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ABBA's Voyage concert series is making London "Money, Money, Money"

Dec 29, 2023
ABBA's avatar-based concert series has generated more than $400 million for London's local economy.
ABBA band members Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus attend the World Premiere of "ABBA Voyage" in London in May 2022.
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"Mamma Mia!" The numbers behind the music

Jul 20, 2018
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a listicle after midnight)
Swedish pop group ABBA gives the thumbs up after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo" in 1974. Left to right: Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson.
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