Fans of the Swedish supergroup ABBA gathered Saturday in England, Sweden and elsewhere to celebrate the hit song "Waterloo" on the 50th anniversary of its victory at the annual Eurovision Song Contest ...

A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my ...

In 1974 the little known Swedish pop group Abba swept to superstardom with their Eurovision winning ?Waterloo’, and four decades later the song and the band remain as popular as ever. Now the ...

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LONDON — It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which ...

The song's win at Eurovision Song Contest on April 6, 1974 launched the Swedish supergroup on its path to success. Fans of the Swedish supergroup ABBA gathered Saturday in England, Sweden and ...