"ABBA ABBA () are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982. ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 at The Dome in Brighton, UK, giving Sweden its first triumph in the contest. They are the most successful group to have taken part in the competition. Estimates of ABBA's total record sales"
"compilation album, ""Greatest Hits Vol. 2"", which featured a brand new track: ""Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"", another number-three hit in both the UK and Germany. In Russia during the late 1970s, the group was paid in oil commodities because of an embargo on the ruble. On 13 September 1979, ABBA began at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada, with a full house of 14,000. ""The voices of the band, Agnetha's high sauciness combined with round, rich lower tones of Anni-Frid, were excellent...Technically perfect, melodically correct and always in perfect pitch...The soft lower voice of Anni-Frid and the high,"
"Gabba (band) Gabba is a London-based British tribute band performing ABBA songs in the stripped down punk style of the Ramones, a style of pop punk they dubbed discopunk and claim to have invented. They formed in 1996 and took their name in 1999. They have released three albums . Gabba was informally formed in 1996 by Stig Honda, alleged ""professor at the Osaka Rock 'n' Roll High School"", who enrolled five students from all over the world to fuse the disco pop of Abba and the punk rock of the Ramones, creating ""disco-punk"". In 1999, the band took its"
"and also in South Africa. However, Stig Anderson felt that the true breakthrough could only come with a UK or US hit. When Agnetha Fältskog gave birth to her daughter Linda in 1973, she was replaced for a short period by Inger Brundin on a trip to West Germany. In 1973, Stig Anderson, tired of unwieldy names, started to refer to the group privately and publicly as ABBA (a palindrome). At first, this was a play on words, as Abba is also the name of a well-known fish-canning company in Sweden, and itself an acronym. However, since the fish-canners were"
"Canada at Maple Leaf Gardens before a capacity crowd of 18,000. ""ABBA plays with surprising power and volume; but although they are loud, they're also clear, which does justice to the signature vocal sound...Anyone who's been waiting five years to see Abba will be well satisfied"", wrote ""Record World"". On 19 October 1979, the tour resumed in Western Europe where the band played 23 sold-out gigs, including six sold-out nights at London's Wembley Arena. In March 1980, ABBA travelled to Japan where upon their arrival at Narita International Airport, they were besieged by thousands of fans. The group played eleven"
"Vienna), Belgium (Brussels), Bosnia-Herzegovina (Sarajevo), Bulgaria (Sofia), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin and Cologne), Hungary (Budapest), Kosovo (Pristina), Macedonia (Skopje), Moldova (Chişinău), Montenegro (Podgorica), Poland (Warsaw), Serbia (Belgrade), Romania (Bucharest), Ukraine (Kiev, Lviv) and Austria/Italy/Slovenia (Senza Confini). Clubs exist in Austria Burgenland, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vienna and Vorarlberg), Bulgaria, Croatia (Zagreb), Czech republic, Greece, Italy (South Tyrol and Trentino), Liechtenstein, London, Middle East, Russia (Moscow) and Serbia (Belgrade). | width=""25%"" align=""left"" valign=""top"" style=""border:0""| | width=""25%"" align=""left"" valign=""top"" style=""border:0""| | width=""25%"" align=""left"" valign=""top"" style=""border:0""| European Forum Alpbach The European Forum Alpbach (EFA) is an Austrian nonprofit organization based"
"and Meja. With ""Crying at the Discoteque"" the band Alcazar achieved success across Europe in 2000. It peaked at #3 in Germany and #13 in the UK. The following singles failed to reach this success. A*Teens were formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute band. Their 1999 debut album ""The ABBA Generation"" consisted purely of ABBA covers and was a great success around the world. The album sold 3 million copies worldwide. The singles ""Mamma Mia"" (UK #12) and ""Dancing Queen"" (UK #21) topped the charts in Sweden. Their second album ""Teen Spirit"" (2001) contained new songs and was certified"
"ABBA: The Tour ABBA: The Tour, later also labelled ABBA in Concert and ABBA: North American and European Tour 1979, was the third and final concert tour by the Swedish pop group, ABBA. Primarily visiting North America, Europe and Asia during 1979–1980, the tour supported the group's sixth studio album, ""Voulez-Vous"". The tour opened in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on September 13, 1979, and closed in Tokyo, Japan on March 27, 1980, having performed 52 shows in 40 cities across 13 countries. As it was the group's final tour before unofficially disbanding in late 1982, it included the largest catalogue of"
"Europop Europop (also Euro pop) is a style of pop music that originated in Europe during the late 1960s and developed to today's form throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Many successful Europop artists came from France, West Germany, Poland, Romania, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. During the 1970s and early 1980s, such groups were primarily popular in continental countries, with the exception of ABBA (1972–1983). The Swedish four-piece band achieved great success in the UK, where they scored nineteen top 10 singles and nine chart-topping albums,"
"known European groups ever, as well as one of the few groups from a non-English speaking country to gain international success with several back-to-back No. 1 albums and singles in most of the major music markets. ""Waterloo"", ""Mamma Mia"", ""Take a Chance on Me"", ""Knowing Me, Knowing You"", ""Dancing Queen"" and ""The Winner Takes It All are just some of ABBA's most popular and most successful songs. One of the first events of the 1970s was the break-up of The Beatles in the spring of 1970. Paul McCartney formed a new group, Wings, and continued to enjoy great mainstream success."
