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What is ABBA?

ABBA was a Swedish Europop group whose songs dominated European charts in the 1970s. The band enjoyed historic commercial success in the landscape of pop music, producing such hits as “Waterloo” (winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974), “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).” Group members included Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.