ABBA members: How old are Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Anni-Frid and when did the Swedish pop supergroup win Eurovision? – The US Sun

ABBA is one of the biggest groups in the history of pop music, with an iconic catalogue of era-defining songs.

Here we take a look at the band members’ lives, careers and what they’re up to now.

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Who are ABBA?

ABBA is Sweden‘s biggest ever pop group and one of the most popular bands in history.

They started working together since 1972, when they were in their twenties.

They have sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide and were the first group from a non-English speaking country to have consistent success in English speaking countries.

The band was named after the band members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

They won the Eurovision Song Contest — which is being hosted in Malmo, Sweden for the 2024 instalment — in 1974 with their smash hit Waterloo before going on to enjoy worldwide success.

The band became well known for their 70s style outrageous costumes throughout their career.

Since 2022, fans have been able to watch the virtual concert Voyage in London, which uses holograms of the band members.

The outfits for the show, which their “Abbatars” wear, were designed by Dolce & Gabbana.

What are the members of ABBA doing now?

The supergroup is appearing on the show More ABBA at the BBC, which airs on BBC Two at 8.35pm on Saturday April 6, 2024 — you can also catch it on iPlayer.

Taking a voyage into the archives, it features the band’s best appearances from programmes including Wogan, The Late, Late Breakfast show and The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show.

The programme even has a performance of So Long from Top of the Pops that hasn’t been broadcast since 1974.

Here’s a look at what they’ve been up to individually:

Agnetha Fältskog

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After ABBA split, Agnetha – who was born on April 5, 1950 – continued to have success as a solo artist with three hit albums, but she then made headlines for the wrong reasons.

Two broken marriages, a horrific road traffic accident in 1983, her mum’s death in 1994, and being targeted by stalkers caused her to step away from the limelight.

Between 1989 and 2004 she withdrew from public life completely.

However, she sang with Gary Barlow at BBC Children in Need in 2013 in her first live performance in 25 years.

Fältskog now resides outside Stockholm on a farm.

In August 2023 it was revealed she had signed a major record deal with BMG.

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

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Frida – who was born on November 15, 1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad had great international success post-ABBA with her first album selling more than 1.5 million copies.

She married Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss von Plauen in 1992, but he died of lymphoma in 1999 aged just 49 – a year after she tragically lost her daughter Lise-Lotte in a car crash.

Anni-Frid reportedly inherited von Plauen’s fortune of £75M.

She now lives in Switzerland with her British partner, 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.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

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Benny Andersson was born December 16, 1946, and Bjorn Ulvaeus was born on April 25, 1945.

Both men have remained great friends and have continued to work together after ABBA.

As well as some solo projects the pair collaborated together on Chess the musical with Tim Rice, which is best known for the song I Know Him So Well.

After this, the duo penned the global hit Mamma Mia! the musical which premiered on the West End in 1999.

They also worked together on the film evening making a cameo appearance – Benny as a piano-playing fisherman in the Dancing Queen scene, and Björn as a Greek god playing the lyre during the closing credits.

The pair won an Ivor Novello Award in 2008.

They both went on to remarry after ABBA, Benny remarried and had a son, while Bjorn had two daughters.

Benny and Björn continue to write new music together while also pursuing solo projects.

Bjorn lives in Sweden with Lena, and is believed to be worth at least £200M.

Benny’s the richest of the group – reportedly worth £230M.

The group has continued to have international success since the split with ABBA Gold, released in 1992, selling almost 30million copies worldwide, and musical Mamma Mia! grossing some $2billion since its debut.

Their Voyage virtual reality concert is also raking them in a huge fortune.

When did Abba break up and why?

ABBA took a long break from making music together in 1982, but never officially split up.

It’s believed that the divorces of both couples played a part in their nearly 40-year hiatus from performing and recording together.

In 2021, ABBA reunited and released their ninth studio album, the excellent Voyage.

Are any of ABBA still married?

No, none of the members remain in wedlock.

Agnetha married Björn on July 6, 1971.

They had two children together — Linda Elin Ulvaeus, born February 23, 1973, and Peter Christian Ulvaeus, born December 4, 1977.

The couple announced their separation in January 1979, with their divorce being finalised in July 1980.

Benny and Anni-Frid were married in 1978 after a lengthy nine-year engagement, but it didn’t last and they divorced in 1980.

They don’t share any children together.