartens.

Agnetha Fältskog and Linda Ulvaeus recorded the song on their 1981 joint Christmas album with the same name.

## References

1. ↑ Nu tändas tusen juleljus (English). Swedish Media Database. Retrieved on 4 September 2021.
Nils "Nilo" Sommer

Nils "Nilo" Sommer, Spielleiter und Autor der Flutwelt.

Mag so ziemlich alles was pbta oder fitd ist, narrativen Krimskrams, veröffentlicht Pen&Paper mit Hilfe der Illustratorin Risto, der Editorin Textzucker und der Internetbändigerin Treiskaideka.

Empfiehlt etwa 1x pro Folge das Pen&Paper "Los Muertos".

Rudimentär.
ABBA Voyage

*Not to be confused with the upcoming ABBA album Voyage.*

**ABBA Voyage** is an upcoming ABBA concert residency set to begin May 27 2022. It will take place in a custom built arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

## Launch

### Website

The website, abbavoyage.com, launched August 26 2021, teases "The wait is nearly over...". It features the ABBA Voyage logo, the glowing planets featured in other marketing material. It asks visitors to "Register your interest to be the first in line to hear more about ABBA Voyage." and has an email signup form. The website is published by Aniara Limited and references Universal Music Group as a partner in the privacy policy. The website also links to a Facebook page, Instagram page and Twitter page.

### Announcement livestream

On August 31, ABBA announced a livestreamed announcement would take place on YouTube on September 2 at 5:45 BST.

On September 2, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson were photographed arriving in London for the launch event.

## Arena

The show will take place in the ABBA Arena, a custom built venue located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. It will have a capacity of 3000.

## Show

22 songs will be performed by ABBA's digital avatars over 90 minutes. The set list will contain the lead singles from Voyage; I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down, however it will mainly be a "greatest hits" concert with classics such as Dancing Queen. The performances were choreographed by Wayne McGregor, multi-award winning Resident Choreographer of the Royal Ballet.

## ABBAtars

The digital avatars, dubbed 'ABBAtars' were created using motion-capture technology of the four ABBA members performing on-stage surrounded by over 140 cameras. These recordings captured the mannerisms of the four members, while old pictures were used to model the avatars after their younger selves. This work was carried out by over 850 employees of Industrial Light & Magic, founded by George Lucas.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eurovision - ABBA are back with a new album and live show 'Voyage' 🇸🇪
2. ↑ The Guardian - Abba reunite for Voyage, first new album in 40 years
3. ↑ NME - ABBA to make “special livestream announcement” later this week
4. ↑ Official Charts - ABBA's Benny & Bjorn arriving in London ahead of tonight's #ABBAVoyage announcement
The Album

### Producer

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus

**The Album** is ABBA's fifth studio album and was released in 1977.

## Track listing

### Side 1

1. Eagle
2. Take a Chance on Me
3. One Man, One Woman
4. The Name of the Game

### Side 2

Tracks 3–5 are part of the mini musical "The Girl with the Golden Hair".

1. Move On
2. Hole in Your Soul
3. Thank You for the Music
4. I Wonder (Departure)
5. I'm a Marionette
My Colouring Book

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Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

**My Colouring Book** may refer to:

* My Colouring Book (album), Agnetha Fältskog's eleventh studio album
* My Colouring Book (song), track #1 of the album of the same name
Mamma Mia (Austin Weber song)

Digital release cover

**Mamma Mia** is a cover version of ABBA's Mamma Mia by Austin Weber. It was recorded in Kyoto, Japan and was released on September 10 2018.

## Background

Austin Weber had planned a trip to Japan with his girlfriend, but she broke up with him before the trip, so he took his father, John Weber instead, where they recorded the song. The song's lyrics are slightly modified from ABBA's original lyrics. The music is a more modern interpretation of the original composition.

## Reception

The song was released on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music.

 Spotify
 Apple Music

## Lyrics & video

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don't know how, but I suddenly lose control
There's a fire inside my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, woah-woah

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yeah, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know
Why I could never let you go

I've been angry and sad about things that you do
So I made up my mind to tell you that we're through

But when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that I won't be away too long
You know I'm not that strong

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, woah-woah

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yeah, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, even when I say
Bye bye, take me now or never
Mamma mia, it's a game we play
Goodbye doesn't mean forever
Yeah, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know
Why I could never let you go

The lyrics are almost identical to ABBA's original version. The music video was filmed in Kyoto, Japan, in the Kamo River, at approximately 34.9978°N, 135.7687°E.

