ABBA: Media
Swedish music group
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How Eurovision became the “Olympics for singing”
The first Eurovision was held on May 24, 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland.
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ABBA
Swedish band ABBA performing on the television showThe Midnight Special,...
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Eurovision winners
ABBA performing their winning single “Waterloo” at the Eurovision Song Contest, 1974.
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