ABBA share rare statement to mark 50 years since Eurovision Song Contest win
dailyrecord.co.ukABBA has issued a rare message to their fans as they mark the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision Song Contest win.The iconic Swedish supergroup - made up of Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – won the singing competition with their hit song Waterloo.The highly successful stars celebrated their win on April 6 1974 at Brighton Dome’s Concert Hall, reports the Mirror.
On their 50th anniversary, ABBA thanked fans for their "steadfast loyalty and support”.Several pianos across Europe will play a piece by Andersson simultaneously - designed to make it seem as though it's being played live.The performances will take place in major cities including London’s Waterloo station, Berlin, Warsaw and Stockholm.Every hour the instruments will play a short piece pre-recorded in unison that will “be experienced as if Benny were there and playing live”.In their statement to fans, ABBA said: "It’s slightly dizzying and deeply humbling to think that millions of you who saw us for the first time in the Eurovision final 1974 have passed our music on not only to one generation, but to several.
We see evidence of that every time one of us visits Abba Voyage in London, and it’s because of this we can celebrate the 50th anniversary of that event in the knowledge that our songs still resonate around the world.”The Super Trooper stars said they find it “difficult to comprehend” that 50 years has passed since their success in Brighton.They added: “So what were our dreams during those suspenseful moments or in the chaos in the aftermath of the victory we had secured with the smallest margin in Eurovision history?
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