## Mamma Mia! The Anniversary Vinyl

Mamma Mia was released on vinyl on February 18 2020 in the United Kingdom. It featured an instrumental only version of Mamma Mia as its B-side.

## Credits

* Vocals, synthesizer, mixing, editing - Austin Weber

* Camera - John Weber

* Mastering - Nick Zampiello

## References

1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Austin-Weber-Mamma-Mia-The-Anniversary-Vinyl/release/15045026
Waterloo

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**Waterloo** may refer to:

* Waterloo (album), 1974 ABBA album
* Waterloo (song), title track of the Waterloo album
The Best of ABBA (1975 album)

**The Best of ABBA** is a compilation album by ABBA. Released in August 1975, it consists of hit songs recorded by ABBA between 1972 and 1975.

## Track listing

Side 1
1. Waterloo
2. Ring Ring
3. Honey, Honey
4. Mamma Mia
5. People Need Love
6. Nina, Pretty Ballerina

Side 2
1. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
2. SOS
3. Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
4. Bang-A-Boomerang
5. Hasta Mañana
6. So Long
People Need Love

**People Need Love** is ABBA's debut single, recorded in March 1972 and released under the name "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid". The song was featured on ABBA's 1973 debut album Ring Ring. It was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and was released as a single with the B-side Merry-Go-Round, listed as Merry-Go-Round (En karusell).
Don't Mention The Swedes

Don't Mention The Swedes Album Cover

**Don't Mention The Swedes** is an ABBA tribute album recorded by Zebras Don't Smoke released November 20th 2020. It was recorded in lockdown in 2020.

The album consists of twelve tracks, including Get On The Carousel, which was never officially recorded by ABBA, and was pieced together from its appearance in ABBA: The Movie.

## Track listing

1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Gal After Midnight)
2. Under Attack
3. Elaine
4. Summer Night City
5. I'm A Marionette
6. The Name Of The Game
7. Lay All Your Love On Me
8. Two For The Price Of One
9. Hole In Your Soul
10. Tiger
11. When All Is Said And Done
12. Get On The Carousel

## Credits

* Vocals - Lynden Williams, Rachael Hawnt
* Keyboards - Geoff Downes
* Guitars - Ollie Hannifan
* Drums & percussion - Nick D'Virgilio
* Bass - Dave Meros

## References

1. ↑ Singsong Music - NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Zebra’s Don’t Smoke – ‘Don’t Mention The Swedes’
Little Things

**Little Things** is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson for ABBA's ninth studio album Voyage. During the ABBA Voyage announcement livestream, Benny said "We have a little Christmas tune, it’s called ‘Little Things’."

## References

1. ↑ NME - ABBA Voyage: Pop icons return for new album and “revolutionary” shows
Polar Music

Polar Music logo

**Polar Music** is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag.

## Background

The first act that Polar Music signed was the Hootenanny Singers featuring Björn Ulvaeus. Polar eventually gained prosperity producing Ulvaeus' next group, international superstars ABBA. As a small Scandinavian company based in Sweden, Polar could not afford to set up operations worldwide and was ABBA's record company only in the Scandinavian countries. Therefore, ABBA's recordings were licensed to different record companies in each country, but usually to companies that had international operations, meaning they could effectively compete with each other to acquire the licenses in more countries if they proved successful in their own. The licenses gave the companies a few allowances to issue certain tracks as singles that Polar had not, or to modify single (and occasionally album) artwork. The licenses were for three years at a time, meaning that between 1989 and 1992, they had all expired. This enabled PolyGram to release *Gold: Greatest Hits* to major success around the world.

Polar Music is currently owned by Universal Music Group whose predecessor company, PolyGram, purchased it in 1989. However, Polar Music International AB legally still exists and ABBA's recordings remain copyrighted to the company. Polar is now ABBA's record label internationally, and the historic Polar vinyl label designs have been used on the group's CD releases since 2004 (usually on deluxe releases of studio albums).

The Polar Music Prize, an award for outstanding musical achievement, was created by Stig Anderson, the same year after he sold the label to PolyGram.
Fernando

**Fernando**  is a single written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson.

## Lyrics

Can you hear the drums, Fernando?

I remember, long ago, another starry night like this

In the firelight, Fernando

You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar

I could hear the distant drums and sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now, Fernando

Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally

I was so afraid, Fernando

We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die

And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night

The stars were bright, Fernando

They were shining there for you and me

For liberty, Fernando

Though we never thought that we could lose

There's no regret

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey, Fernando

Since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand

Can you hear the drums, Fernando?

Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?

