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Abba reunite on stage for the first time in 30 years at Mamma Mia! The Party in Stockholm | |
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All four former members of Swedish pop group Abba have reunited on stage for the first time in three decades. | All four former members of Swedish pop group Abba have reunited on stage for the first time in three decades. |
Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad attended the opening of Mamma Mia! The Party, an Abba-themed entertainment venue in Swedish capital Stockholm. | Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad attended the opening of Mamma Mia! The Party, an Abba-themed entertainment venue in Swedish capital Stockholm. |
The venue is the brain child of Ulvaeus, and is based on the Greek tavern in the 2008 musical film, Mamma Mia!, which featured the group's most popular songs. | The venue is the brain child of Ulvaeus, and is based on the Greek tavern in the 2008 musical film, Mamma Mia!, which featured the group's most popular songs. |
The hugely successful pop group were last seen together at the premiere of Mamma Mia!, and had not come together at all in eight years until Wednesday night. | The hugely successful pop group were last seen together at the premiere of Mamma Mia!, and had not come together at all in eight years until Wednesday night. |
According to the Guardian, all four original members declined to be photographed together on the red carpet, but posed briefly side by side on stage later in the evening. | According to the Guardian, all four original members declined to be photographed together on the red carpet, but posed briefly side by side on stage later in the evening. |
Fans and guests paid 1,340 kronor (£110) for a ticket to attend the opening night of the venue to catch a glimpse of their favourite pop group. | Fans and guests paid 1,340 kronor (£110) for a ticket to attend the opening night of the venue to catch a glimpse of their favourite pop group. |
Those lucky enough to be there took videos and pictures of the stars and posted them on social media. | Those lucky enough to be there took videos and pictures of the stars and posted them on social media. |
When asked if a more formal Abba reunion was a possible future event, Ulvaeus told Swedish media it was highly unlikely, according to news website The Local. | When asked if a more formal Abba reunion was a possible future event, Ulvaeus told Swedish media it was highly unlikely, according to news website The Local. |
Since the group split in 1982, their compilation Abba Gold, released 10 years later, became the second-highest-selling album of all time in the UK. | Since the group split in 1982, their compilation Abba Gold, released 10 years later, became the second-highest-selling album of all time in the UK. |
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