ABBA

Who are ABBA?

ABBA are the Swedish pop group of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with "Waterloo" in 1974. The Official Charts Company credits them with nine UK Number 1 singles and ten UK Number 1 albums, and the albums spent 58 weeks at the top between them. In London today, digital avatars of the four perform in ABBA Voyage with a live ten-piece band.

Well-known songs such as "SOS" and "Chiquitita" are not among the nine UK Number 1 singles, which run from "Waterloo" to "Super Trouper" in 1980. Fans know Anni-Frid Lyngstad as Frida.

What is the latest ABBA news?

The latest ABBA news is about ABBA Voyage in London. An extension was announced on 24 September 2026: booking currently runs to 28 June 2027, and 170,000 new tickets were released for the new period. The show reaches its fifth anniversary in May 2027, having officially opened on 27 May 2022, but no anniversary event had been announced as of 29 September 2026.

• 24 September 2026: ABBA Voyage extension announced; booking currently runs to 28 June 2027.
• August 2026: "Dancing Queen" reissued for its 50th anniversary on 10-inch vinyl, sparkling and black, remastered at Abbey Road Studios and including the Spanish version "La Reina Del Baile".
• May 2025: the ABBA Voyage setlist refreshed for the show's third anniversary, adding "Super Trouper", "The Name of the Game", "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me".
• 4 June 2024: the band published "A Letter to Our Fans" on its own website, looking back on the 1974 Eurovision win with "Waterloo", whose 50th anniversary fell on 6 April 2024.
• 31 May 2024: all four members attended together at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to receive the Royal Order of Vasa from King Carl XVI Gustaf.

What have ABBA won and achieved?

ABBA's most recent honour is the Royal Order of Vasa, presented to all four members in Stockholm on 31 May 2024. Before that came five Grammy nominations in 2022 and 2023, with no wins, and a tenth UK Number 1 album, Voyage, in 2021. Further back sit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, nine UK Number 1 singles ending with "Super Trouper" in 1980, and Eurovision in 1974.

Royal Order of Vasa, 2024

King Carl XVI Gustaf, with Queen Silvia, made all four members Commanders First Class of the Royal Order of Vasa at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 31 May 2024. It is the order's second-highest rank, announced on 21 March 2024, and these were its first awards in about 50 years.

Grammy nominations, 2022 and 2023

ABBA's first Grammy nomination came at the 2022 ceremony: Record of the Year for "I Still Have Faith in You". In 2023 they had four more: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Voyage, and Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Don't Shut Me Down". None of the five won.

Voyage and ABBA Gold, 2021

Voyage, released on 5 November 2021, entered the Official Albums Chart at No.1 on 204,000 first-week sales. It was the first ABBA studio album to top the UK chart in 40 years and, at the time, the fastest-selling album of 2021. Its singles "Don't Shut Me Down" and "I Still Have Faith in You" reached No.9 and No.14. In July 2021, ABBA Gold became the first album to spend 1,000 weeks on the Official Albums Chart Top 100; it is the UK's second best-selling album of all time.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2010

ABBA were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, in the Performer category, by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.

Nine UK Number 1 singles

Most recent first, with weeks at No.1:

• "Super Trouper", 3 weeks
• "The Winner Takes It All", 2 weeks
• "Take a Chance on Me", 3 weeks
• "The Name of the Game", 4 weeks
• "Knowing Me, Knowing You", 5 weeks
• "Dancing Queen", 6 weeks, the longest run of the nine
• "Fernando", 4 weeks
• "Mamma Mia", 2 weeks
• "Waterloo", 2 weeks

Ten UK Number 1 albums

Most recent first: Voyage, ABBA Gold, The Singles: The First Ten Years, The Visitors, Super Trouper, Greatest Hits Vol. 2, Voulez-Vous, ABBA: The Album, Arrival and Greatest Hits. The ten albums spent 58 weeks at No.1 between them; when Voyage arrived in 2021, the Official Charts Company reported that only The Beatles and Elvis Presley had spent longer at the top.

Eurovision Song Contest, 1974

ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest on 6 April 1974 at the Brighton Dome, singing "Waterloo" for Sweden. The song took 24 votes in a contest of 17 countries and gave Sweden its first Eurovision win. 6 April 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the win.

Are ABBA touring, and how can you see them now?

The way to see ABBA today is ABBA Voyage at ABBA Arena, in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, east London. Digital avatars of the four members perform with a live ten-piece band for about 100 minutes, with no interval, and booking currently runs to 28 June 2027. As of 29 September 2026, no ABBA tour or live reunion has been announced.

The four members are not on stage at ABBA Voyage. The show officially opened on Friday 27 May 2022, directed by Baillie Walsh and produced by Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson, with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) creating the digital versions of ABBA. It has been seen by more than 4 million people since May 2022 and runs seven concerts a week, including weekend matinees, in a 3,000-capacity arena. For the show itself, see ABBA Voyage; for the building and the journey there, see ABBA Arena.

ABBA Voyage has three ways to watch, plus a pre-concert lounge:

• Seated: a reserved seat in the auditorium, and guests may stand and dance at their seats.
• Dance Floor: general-admission standing close to the stage and the live band, recommended for ages 12 and over.
• Dance Booths: eight booths beside the Dance Floor, each for 10 to 12 guests, with a seating area, private dance space and a dedicated bar, staffed throughout the concert. The operator describes each booth as semi-private.
• Oceanbird Lounge: a pre-concert upgrade on the main concourse rather than a seat, opening about 1 hour 45 minutes before the concert with unlimited drinks and closing during the show. It needs a ticket for the same performance.

Alcohol is for over-18s only, and Challenge 25 applies to every alcohol sale at the arena, so anyone who looks under 25 may be asked for photo ID. The ABBA Voyage hospitality guide compares these options for groups, where to sit at ABBA Voyage explains the arena layout, and the ABBA Arena guide covers travel.