{"product_id":"abba-at-50-9781786751010","title":"ABBA at 50","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with their song \"Waterloo,\" and became one of the most commercially successful acts in popular music. The 1990s saw a new wave of ABBA appreciation, with stage musicals, movies, and a museum opening. In 2021, they released a new album and announced a concert featuring digital avatars dubbed \"ABBAtars.\" This book charts their remarkable story and enduring legacy. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 08 September 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Palazzo Editions Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter winning 1974’s Eurovision Song Contest with their song “Waterloo,” ABBA catapulted to fame, capturing hearts across the globe with their melodic and ever-so-catchy pop songs. Formed in Stockholm, in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, ABBA became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide with classic hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man after Midnight),” “SOS,” and “Knowing Me, Knowing You.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter their split in 1982, it seemed the ABBA story was all but over. But the 1990s ushered in a new wave of ABBA appreciation, and their music found favor again in modern popular culture. A host of ABBA-themed entertainment followed, including stage musical \u003cem\u003eMamma Mia!\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), two box-office hit movies \u003cem\u003eMamma Mia! The Movie\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), and \u003cem\u003eMamma Mia! Here We Go Again\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), and in 2013 the opening of ABBA The Museum, in Stockholm. In 2021, after a forty-year hiatus, the band released a new album \u003cem\u003eVoyage\u003c\/em\u003e, and announced an accompanying concert featuring their digital avatars, dubbed “ABBAtars.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow celebrating their fiftieth year, ABBA are one of the great tales of pop music. From their humble beginnings in post-war Sweden to global superstardom, \u003cem\u003eABBA at 50\u003c\/em\u003e charts the remarkable story of this Swedish quartet. Beautifully illustrated with essential images, this book examines the group’s enduring legacy and much-loved musical repertoire of perfectly crafted pop. A \u003cem\u003emust\u003c\/em\u003e for all ABBA fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1304g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 221 x 283 x 25 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781786751010\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carl Magnus Palm","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44100631199994,"sku":"9781786751010","price":21.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1662765378086_book.jpg?v=1663273098","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/abba-at-50-9781786751010","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}