Abba: 50 Years Since Eurovision | Full Documentary |

[@jimmy2668]

ABBA is a part of my life, born 1965

[@wheretheroadtakesus523]

I'm 57 and have spent 50 years loving ABBA and their music.

[@ferzu3hk1ds2p]

The BEST group of pop of the century

[@stevendale7658]

Of history

[@danfrost3043]

Frida has one of the most soothing, relaxing voices I've ever heard, it's like an angel pouring honey into your ear.

[@martinhumble]

We want ABBA, we want ABBA. Very proud to be a Swede.

[@jamesswain2465]

I am 56. I liked ABBA as a kid and I like ABBA as an adult.

[@bamadad53]

Same here james but I’m 70 and I still like ABBA’s music…a lot! It just never gets old.

[@user-mv6he6gl8m]

Same age but was no fan of them at the time. But, thanks to youtube mostly, I adore these guys!

[@Alan-zi4or]

56 year old guy here ❤ amen to that !!

[@mochilerosamateurs3849]

I almost cried watching this video. I am 33 years old, I live in Bogotá and I an authentic ABBA fan.

[@deanpesaturo6401]

I went to see the copycat band called Bjorn Again and I almost believed it was the original musical quartet from Sweden 🇸🇪 ABBA!! Sincerely yours, DJP Boston Massachusetts Amerikkka quite literally ❤

[@janina7066]

ABBA look like ordinary people, but the music they make is DIVINE!!!

[@mariannenygaard1861]

When ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 I was working in Germany as a volunteer in Bremer Landesbank. The year before I came from my homeland Denmark and always been a great ESC fan as long as I remember.. I did not earn much, had no TV…. What to do ? Luckily some of my colleagues invited me to watch the Eurovision at their home. There we were perhaps 8 or 10 people staring at a very small black and white TV. Best memories of an Eurovision ever ❤

[@user-m3w5g]

Nice story

[@RavennaAl]

So hard to believe it's been 50 years. Whenever ABBA pops up in the news, I keep thinking of the verse in Super Trooper where Frida sings "Part of a success that never ends" Bjorn couldn't have come up with a more prophetic line.

[@ОлегРябов-о7д]

Учите , Русский язык ! И все в жизни будет хорошо!😁🥳✌👋

[@honestopinion253]

never ends and never will end

[@Rezaal]

Do you mean Super Trouper?

[@RavennaAl]

@@Rezaal Yes, but my spell checker meant Trooper.

[@julians9070]

​@@ОлегРябов-о7д Pravda.

[@garypeacock5919]

I'm 63 yo, love Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, Lynyrd skynyrd etc, from the golden era of rock music, but my god, the stuff that abba churned out over 8 /9 years was only equaled by the beatles.

[@glasshalffull8471]

I was one of the lucky people who got to see them live live in Australia around 1976, I had a crush on Agnetha and so I badgered my parents to see the concert, 3rd row seats, I was 10 years old and can't remember a thing about it.

[@cindz4618]

😂😂

[@larsnilsson6821]

I was feeling down so the doctor told me to take two ABBA songs every day 🐈‍⬛🐈🫂♥️

[@mariegeorge8865]

❤❤❤

[@Vates104]

Their success on the charts lasted a lot longer than five years. Even in the United States Waterloo was a hit and ABBA’s Greatest Hits was huge seller in the states, especially in the state of Alaska where I lived at the time.

[@Duececoupe]

I still remember watching ABBA winning the Eurovision in 1974, lived outside Stockholm back then, 5 year old terror....Glasgow these days! 🇸🇪❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Stu-SB]

Great move my man !!!

[@lindaholley4406]

Always have loved ABBA music!!! Best group of all times. I'm 69 now and can listen to ABBA all day long!!!!!

[@sophiehyland727]

… and know the lyrics to every song I bet ! 😊

[@isabelrocha285]

It's incredible that almost 50 years after Waterloo they have a tremendous success with ABBA Voyage. They had immense vision and were pioneers in believing in what technology could do. They never could expect that

[@GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm]

I seem to always get a tear in the corner of my eye when I think how empty "today's" music is compared to ABBA's artistry. 🙈🙉🙊 😎 🇺🇸

[@toby9999]

Yes, me too, and the downhill slide continues.

