ABBA are officially back with a bang.
The 70s group and pop legends delighted fans this week by announcing their first studio album for 40 YEARS. Gimme, gimme, gimme new music, tbh.
However, there's a huge modern twist, as as well as new material (they have already dropped two songs Don't Shut Me Down and I Still Have Faith), with Abba Voyage being released in November, there will also be a "revolutionary" set of concerts where virtual avatars will play hits like Mamma Mia and Waterloo.
The group, who split up in 1982 and reigned supreme throughout the 70s, said they ended up back in the recording studio while working on the stage show.
Benny Andersson said, "At first it was just two songs, and then we said, 'Well, maybe we should do a few others."
They ended up recording 10 tracks - two of which were premiered during a globally-streamed press conference on Thursday.
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1 of 4Agnetha Fältskog
Singer Agnetha continued to have success as a solo artist after Abba split and had three hit albums. However, she has hit headlines over the years as she's been married and divorced twice and was involved in a horrific road traffic accident in 1983. She retreated from fame in 2004 and went to live outside Stockholm on a farm.
2 of 4Björn Ulvaeus
Benny and Bjorn continued to work together after ABBA and have remained good friends. They famously penned Mamma Mia (the musical film famously included Abba's greatest hits) which appeared on the West End in 1999. Bjorn lives in Sweden with Lena, his wife of 35 years
3 of 4Benny Andersson
As well as his work with Bjorn, Benny is the richest member of the group and is reportedly worth £100 million. Abba has continued to have international success since they split with ABBA Gold, released in 1992, selling almost 30million copies worldwide, and musical Mamma Mia! grossing some $2billion. It's still one of the most popular musicals ever.
4 of 4Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Also known as Frida, her first album since Abba sold more than 1.5 million copies. She married Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss von Plauen in 1992, but he tragically died of lymphoma in 1999 at just 49 – a year after she tragically lost her daughter Lise-Lotte in a car crash. She currently lives in Switzerland with her husband Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden. In 2004, Frida appeared with former bandmates Benny and Björn at London's fifth-anniversary performance of Mamma Mia! the musical.
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Playing six nights a week, it will feature digital versions of Abba's band members, accompanied by a 10-piece live band performing 22 of their greatest hits. Tickets go on sale on 7 September, starting at £21, with the opening night on 27 May.
Abba fans were BUZZING about the news, with many of them taking to social media to express their joy at being able to enjoy new music. Some even reckoned they had "saved 2021" with the news.
One tweeted, "New album, incredible sounds, goosebumps and avatars on stage. What more could we ask for! #ABBA #ABBAVoyage #abbacomeback."
Comedian Matt Lucas wrote, "Don’t Shut Me Down turning into maybe my favourite Abba song ever! It just makes me smile and dance and cry every time."