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Directory > Entertainment > Music > ABBAAlthough the group formed essentially in 1970 (called Festfolk at this time) they all continued solo careers. Benny and Björn continued to write together and achieved a third place in the Eurovision Song Contest with a song sung by Lena Anderson in 1973 and followed it with another almost-success a year later.
The Name Eventually their manager, Stig Anderson, persuaded them to use the name ABBA after a public competition through a Gothenberg newspaper. Although "Waterloo" was their big breakthrough Benny and Björn actually had a #1 hit in Japan with "Shes My Kind of Girl" in 1972.
In 1978 Björn and Agnetha split, though Anni-Frid and Benny married. Yet they soldiered on and produced two more superb albums until they disbanded in 1982, never to reform. ABBA was the first band from mainland Europe to break the invisible barrier and have success in the English-speaking world. Their success opened the door for other bands though very few to follow.
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