I can see it in your eyes, how proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night

The stars were bright, Fernando

They were shining there for you and me

For liberty, Fernando

Though I never thought that we could lose

There's no regret

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something in the air that night

The stars were bright, Fernando

They were shining there for you and me

For liberty, Fernando

Though I never thought that we could lose

There's no regret

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

Yes, if I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

## Alternative performances

* Live on the TV special Olivia! in 1978.
Nu tändas tusen juleljus

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* Nu tändas tusen juleljus (album)
* Nu tändas tusen juleljus (song)
Super Trouper (song)

**Super Trouper** is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson for ABBA's 1980 album Super Trouper.

## Lyrics

Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me

But I won't feel blue

Like I always do

'Cause somewhere in the crowd, there's you

I was sick and tired of everything

When I called you last night from Glasgow

All I do is eat and sleep and sing

Wishing every show was the last show

(Wishing every show was the last show)

So imagine I was glad to hear you're coming

(Glad to hear you're coming)

Suddenly I feel all right

(And suddenly it's gonna be)

And it's gonna be so different

When I'm on the stage tonight

Tonight, the Super Trouper lights are gonna find me

Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Feeling like a number one

Tonight, the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me

But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Like I always do (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

Facing twenty thousand of your friends

How can anyone be so lonely?

Part of a success that never ends

Still, I'm thinking about you only

(Still, I'm thinking about you only)

There are moments when I think I'm going crazy

(Think I'm going crazy)

But it's gonna be all right

(You'll soon be changing everything)

Everything will be so different

When I'm on the stage tonight

Tonight, the Super Trouper lights are gonna find me

Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Feeling like a number one

Tonight, the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me

But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Like I always do (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

So I'll be there when you arrive

The sight of you will prove to me I'm still alive

And when you take me in your arms and hold me tight

I know it's gonna mean so much tonight

Tonight, the Super Trouper lights are gonna find me

Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Feeling like a number one

Tonight, the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me

But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Like I always do (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Lights are gonna find me

Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Feeling like a number one

Tonight, the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me

But I won't feel blue

But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Like I always do… (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Polar Music Studios

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**Polar Music Studios** may refer to:

* Polar Music, record company set up by Stig Anderson and Bengt Bernhag
* Polar Studios, former recording studio in Stockholm formed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson
Move On

Eagle/Thank You For The Music Single

**Eagle** is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson for ABBA's 1977 album The Album. It was released as an A-side single in Peru with Mamma Mia on the B-side. It's sung by Agnetha Fältskog. Beyond that, Move On didn't get much special attention, it wasn't sung on any live concerts either but it always was a fan favourite because of how powerful the song was.

The way the melody of Move On flows really matches the emotional depth of the lyrics. It all starts so gently, with a soft piano and Bjorn's verse at the beginning, and then it gradually builds up into this powerful chorus where the vocals just soar. Later in 1980, Move On was translated into Spanish for the Spanish ABBA album, Gracias Por La Música. The Spanish version of the song Move On is "Al Andar". Al Andar was then used in 2007 deluxe edition of The Album with other bonus tracks from the original album.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Björn]

"They say a restless body can hide a peaceful soul

A voyager, and a settler, they both have a distant goal

If I explore the heavens, or if I search inside

Well, it really doesn't matter as long as I can tell myself

I've always tried"

[Chorus: Agnetha, Frida & Björn]

Like a roller in the ocean

Life is motion, move on

Like a wind that's always blowing

Life is flowing, move on

Like the sunrise in the morning

Life is dawning, move on

How I treasure every minute

Being part of, being in it

With the urge to move on

[Verse 2: Agnetha]

I've travelled every country, I've travelled in my mind

It seems we're on a journey, a trip through space and time

And somewhere lies the answer

To all the questions why

What really makes the difference

Between all dead and living things, the will to stay alive

You might also like

[Chorus: Agnetha, Frida & Björn]

Like a roller in the ocean

Life is motion, move on

Like a wind that's always blowing

Life is flowing, move on

Like the sunrise in the morning

Life is dawning, move on

How I treasure every minute

Being part of, being in it

With the urge to move on

[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Agnetha]

The morning breeze that ripples the surface of the sea

The crying of the seagulls that hover over me

I see it and I hear it

But how can I explain

The wonder of the moment

To be alive, to feel the sun that follows every rain

[Chorus: Agnetha, Frida & Björn]

Like a roller in the ocean

Life is motion, move on

Like a wind that's always blowing

Life is flowing, move on

Like the sunrise in the morning

Life is dawning, move on

How I treasure every minute

Being part of, being in it

With the urge to move on

[Outro: Agnetha, Frida & Björn]

Like a wind that's always blowing

Life is flowing, move on

Like the sunrise in the morning

Life is dawning, move on

How I treasure every minute

Being part of it, being in it

With the urge to move on

Like a wind that's always blowing

Life is flowing, move on

Like the sunrise in the morning
Abbaesque

*For the album by Erasure, see Abba-esque.*

**Abbaesque** is an Irish tribute band to ABBA. With five members, they are Ireland's most successful tribute show, performing in excess of 150 sell out shows each year throughout the entire country.

