ABBA have reunited to record new music for the first time in 35 years

Swedish pop group ABBA have recorded new music for the first time in 35 years.

The famous band, known for pop hits such as Money, Money, Money, Waterloo, and Dancing Queen, have recorded two new songs, one of which is titled, I Still Have Faith In You.

An official statement on the band’s Instagram page said: ‘The decision to go ahead with the exciting Abba avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence.’

‘We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio. So we did. And it was like time had stood still and that we had only been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyous experience!

‘It resulted in two new songs and one of them, I Still Have Faith In You will be performed by our digital selves in a TV special produced by NBC and the BBC aimed for broadcasting in December.’

It also added that, after such a long hiatus, they’re happy to be back together: ‘We may have come of age, but the song is new. And it feels good.’

The four-piece band formed in 1972 and are believed to have sold up to 500 million records worldwide in that time.

The group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Brighton, England with the hit Waterloo.

Made up of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, their first names spelled out the band’s name. Agnetha and Björn were married, as we Benny and Anni-Frid, but both relationships crumbled at the height of their fame.

Agnetha, 68, was born in Jönköping. She released her debut self-titled album in 1968, before achieving success with ABBA. After the band broke up, she returned to solo music in the 1980s until a lengthy spell out of the industry saw a return in 2004 and again in 2013 with solo album efforts.

Björn, 73, remained friends with Benny, working on musicals Chess and Mamma Mia! together, as well as the latter’s movie a decade ago.

Anni-Frid, 72, she grew up in Torshälla, to a Norwegian mother and German father. She began her career in 1967 by appearing on New Faces, a talent show she won as a jazz singer. This lead to TV appearances and a recording contract with EMI.

Benny, 71, has since worked on stage shows Chess and Mamma Mia! He was an executive producer on the 2008 Hollywood movie Mamma Mia! and, since 2001, has been active in his own band called Benny Anderssons orkester.

However, their hits only spanned a decade, as they disbanded in 1982. Björn and Benny went on to work with each other a few years later, joining Tim Rice on album Chess.

Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again, the sequel the hit 2008 movie musical, arrives in UK cinemas on 20 July.

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