[@TRguy64]

What, new music is actually being made these days?? 😂

[@davidcrawford219]

Today I found ABBA 🎉

[@danilotampus3861]

Avid fan of ABBA forever.

[@ChrisHodges87]

Thank you for making this video. I saw Voyage with my wife last year. Worth every dime and a flight all the way from Denver.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

That was both wonderful and so heartwarming.

[@gate8475]

They were in touch and collabing more than people think after the split, theres videos on yt, its really nice they all remained friends forever

[@perlachiqui3093]

Hace 40 años que los vengo escuchando y los seguiré escuchando

[@Squad61]

John Tobler, is incorrect saying that Frida's father was a Nazi, he was enlisted in the German Army, like many other German citizens in WW2

[@n8flieger948]

right, and probably he had no choice

[@Lisa-M]

This assertation that Frida's father was a nazi seems to be one of the favourite hoaxes of some people. It's a lie but they continue to spread it in every ABBA documentation.

[@snakebitepellehue]

Right??? He wasn't!

[@michaelcrombach4062]

Right on! terrible jarring clip. "Poor girl impregnated" what is that shorthand for? Yes, a tragic romance but noting like portrayed by him.

[@deborrastrom8559]

In WW2 in Germany > Every Young Male German ( Not of Jewish Blood.) was made to enlist in Military & in schools they trained then at very young ages to be ready for this military service. They encouraged & rather forced them tk get married & rewarded them for it & having more kids gave them more 💰 & privileges. Anyone talking bad about this process or not liking being forced to do it was imprisoned or punished badly, some way. The average German citizen was afraid all the time. Therefore, A NAZI was not every German citizen or soldier. As a nurse I cared for a A old former German Soldier & he told me his personal story in tears. He had it typed up to become a book & asked me to read it to him. He would stop me throughout reading it & explain things not in the story. ❤❤❤

[@richardmcnick]

Thank you for the music

[@birgittalagerstrom6264]

OH how I love this group ❤❤❤❤

[@dotbotha5898]

Loved their music

[@SpaceCattttt]

Still waiting for the ultimate ABBA documentary. And this one isn't it. To do the band justice, you'd need to make it 10 parts (similar to the Beatles' Anthology) where each episode focuses on a different year in the band's career. And the sooner we get to see this, the better, because ABBA won't be around forever...

[@michaelcrombach4062]

Yes, love this idea.

[@cindz4618]

Very good point

[@aucourant9998]

The Winner takes It All is a really great song; my favourite.

[@Maserati-g8x]

67 years old now 🥰

[@grantc61]

This doco rehashes a story that has itself been run into the ground, along with often-repeated inaccuracies. It's ok for people who don't know the ABBA "story", but really, the most fascinating thing about ABBA is that they're an anomaly - they stand alone.

[@David-uf8ex]

Yes it’s just a rehash of The story of ABBA from 1982

[@jamesskeoch6562]

?

[@michaelcrombach4062]

Yes, although some new footage and interviews? At least some i haven't seen. Tobler was bad.

[@thommy_kni]

What an astonishing, breathtaking, talented, unique group they are.....unbelievable. 🤩 And what a lovely report this is, that portraits the story of that fantastic group. 😁

[@matheit7883]

Thank you ABBA for the Music...very very brillante Music/ fantastica Voice and Sound... Gratulation on ABBA for the VASA ORDEN...Thanks Carl Gustav and Silvia ...Greeting from Germany ❤❤❤

[@marcelotto6825]

What a lovely program! Thank you!

[@booh12469]

❤🎉 interesting interviews & insightful commentary by Paul Gambaccini. Their timeless music has over 50 yrs transcended several generations. And they still sound great together on the latest album.

[@amorzaabab]

1974/2024 Comme le temps passe pourtant je ferme les yeux et je revois Frida et Agnetha entrée sur scène pour remporter l'Eurovision avec Waterloo 50 ans déjà. ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@michaelrochester48]

Bjorn did not leave the hootenanny singers in 1969 as this documentary suggests. He was still recording material with them as late as 1972 after ABBA was being formed.

