ABBA
Swedish pop quartet
Also known as Festfolket
- Founded
- 1970(until 1982)
- , 2016(until 2016)
- , 2018
- Members / parts
- Agnetha Fältskog
- , Björn Ulvaeus
- , Benny Andersson
- +1 more
- Label
- Polydor Records
1
- , Polar
1
- , Atlantic Records
1
- +46 more
- Polydor Records
- Country of origin
- Formed in
Overview
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All data
532 statements · 21% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Named after
- Agnetha Fältskog applies to name of object: Agnetha · uses: A/a
- Björn Ulvaeus applies to name of object: Björn · uses: B/b
- Benny Andersson applies to name of object: Benny · uses: B/b
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad applies to name of object: Anni · uses: A/a
- Website
- abbasite.com language: English · statement is subject of: ABBAsite.com
- Participant in
- Music for UNICEF Concert(January 9, 1979)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Tripod.com“ABBA the albums -year by year 1976-1979”felpin80.tripod.com/ata/1976-1979.htmlRetrieved 2021-10-04
- Melodifestivalen 1974(February 9, 1974)
- Melodifestivalen 1973(February 10, 1973)
- Eurovision Song Contest 1974 identity of subject in context: Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974
- Music for UNICEF Concert(January 9, 1979)
- Different from
- Abba criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique
- Abba
- Review score
- 71(January 23, 2023) review score by: Album of the Year · number of reviews/ratings: 1,894 user rating · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
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- 75(September 7, 2021) review score by: Album of the Year · number of reviews/ratings: 808 user rating
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- 69(August 8, 2021) review score by: Album of the Year · number of reviews/ratings: 18 critic review
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- 71(January 23, 2023) review score by: Album of the Year · number of reviews/ratings: 1,894 user rating · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
- Name
- ABBA(since 1973) follows: Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid · has characteristic: palindromic acronym · uses: all caps
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- Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid(1972–1973) has characteristic: enumerative name
1
- AB-ə
- AB-a
- ABBA(since 1973) follows: Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid · has characteristic: palindromic acronym · uses: all caps
- Hashtag
- ABBA
- Social media followers
- 6,500,000(September 6, 2021) facebook username: ABBA
- 1,700,000(September 6, 2021) tiktok username: abba
- 604,293(September 6, 2021) instagram username: abba
- 90,027(September 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1005013640859275264
- 2,920,000(September 6, 2021) youtube channel id: UCYPs4y5esNqx6ax1CxZws6Q
- 6,309,443(September 6, 2021) spotify artist id: 0LcJLqbBmaGUft1e9Mm8HV
- 1,961,151(September 6, 2021) deezer artist id: 180
- 137(September 4, 2021) songmeanings artist id: 382
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- 586,154(August 8, 2021) bandsintown artist id: 50293
- 20,666(August 8, 2021) soundcloud id: abba-official
- 10,336(August 8, 2021) rate your music artist id: abba
- 5,300(August 8, 2021) melon artist id: 100339
- 4,400(August 8, 2021) kkbox artist id: EzX6ft01kOpf9wFO0F02R08I
- 3,151(August 8, 2021) subreddit: ABBA
- 183(August 8, 2021) genius artist id: Abba
- 44,823(August 8, 2021) quora topic id: ABBA-band
- Member count
- 4(September 12, 2021)
1
- 4(September 12, 2021)
- Uses
- Wall of Sound
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Sources- 1.Stated in WikiAudio“Wall of sound”wikiaudio.org/wall-of-soundRetrieved 2021-09-12
- Wall of Sound
- Significant person
- Michael B. Tretow
1
Sources- 1.Stated in CarlMagnusPalm.com“The genius of Michael B. Tretow”carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/the-genius-of-michael-b-tretowRetrieved 2021-09-13