"on 8 November 1991 in Tallinn. On 13 June 1994 the three nations agreed to the structure and rules of the organization. The BA claims the following as its achievements between 1991 and 2003: In 2017 the Baltic Assembly, the Benelux and three of the members of the Nordic Council (Sweden, Denmark and Finland, all EU-member states), sought intensifying cooperation in the Digital Single Market, as well as discussing social matters, the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union, the European migrant crisis and defense cooperation. Relations with Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom was also on the agenda."
"Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos (Άλφα-Βήτα Βασιλόπουλος) or simply AB is a supermarket chain based in Greece. The company was established in 1939 in Athens, Greece, when the brothers Gerasimos and Haralambos Vassilopoulos (Γεράσιμος and Χαράλαμπος Βασιλόπουλος) opened a small grocery shop, on Voulis Street, in downtown Athens. A few years later, they opened a second, larger shop on Stadiou Street, in Athens. In 1969, Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos S.A. (Άλφα-Βήτα Βασιλόπουλος A.E.) was formed. In 1970, the first 'real' supermarket was established in the Faros area of Psychiko, Athens. By 1989, AB had opened nine supermarkets in the greater Athens area. In"
"found international success in 2011 with the single ""Midnight City"". Their most recent album ""Junk"" was released in 2016. Anthony Gerard Gonzalez (born March 13, 1980) grew up in Antibes, France together with his brother Yann. His family had a great interest in football and Gonzalez had trials with AS Cannes, while his maternal grandfather is the French international Laurent Robuschi. At the age of 14 he got injured and turned to music instead after his parents bought him a guitar. Gonzalez developed his interest in music further and American culture while at secondary school. Together with Fromageau he formed"
"ABBA (album) ABBA is the third (second internationally) studio album by the Swedish pop group of the same name. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits ""Mamma Mia"" and ""SOS"". Following the Eurovision success of ""Waterloo"", ""ABBA"" saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. ""I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"" topped the charts in Australia, as did ""Mamma Mia"" shortly after. ""SOS"" and ""Mamma Mia"" became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album saw ABBA dabble into reggae with ""Tropical Loveland"", and includes a"
"When they met Benjamin Escoriza (Granada)a troubadour flamenco singer raised by Gypsiesin Madrid in the late 1980s, the last piece was in place. Their first recording together, ""Rumba Argelina,"" was recorded in 1993 and became a sensation in Europe when it was released in 1996, and again when it was issued (through association with Nonesuch Records) in America in 1997. The critical and financial success of that disc made it possible to put together a full-fledged touring band which played Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Greece,"
"album Kick Down in 1976. ABBA Additional musicians Production ABBA (album) ABBA is the third (second internationally) studio album by the Swedish pop group of the same name. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits ""Mamma Mia"" and ""SOS"". Following the Eurovision success of ""Waterloo"", ""ABBA"" saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. ""I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"" topped the charts in Australia, as did ""Mamma Mia"" shortly after. ""SOS"" and ""Mamma Mia"" became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album saw ABBA"
"Astra AB Astra AB is a former international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Södertälje, Sweden. Astra was formed in 1913 and merged with the British Zeneca Group in 1999 to form AstraZeneca. Product development was focused on therapeutics for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders and pain control. At the time of the fusion, Astra was the largest Swedish pharmaceutical company. Astra also operated Astra Tech, a medical devices company, and marketed pharmaceuticals outside their primary development area, including anti-infective agents. The issue of domestic industrial production of pharmaceuticals in Sweden, as opposed to manual preparations by pharmacists, was discussed among Swedish"
"2011 he performed in several cities around the United States with his tour called ""La Ventura"". Mano Negra Mano Negra (complete Spanish name: ""La Mano Negra"", sometimes nicknamed ""La Mano"" in France) was a French music group active from 1987 to 1995 and fronted by Manu Chao. The group was founded in Paris by Chao, his brother (Antoine) and cousin (Santiago), all born of Spanish parents with partly Cuban roots. Their songs were mostly in Spanish, English and French, often switching from one language to the other in the same song or in the middle of a sentence or title"
