“Mamma Mia!”

Listen and read along. 

Again, listen and read along.

Who are ABBA?

In 1972, four people named Agnetha Faltskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad started a pop group in Stockholm. They created their group's name by using the first letters of their names: Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid, which became ABBA. Besides being in a band, they were also two couples: Benny and Anni-Frid, and Björn and Agnetha. They began performing in Sweden and became quite popular there. Sadly, when they became famous worldwide, their marriages broke up. In 1983, they stopped working together until they reunited in 2016.

ABBA became a worldwide pop sensation after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with their song "Waterloo." They were the first Swedish contestants to win this big event. After that, they had many more popular songs like "SOS," "Mamma Mia," and "Dancing Queen." The four musicians performed concerts all around the world. Their song "Fernando" stayed at the top of the charts for 14 weeks, which was sensational in those days. ABBA sold a lot of records worldwide: some statistics claim that they sold up to 400 million (!) copies.

Question: Who was Benny married to?

Time for a Joke:
Why did the girl sit on the ladder to sing?
Because she wanted to sing the high notes!

Go on to the May-Quiz now!