Abbaesque sold out Dublin's 11,000 capacity Point Theatre on New Year's Eve 1998, and have played Saturday night residencies in the capital's prestigious Olympia Theatre. TV appearances have included *The Late Late Show*, *Live at 3*, *The Gerry Ryan Show*, *Open House*, and *The Den*, as well as the 98FM Breakfast show and the Pat Kenny Show on radio. Abbaesque have also performed at all of Ireland's major festivals including Galway's Black Box, and the internationally renowned Rose of Tralee festival, playing to crowds of more than 10,000 per night.

Abbaesque have worked hard to achieve an attention to detail, to convincingly re-produce the sound and look of the original ABBA. Their live act is filled with back-to-back hits such as Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money, Thank You for the Music, Knowing Me, Knowing You, S.O.S. and many more, as well as costume changes and musical arrangements reminiscent of the original ABBA.
Voyage

Album art

**Voyage** is ABBA's ninth studio album that was released on 5 November 2021. It will be their first album in 40 years, since The Visitors in 1981 and ABBA's disbandment the following year.

The album was announced on September 2 2021 during an online livestream, where the lead singles from the album I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down were premiered. During the livestream Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson held a press conference where they announced the ABBA Voyage concert residency held in a custom built arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The album consists of ten songs of which one, Just A Notion was partially released as a demo recording from ABBA Undeleted, as part of the 1994 box set Thank You for the Music.

The album has been nominated for five Grammies. The first nomination (and the first for the band) was in 2022; Record of the Year for 'I Still Have Faith in You'. The other four are in 2023; Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for 'Don't Shut Me Down', Album of the Year for 'Voyage', and Best Vocal Pop Band for ABBA.

## References

1. ↑ 【Amazon.co.jp限定】ヴォヤージ with 『アバ・ゴールド』(SHM-CD)(2枚組)(特典:メガジャケ付): Music
2. ↑ 【Amazon.co.jp限定】ヴォヤージ with 『エッセンシャル・コレクション』(SHM-CD)(DVD付)(特典:メガジャケ付)
3. ↑ 【Amazon.co.jp限定】ヴォヤージ with 『アバ・イン・ジャパン』(SHM-CD)(2DVD付)(特典:メガジャケ付): Music

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Sweden

**Sweden** is a country located in Northern Europe and is the country most closely linked to ABBA. Three of the four ABBA members were born in Sweden, although all grew up there. ABBA: The Museum is located in Stockholm, Sweden, while Polar Studios was also located in Stockholm from 1978 until its closure in 2004.
The Best of ABBA

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**The Best of ABBA** may refer to:

* The Best of ABBA (1975 album)
* The Best of ABBA (1984 album)
Arrival

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**Arrival** may refer to:

* Arrival (album), ABBA's 1976 album
* Arrival (composition), the final song on the album of the same name
Gemini

**Gemini** are a Swedish brother and sister duo, consisting of Karin Glenmark and Anders Glenmark. The duo released two original albums: Gemini (1985) and Geminism (1987), most of whose material was written by the former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Both albums reached the Swedish Top 20, while their success was limited to Scandinavia. Their only truly international release was the single "Just Like That" (the chorus of which was recorded by ABBA unreleased apart from its inclusion in the ABBA Undeleted medley on Thank You for the Music).
Mamma Mia (song)

**Mamma Mia**  is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson for ABBA's 1975 album ABBA.

## Music Video

Mamma Mia was one of four songs on the album ABBA to have a music video recorded. It was uploaded to ABBA's YouTube channel on October 8 2009. It was reported on August 13 2021 that the music video was available in a remastered 4K resolution.

## Lyrics

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when

So I made up my mind: it must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?

I don't know how, but I suddenly lose control

There's a fire within my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, whoa

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been broken-hearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know

My my, I could never let you go

I've been angry and sad about things that you do

I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through

And when you go, when you slam the door

I think you know that you won't be away too long

You know that I'm not that strong

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, whoa

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again

My my, just how much I've missed you?