"2011). They currently live primarily in London, United Kingdom. In 1991, Björgólfur Thor went to Russia along with his father and a friend, Magnús Þorsteinsson. The Icelandic businessmen, together with Russian partners, founded the bottling company ""Baltic Bottling Plant"", which they sold to Pepsi. Next they founded a brewing company, originally called ""ООО ""Торговый дом ""РОСА"""" it was registered in March 1995 and changed its name to ""Bravo"" OOO in February 1996. It further changed its name to ""Bravo International"" OOO in August 1996 and ""Bravo International"" JSC in December 1997. The founders of Bravo were six companies registered in"
"become more ""present"" to North American audiences. He further felt that the media would not consider ABBA to be a ""real"" group if they had not toured. In January 1979, ABBA performed alongside the Bee Gees, John Denver and Earth, Wind & Fire at the ""A Gift of Song—Music for UNICEF Concert"" at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The concert benefited the United Nations Children's Fund. Shortly after, it was revealed that members Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog had been separated for several months. Despite this, Agnetha assured the media that the group was united, stating,"
"US album market where it peaked at number 20 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart and was certified gold by RIAA. In January 1977, ABBA embarked on their first major tour. The group's status had changed dramatically and they were clearly regarded as superstars. They opened their much anticipated tour in Oslo, Norway, on 28 January, and mounted a lavishly produced spectacle that included a few scenes from their self-written mini-operetta ""The Girl with the Golden Hair"". The concert attracted immense media attention from across Europe and Australia. They continued the tour through Western Europe, visiting Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam,"
"AB'S AB'S (often written ""A.B.'s"" in the U.K.) is a male Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1982. In Japan, their music is regularly associated with ""city pop"" or adult-oriented rock. Their song ""Deja Vu"" was released in the U.K. and often categorized as instrumental and or jazz funk, but the music of AB'S, including ""Deja Vu"" is also known for their chorus performance in Japan. The band currently consists of Fujimaru Yoshino (芳野藤丸) (guitars, vocals), Makoto Matsushita (松下誠) (guitars, vocals), Naoki Watanabe (渡辺直樹) (bass guitars, vocals), Atsuo Okamoto (岡本郭男) (drums, vocals). As all the members are session players,"
"Mano Negra Mano Negra (complete Spanish name: ""La Mano Negra"", sometimes nicknamed ""La Mano"" in France) was a French music group active from 1987 to 1995 and fronted by Manu Chao. The group was founded in Paris by Chao, his brother (Antoine) and cousin (Santiago), all born of Spanish parents with partly Cuban roots. Their songs were mostly in Spanish, English and French, often switching from one language to the other in the same song or in the middle of a sentence or title (e.g. ""Puta's Fever""). They also had a hit song in Arabic. They are considered pioneers of"
"eleven banks, representing 15 European countries: Inter-Alpha Group of Banks The Inter-Alpha Group of Banks was created in 1971 by six banks in the European Community to provide a platform for the regular exchange of ideas and to explore areas for cooperation between its member banks. The group is a non-hierarchical association and is maintained by mutual agreement with each bank retaining full autonomy and independence. It was one of the banking clubs set up during the 1960s and 1970s when a number of European banks attempted to cooperate at an international level. The group’s function has evolved to: Membership"
"ABBA in 1972. Her first TV-performance, mentioned above, is included in her documentary DVD. On 11 September 1967, Frida went into Europa Film Studio in Stockholm and recorded ""En Ledig Dag"". Professional and self-assured on this first day in the studio, she managed to record the vocals for the song in just one take. The same day, she also recorded the B-side, ""Peter Kom Tillbaka"", (Peter Come Back). Among all the songs here is her 1969 attempt in the Swedish for the Eurovision Song Contest with ""Härlig Är Vår Jord"" (Our Earth Is Wonderful) when she finished fourth. Her first"
"comprised one city in each country, with a preference for cities other than the capital. Then an accord was subsequently reached expanding possible membership to two cities per country, and including Jordan. Medcities includes today 27 cities from Mediterranean countries: - Aleppo - Alexandria - Ancona - Ashdod - Barcelona - Benghazi - Dubrovnik - El Mina - Gaza - Grand Lyon - Izmir - Larnaca - Latakia - Limassol - Marseille - Oran - Rome - Sfax - Silifke - Sousse - Tangier - Tetouan - Thessaloniki - Tirana - Tripoli - Zarqa ""General Assembly"": it is the supreme"
