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|past_members =[[Agnetha Fältskog|Agnetha "Anna" Fältskog]]<br/>[[Björn Ulvaeus]]<br/>[[Benny Andersson]]<br/>[[Frida Lyngstad|Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad]] |
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'''ABBA''' was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Pop music|pop]]/[[Rock music|rock]] group formed in [[Stockholm]] in 1972, comprising [[Agnetha Fältskog]], [[Benny Andersson]], [[Björn Ulvaeus]] and [[Frida Lyngstad|Anni-Frid Lyngstad]]. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|most commercially successful acts]] in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the [[1974 Eurovision Song Contest]], giving [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest|Sweden]] its first victory in the history of [[Eurovision Song Contest|the contest]] and being the most successful group ever to take part in the contest. |
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'''ABBA''' (stylized as AᗺBA) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Pop music|pop]]/[[Rock music|rock]] group formed in [[Stockholm]] in 1972, comprising [[Agnetha Fältskog]], [[Benny Andersson]], [[Björn Ulvaeus]] and [[Frida Lyngstad|Anni-Frid Lyngstad]]. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|most commercially successful acts]] in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the [[1974 Eurovision Song Contest]], giving [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest|Sweden]] its first victory in the history of [[Eurovision Song Contest|the contest]] and being the most successful group ever to take part in the contest. |
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ABBA has sold over 370 million records worldwide and still sell millions of records a year,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/02/abba-reunion-agnetha|title=Abba set for reunion as Agnetha admits, 'I have a dream'|work=[[guardian.co.uk]]|date=2011-01-02|accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article392677.ece|title=A heavenly enchantment called ABBA|date=2010-04-09|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref> which makes them one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]]. ABBA was the first pop group to come from a non-English-speaking country<!-- to distinguish from Europe including the UK --> that enjoyed consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]], [[Irish Recorded Music Association|Ireland]], the [[Hot 100|U.S.]], [[Canadian Hot 100|Canada]], [[ARIA Charts|Australia]], [[RIANZ|New Zealand]], [[Recording Industry of South Africa|South Africa]] and the [[Philippine Association of the Record Industry|Philippines]]. The group also enjoyed significant success in Latin American markets, and recorded a [[Gracias Por La Música (album)|collection]] of their hit songs in Spanish. |
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ABBA has sold over 370 million records worldwide and still sell millions of records a year,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/02/abba-reunion-agnetha|title=Abba set for reunion as Agnetha admits, 'I have a dream'|work=[[guardian.co.uk]]|date=2011-01-02|accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article392677.ece|title=A heavenly enchantment called ABBA|date=2010-04-09|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref> which makes them one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]]. ABBA was the first pop group to come from a non-English-speaking country<!-- to distinguish from Europe including the UK --> that enjoyed consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]], [[Irish Recorded Music Association|Ireland]], the [[Hot 100|U.S.]], [[Canadian Hot 100|Canada]], [[ARIA Charts|Australia]], [[RIANZ|New Zealand]], [[Recording Industry of South Africa|South Africa]] and the [[Philippine Association of the Record Industry|Philippines]]. The group also enjoyed significant success in Latin American markets, and recorded a [[Gracias Por La Música (album)|collection]] of their hit songs in Spanish. |
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