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mahatmakanejeeves

(62,638 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 09:19 AM Tuesday

On this day, February 4, 2000, Bjorn Ulvaeus confirmed that ABBA turned down a $1B offer to reform the group.

Full disclosure: I'm just using this as a cheap excuse to post a video of ABBA performing "Take a Chance on Me." I am growing concerned over the lack of ABBA posts in the Music Appreciation group. This cannot go on.

Take it away, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Hat tip, This Day in Music

What Happened Today In Music

February 4th

2000 - Bjorn Ulvaeus


Bjorn Ulvaeus confirmed that the members of ABBA had turned down a $1 billion (£0.58 billion) offer by American and British consortium to reform the group. "It is a hell of a lot of money to say no to, but we decided it wasn't for us," band member Benny Andersson told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.


Sat Feb 4, 2023: On February 4, 2000, Bjorn Ulvaeus confirmed that ABBA turned down a $1B offer to reform the group.
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