Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest once, in 1974 with the song “Waterloo.” Among the band’s competition that year was Olivia Newton-John, who was representing the United Kingdom. ABBA had attempted to qualify for Eurovision the previous year; in 1973 they finished third in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish qualifying round of Eurovision, with the song “Ring, Ring.” After winning the competition in 1974, ABBA became pop superstars and a global cultural phenomenon.
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