When Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad entered the already colourful stage at The Dome in Brighton, England on 6 April 1974, dressed in shiny glam-rock ...

ABBA released Waterloo on March 4, 1974, months before the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Brighton on April 6. But the song was written specifically for the competition the previous December, ...

Bjorn Ulvaeus reveals that the Beatles were the “biggest inspiration“ behind ABBA’s 1974 hit “Waterloo.” During an upcoming appearance on Apple Music 1’s Deep Hidden Meaning Radio with host Nile ...

A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my ...

People dressed in costumes take part in a silent disco event outside the Brighton Dome, in Brighton, England, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Fans are celebrating 50 years since ABBA won its first big battle ...

1974 was a uniquely bonkers year at Eurovision. The previous year's winners, Luxembourg, didn't want to host due to the costs so it was held at the Brighton Dome, hosted by Katie Boyle. A radical, ...

The top 10 underrated ABBA songs you might not know - ABBA are one of the most successful pop groups in the world, but some ...

Fans of the Swedish supergroup ABBA gathered Saturday in England, Sweden and elsewhere to celebrate the hit song "Waterloo" on the 50th anniversary of its victory at the annual Eurovision Song Contest ...

ABBA’S Waterloo has been voted the best Eurovision song entry of all time, according to research. A study of 2,000 adults found the Swedes’ legendary hit – which also gave the band their first number ...

The world learned ABBA’s name when the Swedish pop group performed their song “Waterloo” in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Now the musicians are reissuing their iconic album of the same name this ...