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When Agnetha Fältskog gave birth to her daughter Linda in 1973, [22] she was replaced for a short period by Inger Brundin on a trip to West Germany. Soon after this triumph, ‘Waterloo’ was Number One on the charts all over Europe, even reaching the Top Ten in the US, where the Eurovision Song Contest had no impact. The album of the same name was also a huge hit in Sweden. However, the “stigma” of being winners of the Eurovision Song Contest made it difficult for ABBA to be taken seriously when they tried to follow this first success. It wasn’t until some 18 months later that they got a major worldwide hit again with ‘SOS’, taken off their third album, simply entitled ABBA.

Stolworthy, Jacob (20 May 2017). "Mamma Mia 2: Meryl Streep returning to sing more ABBA in 'Here We Go Again!' ". The Independent. The Independent UK. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017 . Retrieved 20 May 2017.Collins, Karen (25 August 2009). "Fernando the Flute– Details". Tagg.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010 . Retrieved 31 January 2010. A chronicle of Sweden's most popular youth magazine from 1954 - 1969 in Swedish, including an interview

ABBA: The National Commercial". Abba-world.net. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012 . Retrieved 23 August 2010. Hej, gamle man", a song about an old Salvation Army soldier, became the quartet's first hit. The record was credited to Björn & Benny and reached number five on the sales charts and number one on Svensktoppen, staying on the latter chart (which was not a chart linked to sales or airplay) for 15 weeks. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (27 October 2021). "After 40 Years, Abba Takes a Chance With Its Legacy". The New York Times . Retrieved 13 November 2021. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in promotional photos for different musical groups Member origins and collaboration [ edit ] Hastings, Chris (5 July 2008). "ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson: We Will Never Reform". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008 . Retrieved 9 July 2021.

In 1998, an ABBA tribute group was formed, the ABBA Teens, which was subsequently renamed the A-Teens to allow the group some independence. The group's first album, The ABBA Generation, consisting solely of ABBA covers reimagined as 1990s pop songs, was a worldwide success and so were subsequent albums. The group disbanded in 2004 due to a gruelling schedule and intentions to go solo. In Sweden, the growing recognition of the legacy of Andersson and Ulvaeus resulted in the 1998 B & B Concerts, a tribute concert (with Swedish singers who had worked with the songwriters through the years) showcasing not only their ABBA years, but hits both before and after ABBA. The concert was a success, and was ultimately released on CD. It later toured Scandinavia and even went to Beijing in the People's Republic of China for two concerts. In 2000 ABBA were reported to have turned down an offer of approximately one billion US dollars to do a reunion tour consisting of 100 concerts. [75] a b "Abba to reunite for 'new entertainment experience' ". BBC News. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 . Retrieved 20 June 2018. In March 1976, the band released the compilation album Greatest Hits. It became their first UK number-one album, and also took ABBA into the Top 50 on the US album charts for the first time, eventually selling more than a million copies there. Also included on Greatest Hits was a new single, " Fernando", which went to number-one in at least thirteen countries all over the world, including the UK, Germany, France, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, and the top five in most other significant markets, including, at number four, becoming their biggest hit to date in Canada; the single went on to sell over 10million copies worldwide. [50]