Yes, I've been broken-hearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, even if I say

"Bye-bye", leave me now or never

Mamma mia, it's a game we play

"Bye-bye" doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again

My my, just how much I've missed you?

Yes, I've been broken-hearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know

My my, I could never let you go

## References

1. ↑ udiscovermusic - ABBA Release 4K HD Versions Of Classic Videos
Björn Again

**Björn Again** is a parody band of ABBA, founded in 1988 in Australia. It now involves multiple troupes performing under the Björn Again name. The show takes its name from ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus, and is a pun on the phrase "born again".

Björn Again is a light-hearted parody of ABBA, and makes use of pidgin Swedish, and humourous stage character names parodying original members of ABBA. These include Agnetha Falstart, Benny Anderwear, Fruda Longstokin and Björn Volvo-us. The group also has bass guitarist Rutger Sonofagunn and Ola Drumkitt, in reference to ABBA session musicians Rutger Gunnarsson and Ola Brunkert.
Voulez-Vous

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* Voulez-Vous (album), 1979 ABBA album
* Voulez-Vous (song), track #2 on the album of the same name
ABBA Live

**ABBA Live** is an album of live recordings by ABBA, released by Polar Music in 1986.

## History

A live album was something that many ABBA fans had demanded for several years. ABBA themselves had toyed with the idea on a couple of occasions, but always decided against it. Finally, four years after the members went their separate ways, a live collection was released after all. The resultant album, ABBA Live, contained recordings from 1977, 1979 and 1981. The tracks were mostly taken from ABBA's concerts at Wembley Arena in London in November 1979, with a few additional songs taken from the tour of Australia in March 1977 and the Dick Cavett Meets ABBA television special, taped in April 1981.

## Release

When this LP/CD was released, the band's popularity was at an all-time low and none of the members themselves were involved in the production of the album. Much to the dismay of both music critics and ABBA fans it also had 80's synth drums overdubbed on most tracks, taking away the true live feeling of the performances. Neither did it feature any of the tracks that the band had performed live on their tours but never included on any of their studio albums, such as I Am an A, Get on the Carousel, I'm Still Alive, or the original live versions of the songs from the 1977 mini-musical The Girl with the Golden Hair: Thank You for the Music, I Wonder (Departure) and I'm a Marionette, all of which had slightly different lyrics and/or musical arrangements to the subsequent studio recordings included on ABBA: The Album. Several tracks had also been heavily edited, in the case of the 1979 live recording of Does Your Mother Know by as much as five minutes since it originally was performed on that tour as a medley with Hole in Your Soul.

ABBA Live was the first ABBA album to be simultaneously released on LP and CD, the CD having three extra tracks. The album did not perform very well, internationally or domestically, peaking at #49 in Sweden and only staying in the charts for two weeks in the Netherlands, where it reached only #47. It was remastered and rereleased by Polydor/Polar in 1997, but is currently out of print.

## Track listing

All tracks were written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with the exception of no. 1,6 and 13 (The Name of the Game), which were also written by Stig Anderson.

### Side one

 2
 3
 4
 5

### Side two

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6

### CD edition

 13
 14

## See also

* ABBA Live on Wikipedia
* ABBA Live on Discogs

## References

1. ↑ Dutchcharts.nl - ABBA - Live
2. ↑ Swedishcharts.com - ABBA - Live
Dancing Queen

Artwork for Scandinavian releases, also used for other releases in different layouts

### Composer

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson

### Stream on

**Dancing Queen** is a song by pop group ABBA, written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson as the lead single for ABBA's 1976 album Arrival. Benny and Björn were also responsible for producing the song. Dancing Queen was first released as a single in Sweden on August 15 1976, later followed by the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe a few days later. It was a worldwide hit, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Rhodesia. Notably, it is ABBA's only song which became a number one hit in the United States. Dancing Queen also charted in the top five in many other countries.

## Music video

The song was accompanied by a music video, filmed in 1976 in Alexandra's discotheque, Stockholm, Sweden. The music video features all four members of ABBA singing and performing to dancing club patrons. As with almost all of ABBA's music videos, it was directed by the Swedish film director Lasse Hallström. Uploaded to YouTube on October 8 2009, the music video currently has over 500 million views, as of May 2021. On May 21, 2021, the video reached 500 million views on YouTube. To celebrate this, the video was remastered in 4K resolution, the first ABBA music video to be published in this quality.

## Lyrics

You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the dancing queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen

You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave 'em burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the dancing queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen

Digging the dancing queen

## Live performances

* Live on the TV special Olivia! in 1978.

## References

1. ↑ udiscovermusic - ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' Video Hits 500 Million Views On YouTube