Around this time of year, critics like to debate which artist has provided us with the definitive sound of the summer. With apologies to Cardi B, George Ezra and Drake, the answer is, unarguably, Abba. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again hasn’t just topped the UK box office, but is set to invade the album chart, too. The new film’s original cast recording was No 1 in the midweeks, with the first film’s soundtrack at No 5, while compilation album Abba Gold was due to re-enter the Top 10 for the first time since Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and co danced on to screens in 2008. And, still, the public appetite for Abba was not sated: More Abba Gold was set to inch into the Top 40.
Once considered totally naff, Abba have experienced a full-scale cultural reappraisal – one that generally involves critics pointing out how sad their music is, as if the discovery of melancholy amid the glitter justified liking them. Enough of that kind of thing: here is the story of Abba’s enduring gloriousness, as told by fans from ages six to 71. Laura Snapes
I first found out about Abba when I was four years old and I saw the filmMamma Mia! Abba’s music is different to music now because it’s more disco-y. I know they got famous because they won Eurovision – I’ve never seen it because it’s on too late, but I’ve heard of it, and I know a band called Bucks Fizz also won it.
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