Abba disbanded almost 40 years in the past and vowed to by no means reunite. The legendary Swedish pop group have now determined towards that. Saying their return for a brand new musical album, “Voyage,” Abba stated its launch in November can be adopted by a collection of live shows that includes their digital avatars who will play hits like “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” and “Waterloo.” The digital live performance will open in a specifically constructed area in London subsequent 12 months and can play for six nights every week.
Abba said that the “Voyage” mission has been “40 years within the making.” The group stated will probably be “a live performance that mixes the previous and new, the younger and not-so-young. A live performance that has introduced all 4 of us collectively once more.”
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— ABBA (@ABBA) September 2, 2021
The digital avatars of the 4 band members — Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus — can be accompanied by a 10-piece stay band performing 22 of their biggest hits. The opening evening for the live performance can be organised on Could 27 at a custom-built area at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. The tickets can be accessible beginning September 7.
Creating the digital avatars of the Abba members, who are actually of their seventies, was tough. The creators used movement seize expertise to scan “each mannerism and each movement” of the musicians as they carried out.
Abba, one of many greatest pop acts of all time, break up up in 1982 however there was by no means an official announcement. Abba rose to international fame after they received Eurovision in 1974 with “Waterloo.”
The long-desired reunion started whereas engaged on the stage present and the band members ended up within the recording studio. “At first it was simply two songs, after which we stated, ‘Properly, possibly we must always do just a few others,’” Andersson told BBC.
They lastly recorded 10 songs. Two of them premiered a pair days in the past. They’re: “I Nonetheless Have Religion In You” and “Do not Shut Me Down.” The album can be out November 5.
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— ABBA (@ABBA) September 3, 2021
The so-called “Abba-tars” (the digital avatars) had been designed by Industrial Mild & Magic, the visible results firm based by Star Wars creator George Lucas.