Members of ABBA, the Swedish pop quartet that triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, will receive one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden.
FILE - Members of ABBA, from left, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog , Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson arrive for the ABBA Voyage concert at the ABBA Arena in London, Thursday May 26, 2022. The four members of the Swedish pop quartet who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song Waterloo will be given one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden at a ceremony on Friday, May 31, 2024.
The Royal Order of Vasa, which is given in recognition of personal efforts for Sweden or for Swedish interests as well as the successful performance of public duties and assignments, was dormant until late 2022, when it was reactivated after regulations opened the Royal Orders to Swedish citizens again.victory turned ABBA into a pop juggernaut, by far the most successful band to win the pan-continental music contest. ABBA’s melodic disco pop sold hundreds of millions of records worldwide.
The Swedish band members have not performed together live for four decades, but released a comeback album, “Voyage,” in 2021. The, who won the coveted award in physics and medicine. They were both made Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star for “outstanding research efforts.” The ceremony will take place at the Royal Palace in Stockholm in the presence of recipients and their invited guests, the royal household said.
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