I was a live sound (& light for 3 performances) engineer for Mamma Mia at a local theatre (my mother also sang & did a great job, I might add... ;). I figured it'd be appropriate to have this up after the weekend of the last set of performances.
ABBA is from Stockholm, Sweden. Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) & Benny Andersson (b. 1946) met in June 1966; both were members of well-known bands at that time, when they started to write songs together. 1970 saw the release of their album "Lycka", with Anni-Frid 'Frida' Lyngstad & Agnetha Fältskog backing them up on a couple of songs - the four of them joined together to create Abba. Björn & Agnetha were married, in July 1971; Benny & Frida got married later, in Oct. 1978. In 1972, after attempting to make a good start as a group, they released "People Need Love", & got more attention. From there, the rest, as they say, is history. Hits followed, & they became one of the most recognized pop bands of the 70's. Unfortunately, later on in their career, all 4 of them have divorced. Fortunately, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, & have been inducted into others, as well. This song is from their self-titled album, released April 21st (in Sweden), 1975.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfzfe8f9NI
& of course, you can learn more about the play & movie here & there on the internet...
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