- Carl Magnus Palm
- Anders Hanser
- Michael B. Tretow
- Director / manager
- Stig Anderson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in The Independent“Obituary : Stig Anderson”independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-stig-anderson-1239364.html#comments-areaRetrieved 2021-09-13
- Stig Anderson
- Founded by
- Benny Andersson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Biography.com“ABBA: Their Long Road to Winning Eurovision and Topping the Music Charts”biography.com/news/abba-origins-eurovisionRetrieved 2021-09-13
- Björn Ulvaeus
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Biography.com“ABBA: Their Long Road to Winning Eurovision and Topping the Music Charts”biography.com/news/abba-origins-eurovisionRetrieved 2021-09-13
- Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
- Benny Andersson
- Influenced by
- Phil Spector
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Salon.com“The Year Abba channeled Phil Spector and conquered the world”salon.com/2018/03/31/the-year-abba-channeled-phil-spector-and-conquered-the-worldRetrieved 2021-09-14
- The Mamas & the Papas
- Phil Spector
- Related category
- Category:ABBA video albums category contains: video album by this artist
- Category:ABBA audio samples category contains: Wikipedia non-free audio sample
- Category:ABBA album-stubs category contains: Wikipedia:Stub
- Nominations
- Brit Award for International Album(1977) for work: Arrival · statement is subject of: Brit Awards 1977
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Awards & Winners“1977 Brit Awards”awardsandwinners.com/category/brit-awards/1977Retrieved 2021-10-02
- Brit Award for International Album(1977) for work: Arrival · statement is subject of: Brit Awards 1977
- WikiProject importance scale rating
- top-importance article applies to part: English Wikipedia, WikiProject Musicians
- top-importance article applies to part: Hungarian Wikipedia, WikiProject Pop music
- high-importance article applies to part: English Wikipedia, WikiProject Sweden
- high-importance article applies to part: French Wikipedia, WikiProject Music
- featured article(since 2013) applies to part: Spanish Wikipedia
- featured article(since 2021) applies to part: Hungarian Wikipedia
- featured article(since 2010) applies to part: Bosnian Wikipedia
- Awards
- Musikexportpriset(2021)
1
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(2010)
- Rockbjörnen for the century's Swedish group/artist(1999) conferred by: Aftonbladet
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Aftonbladet“Abba tar hem Rockbjörnen för Årets grupp – ”Ett mirakel””aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/a/g6Vk0a/abba-vinner-rockbjornen-for-arets-gruppRetrieved 2023-01-24
- First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest(1974)
1
- Musikexportpriset(2021)
- End of work period
- 1982
1
- 1982
- Copyright representative
- Polar Music International AB(since 1970)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in ABBAsite.com“In focus: Polar Music – the story of ABBA’s record label”abbasite.com/articles/in-focus-polar-music-the-story-of-abbas-record-labelRetrieved 2023-01-25
- Polar Music International AB(since 1970)
- Notable work
- Another Town, Another Train
- People Need Love
- Nina, Pretty Ballerina
- Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
- Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother
- He Is Your Brother
- Waterloo
- Hasta Mañana
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- My Mama Said
- Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
- Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
- Mamma Mia
- Hey, Hey Helen
- SOS
- Rock Me
- I've Been Waiting for You
- Fernando
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- Dancing Queen
- Dum Dum Diddle
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Money, Money, Money
- That's Me
- Why Did It Have to Be Me?
