Super Trouper, Lights Are Gonna Find Them

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Today in 1977, 'Thank You For The Music' is recorded. Originally a part of ABBA's mini-musical The Girl With The Golden Hair, performed on their 1977 tour, the recording is later included on ABBA - The Album. 💿 #ABBA

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According to Deadline, the Swedish group – Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus – were originally planning to release only two songs for their comeback. But the long process between the original announcement in 2018 and now has allowed them time to do more than planned. It will be the first new ABBA music in 35 years.

ABBA released their statement regarding their excitement in their journey, saying:

"The decision to go ahead with the exciting ABBA avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence. We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio."

Bring In The Dancing Queen

Today in 1980, ABBA film the video for 'The Winner Takes It All' in the town of Marstrand on Sweden's west coast. 🎥 #ABBA pic.twitter.com/8vczktwdKy

— ABBA (@ABBA) July 12, 2020

It's been further revealed that for the tour, ABBA will appear as their younger selves. Bjorn Ulvaeus revealed how the process was done:

"They photographed us from all possible angles, they made us grimace in front of cameras, they painted dots on our faces, they measured our heads. Apparently a cranium doesn't change with age the way the rest of your body falls apart."

Even though ABBA split in 1982, 2016 marked their reunion of the first meeting between songwriters Bjorn and Benny.

Here We Go Again

Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began! Enjoy the music and dancing of "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" in this free extended preview.
https://t.co/9BDLlgzOKG

— Mamma Mia (@mammamiamovie) January 16, 2020

This piece of exciting news comes off the heels of the announcement surrounding the newest Mamma Mia movie.

With the franchise being a hit as a result of the musical premiere and the previous two Mamma Mia movies, producer Judy Craymer feels confident that a musical movie trilogy is in the works:

"I was meant to have been getting on with that, in my head, during these months. But then I got hit with COVID fog."