[@mirjanabittar2189]

Eh bien moi je n'hésite pas à parler de génie au sujet d'ABBA ! ❤❤❤❤

[@joycehennequin8469]

Oh my goodness this was truly FANTASTIC thankyou so very much ❤

[@klauskotowski6588]

Sehr, sehr ❤-lichen DANK (👏👏👏) für diese wunderschöne Dokumentation „about ABBA 50 years“ ✅⚠️ !!! 😊🥰😇👉 -🫡- Grandios, klasse zusammengefasst!!! Our Lasr Summer / The Day Before You Came / One Of Us / (🙄) ->>> and the winner is: „ ABBA“ 😑🫡😇⚠️✅ >>> THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL

[@nelidapacioni5168]

Hermoso documental ya lo habia visto pero ahora verlo y poder leerlo bien en español fue muy lindo gracias por contar como fueron sus comienzos.❤❤❤❤

[@norrsken1828]

thanks for sharing!!

[@Garstonk]

Great stuff, well done👏

[@paulhoffbeck8717]

Très beaux reportage Merci

[@NYAndreas]

Frida never participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as a solo artist. In 1969 she was 4th in Melodifestivalen 1969, the contest for the selection of the Swedish entry at Eurovision

[@Colin-Fenix]

I don’t even see that she came 4th in Melodifestivalen… poor research for this video.

[@royaumeuni5730]

@@Colin-Fenix Perhaps you should try to check it up yourself? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1969#:~:text=%5Bedit%5D-,Melodifestivalen%201969,-%5Bedit%5D

[@AlfCalson]

Lasse Hallström made all their videos in the 70 and 80 except the two last

[@dknhochis8003]

Thank you 👍👍

[@annach7914]

Lucky little boy with benny❤

[@ingridrumpler9131]

❤Danke! Thank you for the Story of ABBAs 50 th birthday😊🎉

[@Vates104]

Benny and Björn made a lot of money on Hasta Manna. It was the B side of You Light Up My Life, one of the best selling singles of all time.

[@syjwg]

In 1974, when I was eight years old, I pressed the REC button in front of my parents' TV. I've told everyone to be quiet during Waterloo, but in the middle of the song, my little brother shouted "Hon trampa på sladden" (in english "She stept on the microphone cable"). It's kind of funny that I still remembers this event and the cassette tape is now lost.

[@sosasosa1974]

Parece que esos 50 años no pasaron en vano fueron necesarios para poder llegar a lo que es ABBA hoy, solo puedo decir gracias por la música? Gracias por todo lo que han hecho de manera directa o indirecta para el beneficio de muchos aspectos tanto para el medio ambiente el planeta la música y la vida de sus fans, gracias por todo ABBA mis queridos benny björn y mis amadas agnetha y Frida, ahora y siempre eternos

[@PatrickJDoyle-bw3fu]

ABBA help me get through my first enlistment in the airforce.

[@gillesfleuriot7191]

ABBA Really Music

[@ОлегРябов-о7д]

Спасибо , Вам , всем почитателям творчества группы АВВА !!!!! За улыбки , за сомнения , за веру и неуверенность , за то что мы все им верны !!!!! Мнения бывают разные , но ни смотря ни на что Она первая !!@@ А разве нет ????!!@@❤

[@yvi1566]

Great down to earth people with a wonderful gift ❤🎶❤🎵❤🎶❤

[@MarcByrne]

This is a nice refreshing video, with some new or not so seen video clips and pictures, and different interviews from some different people from the ones we are used to hearing from. Like John Tobler. Interesting. However I think there are some inaccuracies at some moment. I assume the angle that everything is seen from is the British charts, when they speak about hits, and Money Money Money was not a number one, contrary to what is said here. Not in the UK, where it reached number 3. And Agnetha and Bjorn did not get divorced at the end of 1978, as far as has always been said so far. It was in 1980. But still a very nice documentary which is still interesting for die-hard fans who thought they had seen all there is to see of ABBA. And lovely high-resolution pictures included too. Very appreciated. Thanks!!🎉😊

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Yes It wasn't MMM in UK that was no1 (though it was no1 in other markets and huge in Germany) but it was its follower 'Knowing me.." the big no1 hit in UK after DQ there.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Also A+B got officially divorced in mid '80 but They had stopped living togetger since Dec.'78

[@christianoazzuro6711]

I liked it,it was heartwarming wasn't it?