- Tiger
- Eagle
- Take a Chance on Me
- One Man, One Woman
- The Name of the Game
- Move On
- Hole in Your Soul
- Thank You for the Music
- I'm a Marionette
- Summer Night City
- As Good as New
- I Have a Dream
- Angeleyes
- The King Has Lost His Crown
- Does Your Mother Know
- If It Wasn't for the Nights
- Chiquitita
- Kisses of Fire
- Estoy Soñando
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Gracias por la música
- Elaine
- Super Trouper
- The Winner Takes It All
- On and On and On
- Andante, Andante
- Me and I
- Happy New Year
- Our Last Summer
- The Piper
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Felicidad
- The Visitors
- Head over Heels
- When All Is Said and Done
- I Let The Music Speak
- Stylized name
- ᗅᗺᗷᗅ(since 1976) uses: ᗺ
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Sources- 1.Stated in uDiscoverMusic“ABBA”udiscovermusic.com/artist/abbaRetrieved 2025-12-20
- ᗅᗺᗷᗅ(since 1976) uses: ᗺ
- Instrument
- voice applies to part: Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad
- guitar applies to part: Björn Ulvaeus
- piano applies to part: Benny Andersson
- electronic keyboard applies to part: Benny Andersson
- accordion applies to part: Benny Andersson
On other databases
265 identifiers linking ABBA across the web's reference databases
- 1001Tracklists DJ IDabba
- AccuRadio artist IDabba
- Acharts.co artist IDabba
- ACMI IDcreators/78637
- Album of the Year artist ID4772
- Alexander Turnbull Library ID234340
- All the Tropes article IDABBA
- Allcinema person ID40613
- AllMovie person IDp24
- AllMusic artist IDmn0000922728
- Amazon author IDB000APR9C2
- Amazon Music artist IDB000QJYJE8
- Apple Music artist ID372976
- Archive of Our Own tagABBA (Band)
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlineabba
- Astro Awani topic IDabba
- AZLyrics artist IDa/abba
- BabelNet ID03768738n
- Bandsintown artist ID50293
- BAnQ authority ID0000913483
- BBC Things ID42d1251a-9f3d-4dad-8cd6-c8ab87260f1e
- Beatport artist ID390913
- BFI person or organization ID203188
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID139014532
- BIBSYS ID90086884
- Billboard artist IDabba
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDabba-20
- Bugs! artist ID473
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10168692
- Charts in France artist IDAbba
- Ciné-Ressources person ID288092
- Cinema.de ID1588243
- CinemaRX person ID3849300
- CiNii Research ID1140000791686996096
- CoBiS author ID95a5yja38danyna29xb5yd9g6wr34cg
- Comic Vine ID4060-61319
- CONOR.SI ID320981859
- Crunchbase organization IDabba-8e9d
- Cultureel Woordenboek IDpopulaire-muziek/abba
- Curlie IDArts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/A/ABBA
- Dagens Næringsliv topic IDAbba
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDabba
- DBC author ID87097992606120
- Deezer artist ID180
- Delfi.ee topic ID49
- Der Spiegel topic IDabba
- DigiListan artist ID1105
- Discogs artist ID69866
- Djshop artist IDQWJiYQ
- Douban musician ID100054
- Douban personage ID35841346
- DR music artist ID39162
- Dutch Charts artist IDabba
- EFIS filmfirm ID2634
- El portal de Música artist IDABBA
- ELNET IDa12421637
- Encyclopaedia Beliana IDabba-0
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDtopic/ABBA
- ERR keyword ID108005
- Evene IDabba-6337
- Facebook usernameABBA
- Famous Birthdays IDbands/abba
- FamousFix topic IDabba
- Fandom article IDabba:ABBA
- Fandom wiki IDabba
- Fernsehserien.de IDabba/filmografie
- FilmAffinity person or company ID163853441
- Filmfront person ID (archived)83853
- Freebase ID/m/0kjh
- Gaana artist IDabba
- Genius artist IDAbba
- Genius artist numeric ID33385
- Giphy usernameabba
- GND ID2081856-7
- Golden ID (archived)ABBA
- Google News topics IDCAAqIAgKIhpDQkFTRFFvSEwyMHZNR3RxYUJJQ1pXNG9BQVAB
- Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)Apybyeokraflfy6xw2ci5ob77oi
- Grammy Awards artist IDABBA/38599
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDabba
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0247100
- Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID4997
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDABBA
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)3253787
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDabba-1e7ce1
- Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia Online IDАББА
- GreatSong artist IDABBA,8649
- Grove Music Online ID45836
- Hitparade.ch artist (certification) IDABBA
- Hitparade.ch artist IDABBA
- Hoopla artist ID1701917
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