• Björn and Agnetha were married
• Benny and Frida got married in 1978
• Techno and house remakes of many original ABBA hits were released under the name Abbacadabra.
• Mamma Mia! was nominated for a Broadway Tony Award as Best Musical in 2002.
• ABBA were nominated into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, but failed to get inducted.
• The video "Super Trouper" was satirised on the BBC comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News as "Super Dooper."
• ABBA were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.
• In the film Johnny English, the title character (Rowan Atkinson) is discreetly characterized as an ABBA fan. He sings "Thank You for The Music", and lip-syncs to "Does Your Mother Know" in front of a mirror.
• The Fugees sampled ABBA's "The Name Of The Game" (as well as Crystal Gayle) for their contribution to the 1996 "When We Were Kings" soundtrack, "Rumble in the Jungle"
• ABBA have two postage stamps of their own. In 1983 and 2000, the Swedish Postal Service honored ABBA by issuing a stamp depicting the group.
• Another 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert features a performance of Mamma Mia! by two drag queens, furthering ABBA's status as a gay icon.
• Agnetha and Bjorn have two kids together
Members:
Benny Andersson
Agnetha Fältskog
Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad
Björn Ulvaeus
Name Origin:
ABBA is an acronym formed from the first letters of each group member's name.
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s):
Europop,
Pop,
Disco