Abba

Legendary Swedish band that existed from 1972-1982. The band name is an abbreviation of the first letters of the band members' names. Their total circulation of sold copies of discs is more than 350 million worldwide! They are the first representatives of Europe, whose songs took first places in the charts of all the leading English-speaking countries. The founders of the group are Bjorn Ulveus and Benny Andersson, who met at a party in 1966 and immediately became friends. The other two participants - Anni-Fried Lingstad and Agneta Feltskog - were found by the guys themselves.

1970 saw the release of the band's first experimental album, Lycka, in Swedish.