With their pristinely blow-dried bobs and an alarming amount of corduroy on display, the boyband were sometimes nicknamed the ‘Swedish Beatles’. Hep Stars, ‘Isn’t It Easy To Say’ (1966)īack in 1966, 18-year-old musician Benny Andersson was the bright-eyed young keyboardist of Hep Stars. With the band having finally returned with two new songs – I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’– and the announcement of upcoming album ‘Voyage’, due to be released in November, alongside a special digitally enhanced tour next year, this is their story in 15 classic tracks. Though they’re now rightfully hailed at some of pop’s greatest songwriters, ABBA’s path to global superstardom wasn’t always a plain-sailing yacht ride around Mamma Mia!‘s Greek villa –with Eurovision near-misses, slow-burning singles, and solo careers all paving the way. Choosing to bow out on a high, the Swedish pop icons made a conscious decision to disappear from the limelight while they were still in their prime – and left fans with both fond memories of their shimmering shoulder-pads, and an unmatched stream of timeless hits.
When ABBA quietly split up in 1982, amid crumbling personal relationships in the band, it seemed unlikely that they would ever make music together again.
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