[@MarcByrne]

@@christianoazzuro6711 exactly

[@Angel-bn2xn]

Nice documentary, but I find it unforgivable not to mention Michael B. Tretow. He was the real fifth member; without him, the Abba sound would have never been the same

[@wandajames6234]

yes, great point.

[@eduardooscar309]

21:00 these Is cleaver how biggest aré ABBA in world pop music

[@PedroRio07]

The doc slips here and there for accuracy, repeated images, uneven sound editing - and the needless Nazi footage, come ON -, but in all gives a sense of what this group has managed to do in 50 years, while being there making us drool for the next single and when not, during the decades of nostalgy prior to the Voyage unbelievable comeback. They've never left us, and here are some reasons why. Basically, it's good music for the good timed from nice people.

[@wandajames6234]

Yes that unnecessary Nazi remark really creeped me out, then could not listen to anything that man said.

[@dreasbn]

In 1974 Not too many people were attracted much by music from 1924 so times have changed big time and the sixties to maybe 80‘s will be seen as the peak time of modern music in the upcoming decades maybe even centuries. Todays music unfortunately will not have this long lasting effect.. it already stopped in the nineties. Here and there are exceptions but overall it’s going strongly downhill in the sense of originality and impact. It’s all a bit instant.. today great forgotten tomorrow…

[@GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm]

I think your last statement is right on. 👍

[@andersjohansson2544]

Ven är Anna som Stickan pratar om 10:55 in i filmen??// Who is Anna that Stickan talkes about at 10:55 into the clip?

[@DeidreL9]

It’s Agnetha, he’s referring to how a lot of people refer to Agnetha as Anna.

[@kenedie4646]

I am a metal guy, but the girls in ABBA are incredible. That music with those voices, is timeless. Both girls at the time were hot. But I love Agnetha. Beautiful girls, great voices.....

[@FionaEm]

"At least sufficient talent"? Is Paul Gambaccini serious?! B&B are two of the all-time songwriting greats.

[@michaelcrombach4062]

Abba are amazing, of course and I loved clips of them. Paul Gambaccini is wonderful. Tobler and his onerous nazi comments was terrible. A number of inaccuracies including mistaking Bjorn for Benny and saying Money,Money,Money was number 1 (in UK) when it wasn't - it was "Knowing Me, Knowing you". Money, Money, Money was no.3. While seeing previously unavailable footage was great for me as a fan I can see this has not been passed by Abba and Tobler's comments and the Nazi footage are unforgiveable.

[@cindz4618]

Agreed

[@alegramonticelli6038]

It's a pity this documentary is so boring to watch. I really love Abba.

[@hypercomms2001]

Memories or watching Molly Meldrum and "Countdown" on ABC Australia TV, and how he broke ABBA in Australia and around the world....

[@manuelak]

🤩🥰

[@jamesswain2465]

Anni-Frid and Agnetha were the original pop divas. Think about it, before ABBA, there were no divas.

[@sspiby]

when the world was not ruled by computers fffffffffffff wish we could return and make again the juice of positive vibrations

[@AlfCalson]

ᗅᗺᗷᗅ

[@patrickodonnell5023]

A fair attempt that falls short in many ways. The video and audio quality is so variable to make this seem like a very amateur effort. Information-wise, again not as well-researched as it could have been, considering how much accurate information is out there. Paul Gambaccini's enthusiasm is infectious and he at least has some interesting contributions. The jump to One of Us after Take a Chance on me can only be there to check if we're still paying attention, surely!

[@ОлегРябов-о7д]

Здравствуй , мой незнакомец ! Все мы и многие из людей во всем мире любят и обожают группу АВВА !!! А ты знаешь , что самая группа почитателей их творчества , самая обширная , только в Рссии??!!! Нет???????? Давайте жить ближе ! Давайте жить дружно !!!@ И все мы друг друга поймем!!!! Счастья , здоровья и всех благ ! ❤

[@Asmuk]

Watching the last "stars" on Eurovision today and the absence of music compared to what it was is depressing.

