After nearly four decades of silence and separation, Abba is reunited in public for the first time.
The reason for the reunion was the official presentation in London of
Voyage
, their latest studio album and show.
The four members of the legendary Swedish band - Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog - posed together again and smiled on a red carpet since they performed for the last time in November 1982 at
The Late, late Breakfast Show
from the British BBC.
Voyage
, which has reunited Abba, is a show in which the latest songs of the Swedish group can be heard, throughout an hour and a half of concert.
Although it will be the current voices of Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny and Agnetha (abba acronym) that will sound, it will not be them in flesh and blood that will be seen on stage, but four
Abbatars
, holograms that represent them with their clothing and faces from the 1970s. "We put our hearts and souls into those avatars and they will take over," Björn Ulvaeus, one of the members of the Scandinavian quartet, explained before the premiere.
The energy was electric.
Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Frida were timeless.
The entire show was OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!
Thanks for having us @ABBAVoyage 💖 pic.twitter.com/2sPIPt9VIO
— Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue) May 27, 2022
“I think we are all very happy to be back in London because I haven't been here for I don't know how many years.
It's so nice to see all the faces, the expectations and everything.
It goes straight to your heart”, expressed Faltskog at the gates of the
Abba Arena
, the venue built exclusively for the show.
The reunion of the four artists has been left to wait four decades for professional reasons, but closely linked to the personal, since their respective divorces affected coexistence in the group and precipitated its end.
Abba was the sum of two marriages: Agnetha's with Björn and Frida's with Benny.
The first, who was married between 1971 and 1980 with Björn Ulvaeus, declared four years ago on the BBC that the group was all very tired and that after their respective separations there was no reason to continue together.
Swedish King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia on the red carpet of the opening presentation of the show 'ABBA Voyage' at the ABBA Arena of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London. TOLGA AKMEN (EFE)
At the official premiere, held this Thursday night, the members of Abba have been accompanied by the king and queen of Sweden, but also by other singers such as Kylie Minogue, the model Kate Moss and the British actress Keira Knightley, among others.
At the end of the concert, in which his career was reviewed in 20 songs as well known and beloved as
Dancing Queen
or
Mamma Mia!,
the real members of Abba took the stage to greet and thank the great reception that the show had.
From this May 27 and until next October, fans of the Swedish band will be able to enjoy a daily concert like last night's.
