1974… 4 young people named Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Frida win the 19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Waterloo”. The whole world then discovered the group ABBA, whose numerous hits are no longer presented today and who sold over 400 million albums. The quartet becomes a real phenomenon! But separates in the 80s!
2021… Exactly on September 2, an announcement shook the world of pop music. The band reformed and almost 40 years after their last title, is about to unveil a new album and a series of…digital concerts. And the success is there!
Why is the band so popular? We talk about it with Jean-Marie Potiez, journalist, music columnist, official biographer of the ABBA group and author of several books. The latest is titled “A Teenager of the 70s, My Life with ABBA”.
Note that Jean-Marie Potiez will also be the curator ofa major exhibition in honor of the Swedish group at the Battle of Waterloo Memorial which will be held from October 2023 to May 2024.