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This site was created 19 July 1997
It was last
updated
14 October 2017
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ABBA on TV
ABBA: Absolute Image
Friday 20 October
2017 @ 11.45 pm
ABBA: When Four Became One
Friday 27
October @ 6.30 pm
On
Foxtel Arts (Channel 133)
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Benny Andersson Piano
21 instrumental versions of songs from ABBA, Chess,
Kristina, and more!
Number 1 on the ARIA Classical
chart
Released
29
September 2017
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OCTOBER
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1975
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I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do single reaches number one, remains
there for three weeks
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1975
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SOS/Man In The Middle single released
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1976
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Made In Sweden television special broadcast
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1976
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ABBA From The Beginning television special broadcast for the
first time
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1976
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Money, Money, Money/Crazy
World single released
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1977
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The Name Of The Game/I Wonder
(Departure) single released
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1978
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Summer Night City/Medley
single released
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1979
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Greatest Hits Vol. 2
LP released
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1979
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man
After Midnight)/The King Has Lost His Crown single released
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1979
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Waterloo EP
re-released
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1980
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The Winner Takes It All
single peaks at number 7
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1982
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Frida's LP Something's
Going On enters chart at number 50
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1983
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Sydney ABBA Disco held, first organised ABBA fan event in Sydney
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1983
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Greatest Hits Vol. 2, Super Trouper, The Visitors and Frida's
Something's Going On released on CD
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1984
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Frida's single Shine/That's Tough released on 7 and 12 inch
formats; Frida's final Australian single
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1989
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Ring Ring CD
re-released
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1990
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ABBA 1977-1987 The
Tenth Anniversary Special VHS enters chart
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1992
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ABBA Gold CD and VHS
released
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1994
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Film Muriel's Wedding, about an ABBA-obsessed woman and
featuring ABBA songs, premieres
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1994
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ABBA - Rebjörn '94 and ABBA Revival television specials
broadcast
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2000
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Kylie Minogue performs Dancing Queen at the Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games Closing Ceremony
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2000
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ABBA: The Book by
Jean-Marie Potiez published
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2003
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Mamma Mia! musical closes in
Sydney; moves on to Perth
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2005
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ABBA - The Movie DVD
released
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2005
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18 Hits CD released
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2006
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Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist
You? The Inside Story of Mamma Mia! and the Songs of ABBA
book published
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2006
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Arrival Deluxe Edition
CD/DVD released
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2009
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ABBA In Japan DVD
released
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2009
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Mamma Mia!
10th Anniversary Tour opens in Sydney
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2010
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ABBAWORLD exhibition closes in
Melbourne
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2013
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Ring Ring Deluxe Edition CD/DVD released
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"GimmeGimmeGimme - there is more to ABBA than you think" Radio Show
every Friday 10-11 pm AEDST
on
Art Sound FM 92.7/90.3, Canberra, ACT
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In memory
of Marco Sweers 1963 - 1997
The first and most ardent fan of this web site
"I swear I
could hear the fans screaming, I smell the atmosphere..."
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contained in this web site © 1997-2017 by Ian Cole, Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia
ABBA, the ABBA logo and related images are registered trademarks of
Polar Music International AB and Universal Music Group.
This unofficial site is not affiliated with these organisations, but has been
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