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Swedish supergroup that revolutionized pop music and became one of the best-selling bands in history.Formed in Stockholm, ABBA consisted of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They rose to global fame after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Waterloo'. The band dominated charts worldwide with hits like 'Dancing Queen' and 'Mamma Mia', selling over 385 million records. Despite their 1982 split, their music inspired the globally successful 'Mamma Mia!' franchise. ABBA was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

• All members were romantically linked: Agnetha-Björn and Benny-Frida married in 1971-1978, but both couples divorced amid the band's peak fame, fueling emotionally charged lyrics in later albums.
• Internal tensions escalated during recording of 'The Visitors' (1981), with Agnetha describing sessions as 'torture' due to strained relationships and creative differences, leading to their indefinite hiatus.
• ABBA rejected billion-dollar reunion offers for decades until 2021's 'Voyage' album, featuring groundbreaking 'digital avatars' for a London concert residency.
• A 1977 Australian tour sparked near-riots; over 9,000 fans stormed fences in Sydney, injuring security guards—an event later dubbed 'The ABBA Riot'.