DAVID BURKE
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The ABBA story begins in 1966, when Björn Ulvaeus met Benny Andersson for the first time. Ulvaeus was a member of folk outfit The Hootenanny Singers, while Andersson played keyboards in The Hep Stars. They wrote their first song together later that year, and, by the end of the 60s, collaborated regularly. Fast-forward three years and step forward the two women who would become the perfect foil for Ulvaeus and Andersson’s compositions, as well as their respective spouses. They were Agnetha Fältskog, already a successful solo singer, and Anni- Frid Lyngstad, a then-fledgling recording artist.