Mamma Mia! Abba reunite for the first time in 22 years for film premiere

thisislondon.co.uk     05-Jul-2008            

Pop supergroup Abba have reunited for the first time in 22 years for the premiere of hit musical Mamma Mia! The band, which had a string of hits in the 1970s and 80s, joined film stars Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan for the gala screening in Stockholm, Sweden. Anni-Frid Lyngstad - known as Frida - and Agnetha Faltskog danced on the red carpet with Streep to the cheer of thousands of waiting fans. Enlarge Circled from left to right are Abba's Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Bjorn Ulvaeus Moments later, Benny Anderson, 61, and Bjorn Ulvaeus, 63, joined them on the cinema's balcony to wave to fans. Streep and co-star Brosnan wanted the Abba musical, which premiered in London and Berlin this week, to have a special showing in the band's home country. The full reunion was not certain until the last... [read full story]                    


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