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You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more.A museum devoted to the pop superstars opening in Stockholm on Tuesday will celebrate the band's long list of hits. But it will also show off paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of its "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedish band wore at the height of its 1970s fame.Some gear is definitely not on show. With a smirk on his face, band member Bjorn Ulvaeus says certain items are "mysteriously ... forever lost," conceding only that among them are "embarrassing" tight costumes he wore when he was "slightly overweight." He declined to say more on the matter.Some 40 sets of the trademark shiny flares, platform boots and knitted hats are on display in the museum. But visitors can also see digital images of what they would look like in costumes, record music videos and sing such hits as "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia" on a stage next to hologram images of the band members. A tele...
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The Spice Girls gave fans what they want — what they really, really want — Tuesday, reuniting onstage to announce the details of a musical based on their songs.Produ...
The Spice Girls gave fans what they want -- what they really, really want -- Tuesday, reuniting onstage to announce the details of a musical based on their songs.Pro...
'Mamma Mia' Heading to Big ScreenThursday, April 20, 2006E-Mail Print Share:NEW YORK "Mamma Mia!", the campy, crowd-pleasing musical inspired by ABBA disco-pop hi...
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ABBA Member Beats National Tax Authority, Cashes inTuesday, October 14, 2008PrintSTOCKHOLM, Sweden A former member of ABBA can cash in 85 million kronor (US$12 mi...
ABBA member gets money back from Swedish taxmanTuesday, October 14, 2008E-Mail Print Share:STOCKHOLM, Sweden A former member of ABBA can cash in 85 million kronor...
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ABBA women dismiss rumors of fightsFriday, January 23, 2009E-Mail Print Share:STOCKHOLM, Sweden The two women members of 1970s hit group ABBA have rejected long-s...
Benny and Bjorn: no ABBA reunionMonday, July 07, 2008E-Mail Print Share:LONDON Despite the astonishing success of the stage musical "Mamma Mia!," ABBA has ruled o...
$2.1 Million in Unpaid Taxes Sought From Ex-ABBA Star Bjorn UlvaeusThursday, January 04, 2007E-Mail Print Share:STOCKHOLM, Sweden Swedish tax officials want form...
Is it possible to have too much ABBA ?Knowing me, knowing you, the answer is no.The spangly Swedish quartet that gave the world "Waterloo" and "Dancing Queen" has so...
LONDON – Is it possible to have too much ABBA?Knowing me, knowing you, the answer is no.The spangly Swedish quartet that gave the world "Waterloo" and "Dancing Que...
As if Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin doesn't have enough to do, his office moved Friday to quash stories that he attended — and even lip-synched — a mystery c...
Police: Ex-ABBA Drummer's Body Found on Spanish IslandMonday, March 17, 2008Print APOla BrunkertMADRID, Spain A former drummer for the Swedish pop band ABBA was f...