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ABBA by Emily, Emma, Klaudia, Riley, Alyssa

ABBA was a Swedish pop group featuring Agnetha Itskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Their genre was pop, pop rock, eurodisco.As a genre, pop music is often borrowing elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, latin and country. Originating in the 1950s this genre was formed from rock and roll. Bjorn met Benny in June 1966 and wrote their first song later that year. In the spring of 1969 the boys met the two woman who were to become not only their fiancées but the other half of ABBA. Their first attempt at singing in a group of four failed but in spring 1972 they recorded a song called 'People Need Love', which became a medium-sized hit in Sweden. Encouraged by their success, they entered the 1973 Swedish selections for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Ring Ring'. They finished third and their song became a major hit in Sweden. The band entered the competition again in 1974 and won with their song 'Waterloo', giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful group ever to take part in the competition. ABBA have sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide which makes the band one of the best-selling artists of all time. media type="custom" key="25788558" At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was chosen as the best song in the competition's history. ABBA was also the name of a Swedish canned fish company, which luckily agreed to lending their name to a pop group. After ABBA broke up in late 1982, Benny and Bjorn achieved success writing music, while Agnetha and Anni-Frid pursued solo careers.

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Bibliography- http://www.abbasite.com/the-story/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music []