ABBA

"The saying that life is the best novelist is absolutely true. So it's hard to appreciate in retrospect what a crazy story the ABBA story is. And even though it really happened, if you wrote it all down in a novel, no one would believe it." After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with their song "Waterloo", ABBA gained fame in an instant: they stole their way into people's hearts all over the world with their melodious, catchy pop songs. The group, formed in Stockholm in 1972, became one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of pop music, reaching the top of the charts worldwide with songs such as "Dancing Queen", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man after Midnight)", "SOS" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". After their breakup in 1982, it seemed that their story was over forever. But the 1990s brought ABBA back into fashion, and their music began to be appreciated again in modern pop culture. Their success was further enhanced by the musical Mamma Mia!, followed by two blockbuster films. In 2013, the ABBA Museum opened in Stockholm. In 2021, the band released a new album, Voyage, which was presented with the participation of their digital avatars, the so-called "ABBatars". This book is the fascinating story of the Scandinavian quartet from their humble beginnings to international superstar status. The richly illustrated publication is a must-have for any ABBA fan. Carl Magnus Palm is considered the world's leading ABBA historian. He has authored or co-authored eight ABBA books, co-produced several TV shows about the band, helped found the ABBA Museum in Stockholm, and advised Polar Music on the re-release of ABBA's music.