Swedish pop sensation ABBA made a comeback on Friday with their new album Voyage, nearly 40 years after they split up, with a digital avatar concert planned in London.
Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid – forming the acronym ABBA – have not released any new music since their split in 1982, a year after their last album The Visitors.
Voyage went live at midnight on Thursday in various time zones, to the delight of long-time fans worldwide.
“We are just in disbelief … that it’s something that we could experience again in our lifetimes,” long-time ABBA fan Jeffrey de Hart, 62, said at a listening party in Stockholm for the Swedish band’s much-anticipated release.
After years of speculation and several dropped hints, the group finally announced the reunion and new album in September, and released the singles I still have faith in you and Don’t shut me down.
