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ABBA releases rare statement as they thank fans for their 'steadfast loyalty and support through the years' to celebrate 50 years since they won Eurovision in Brighton


ABBA have thanked fans for in a rare statement as the band celebrates the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision Song Contest victory.

The iconic 70s pop group - made up of Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - remain the show's most famous and successful exports after they were crowned winners in April 1974 with their song, Waterloo. Sharing a picture of the foursome winning the accolade, they wrote: 'It's slightly dizzying and deeply humbling to think that millions of you who saw us for the first time in the Eurovision final 1974 have passed our music on not only to one generation, but to several. The iconic 70s pop group - made up of Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson (L-R) - remain the show's most famous and successful exports after they were crowned winners in April 1974 with their song, Waterloo (pictured 2022)

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