"Soviet Union, The Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the UK, Canada, Argentina and the United States. ABBA consisted of Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (better known as Frida), Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. ""For a complete list of all the songs, see List of songs recorded by ABBA"" ! scope=""col"" rowspan=""2"" style=""width:24em;"" | Title ! scope=""col"" rowspan=""2"" | Year ! scope=""col"" colspan=""10"" | Peak chart positions ! scope=""col"" rowspan=""2"" style=""width:8em;"" | Certifications ! scope=""col"" rowspan=""2"" | Album !style=""width:3em;font-size:85%""|SWE<br> !style=""width:3em;font-size:85%""|AUS<br> !style=""width:3em;font-size:85%""|AUT<br> !style=""width:3em;font-size:85%""|GER<br> !style=""width:3em;font-size:85%""|IRE<br><ref name=iresin> ABBA discography The discography of Swedish pop music group ABBA consists of eight studio"
"the Constitution of the Albertine Sisters. On 19 March 1957, the congregation split into two provinces, Warsaw and Kraków. In response the Second Vatican Council, in the 1970s, the Albertine Sisters began to spread from Poland to other parts of the world, first setting up institutions, and later beginning to grow as native-born women joined their ranks. The congregation spread to the following places in the following years: Rome, Italy on 29 December 1972, the United States in 1974, Argentina in 1982, Bolivia in 1991, Ukraine in 1992, Slovakia in 1995, Siberia, Russia in 2001, England in 2002, and Vatican"
"Coalition Against Police Abuse The Coalition Against Police Abuse (CAPA) is a currently active community organization in Los Angeles with the stated aim of organizing marginalized groups such as the poor, homosexuals, blacks, and Latinos to prevent, expose, and resist abuse by police and seek legal redress for such abuse. The group was founded in the mid 1970s by Michael Zinzun who remained an important leader and personality within the group until his peaceful death in July 2006. Zinzun and many other members of the group were former low-ranking members of the Black Panther Party. The BPP left an important,"
"Ulvaeus. ABBA played to packed crowds at London's Wembley Arena from November 5 until the 10th, as part of their North American and European Tour of 1979, also known as . The largest night had an attendance of 179,353. Members of the group, including Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog, agreed that those concerts were the highlight of the entire tour. Music stars like The Clash's Joe Strummer and Ian Dury were among the audience. Several songs from the Wembley concerts were filmed for the TV special ABBA in Concert, which was broadcast the following year. The song ""The Way Old"
"The ABBA Generation The ABBA Generation is the debut studio albun by Swedish group A★TEENS, consisting of well-known ABBA songs in modern and upbeat versions. Recorded in Sweden in early 1999, was released later that year internationally and in 2000 in the United States. It spawned 4 hit singles, including the Swedish number-one ""Mamma Mia"". The album was certified Platinum or Gold in 22 different territories around the world. The album was a moderate success in Japan, where it peaked at number eighteen, selling 61,810 copies. ""The ABBA Generation"" generated the best reviews from the band's career. Different covers and"
"shows in 2019. According to Anders Kaasen of Allmusic, the band was noted for ""its bareboned blues-inspired alt-rock"" at the end of the 1990s. The group of musicians that would go on to become Madrugada formed in the town of Stokmarknes in 1993 under the name 'Abbeys Adoption'. The band members at this time included Jon Lauvland Pettersen (drums), Frode Jacobsen (bass), Sivert Høyem (vocals), and Marius 'Wah Wah' Johansen (guitar). In 1995 the band were joined by guitarist Robert Burås and made the decision to move to Oslo where Johansen soon after decided to depart. By 1998 the band"
"released on CD. It later toured Scandinavia and even went to Beijing in the People's Republic of China for two concerts. In 2000, ABBA was reported to have turned down an offer of approximately US$1,000,000,000 (one billion US dollars) to do a reunion tour consisting of 100 concerts. For the 2004 semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, staged in Istanbul 30 years after ABBA had won the contest in Brighton, all four members made cameo appearances in a special comedy video made for the interval act, entitled ""Our Last Video Ever"". Other well-known stars such as Rik Mayall, Cher and"