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ABBA

Abba is a Swedish pop band from the 1970's. The members are Agentha Fältskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson and Anni-Fryd Lyngstad. The band Name ABBA is formed from the first letters of each members name it is more commonly shown as ᗅᗺᗷᗅ. They are well known for just 2 years since the band formed for winning the Eurovision song contest in 1974 making them the most successful Swedish group to ever take part in the competition. Abba have sold more than 380 million albums and singles worldwide. Can you imagine if they never existed for some people they are their favorite band imagine if they didn't exist we wouldn't have some of the style of music that we have now. Abba was also the first group to come from a non-English speaking country to an English speaking country and top the charts in the English speaking country. After Abba broke up in late 1882 they declined in popularity until several films including Muriel's Wedding, The adventures of Priscillia, Queen of the desert refreshed interest in the group. In 1999 ABBA's music was adapted into the profitable musical Mamma Mia! and the music group then toured worldwide. Later a film released in 2008 under the same name becoming the highest grossing film in the united kingdom that year.