[@republic_of_kyle]

6 April 2024: the magic date approaches. #Waterloo50

[@eltoro6064]

I think the worse mistake Bjorn make is to divorce Agnetha. She is so beautiful, talented, and vibrant, every man dream of her. How can he simply let her go? Also they say distance make a relationship difficult, but these two are always together, even when touring, so what is the problem? They are married for many years and have two children. If she is my wife, I will never look at another woman, and make her my Queen.

[@doinadumitru2417]

❤

[@goodwood-rc4nx]

Dancing Queen must be a hard song to sing as it is a 3 octave song

[@georgiehollander2199]

Did Bjorn just say Fu*ck at 43:53 ??

[@herbwarren6671]

Yes he did and the subtitles replaced it with Damm, cute

[@gavinkerslake]

abbadabbadoo

[@regordravgis]

Not a single word about Michael B Tretow???

[@rasvanniekerk6297]

❤❤❤❤

[@yangtzeling7468]

Is it true that ABBA turned down an offer of 1 billion $ to perform a string of concerts at Wembley ?

[@David-uf8ex]

This is just a rehash of the Story of ABBA from 1982

[@ОлегРябов-о7д]

Спасибо , мой друг , за здерженный комментарий ! Здравствуй и всех благ ! ❤

[@castlerock58]

They did vacuous pop songs but the music was pretty catchy and the girls were hot. They were much better than the industrially produced pop music of today. They were much better than disco.

[@AnnaDavidMerz]

9:36 In-stig-ation 😂

[@ABBADiego]

I guess no one checked things like licensing: it is POLAR MUSIC, not "POPLAR MUSIC". It is a small thing but really sloppy production.

[@plerpplerp5599]

Apparently, Björn and Benny took their "inspiration" for Waterloo from Wizzard's "See my baby jive."

[@ОлегРябов-о7д]

Не уверен . Как мне , кажется, Они живут своей жизнью и воспроизводят то , что с ними происходит или хотелось бы , чтобы произошло..... А по большему счету не важно !... Они молодцы !! Если мы их чувствуем , сопереживаем , поддерживаем и радуемся их успехам , это хорошо !!! Это жизнь....🥳✌🖐

[@danelvis9979]

I appreciated the documentary but too much playing one line of a song then back to talking to the same two guys.

[@TorkG8]

The Mamma Mia musical and especially the movie of it, didn't interest me in the slightest. I've never liked watching or listening to anyone sing ABBA songs, it's the band themselves or nothing for me. However, I'm delighted it made the band a lot more money.

[@matts80s90s]

Those cameras are not cameras, they're theodolites. Used to measure angles and levels etc when planning new developments.....

[@terencehaygarth6972]

At the end of Abba in 1982 watching the Noel Edmunds interview with Abba who I love and have always had the only 1 who I thought was I need to go away from Abba was Frida. That's why today why I'm confused with Fridas 4th visit to Voyage today

[@Colin-Fenix]

What are you trying to say?

[@marimini7585]

💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💋💋💋💋💋

[@patsyinternational]

What a strange documentary. It’s all over the place, disjointed and some dreadful audio in parts. Quite amateurish really. How disappointing!

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

Agnetha always had a back up plan if music didn't work out. She could always go back to flying the J37 Drakken.

[@jamesswain2465]

Isn't she afraid to fly?

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

@@jamesswain2465 Her fear of flying was a rouse. To make her aviation enemy's underestimate her flying capabilities.

[@123billydog]

" An intimate look into their post-ABBA era, navigating solo careers and the resurgence brought by the ABBA Gold era", well it really doesn't live up to its statement. The First 39 minutes basically tells a rough story of the groups formation and successes, rounding up the ABBA years it skips to Chess, Mamma Mia, and Voyage. Between 1982 and 2021 the ABBA members actually did a hell of a lot more in their solo careers. Disappointing.

[@michaelcrombach4062]

I would watch this now for Abba and Paul Gambaccini. I wish I could edit and delete all the rest.

[@appledoreman]

So-so overview of Abba's career. Some songs appear in wrong order ('One of us' & 'Under attack' before 'Winner takes it all'). Also, not mentioned is fact that the follow-up singles to 'Waterloo' failed to chart & it looked like they might be another European one-hit wonder act (like Los Bravos, Shocking Blue, etc.) before 'Mamma Mia' became their breakthrough hit. One other thing: narrator states none of their records got to no.1 in America, but 'Dancing Queen' did.