People are only just realising what ABBA stands for – and it’s blowing their minds
OVER 50 years ago, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and they are a firm favourite with many people still today.
But some fans are having their minds blown by the meaning behind their iconic name and only just what it stands for.
The singing group made up of two married couples - Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - took the world by storm until their relationships came to an end.
They first formed in 1972, and were the first Swedish Eurovision winners in 1974 with their hit song "Waterloo" enabling them to secure the trophy.
But it is their name which has been causing a stir lately.
A clip was shared on showing the members previously talking about the origin of the name.
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The singers explained that ABBA is an acronym of their first names.
The band confirmed that the sequence of the names goes Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid.
Anni-Frid added: “We all met because of our interest in music and also because the boys fell madly in love with us girls.”
Many people have been shocked by realising the name origin, with one saying: “So todays discovery is that I didn’t know the group name ABBA is actually an acronym of the first initial of their names!!
“How cool is that.”
Another added: "Yes, and it's so cool how they do the backwards B."
At the time of the album's release, USA Today reported the group had sold over 400million albums worldwide and their music was still receiving 16million streams per week.
The band never formally announced a split but stopped performing together in 1982 to focus on their solo careers.
Except for a TV appearance in 1986, they did not appear publicly together until 2008, when they reunited at the Swedish premiere of the movie.
ABBA Voyage features a documentary-style film, following their comeback from making music to the creation of a purpose-built theatre in East London for their , which opened on May 26, 2022.
During a live stream promoting their album in September 2021, Ulvaeus said, “It’s about realizing that it’s inconceivable to be where we are.
“Above all, the fact that we can pull off a thing like this project, and that people still see us as relevant and listen to our music, that means we have something, the four of us, which I can’t describe other than a very, very special bond,” he said.
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Bjorn added, "When you do a thing like that, you don’t know how people will receive it. It was with such pride that we released that album.
“I don’t think there will be any more music with ABBA. I think that was definitely our last album.”