Abba by Karl French - ISBN: 9780749950705
Paperback
In April 1974, 500 million television viewers across Europe witnessed the bizarrely thrilling sight of four garishly-dressed unknowns from Sweden storm their way to victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was ‘Waterloo’. Abba had arrived.

Abba

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    12 January 2006

Summary

In April 1974, 500 million television viewers across Europe witnessed the bizarrely thrilling sight of four garishly-dressed unknowns from Sweden storm their way to victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was ‘Waterloo’. Abba had arrived.

Over the next three decades, the band moved on through an almost unbroken succession of hit albums and singles. Abba have sold some 400 million records around the world, and their songs inspired a musical which, since opening in October…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780749950705
ISBN-10:0749950706
Author:Karl French
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Portrait
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:12 January 2006
Weight:242g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

This entertaining, not uncritical work is far more stylish than most group portraits.– Sunday Telegraph

This entertaining, not uncritical work is far more stylish than most group portraits. - Sunday Telegraph

About The Author

Karl French

Karl French has contributed articles on pop culture to many newspapers and magazines, among them Hot Dog and Esquire. He is also the author, co-author and editor of numerous books, including Screen Violence; Apocalypse Now: A Bloomsbury Movie Guide; Cult Movies, co-written with Philip French; This Is Spinal Tap: The Official Companion; and Art by Directors. Since 1997 he has written a daily TV preview column in the Financial Times, for which he also writes regularly on cinema and sport. Born in Varmland, in central Sweden, he returns there every summer with his wife and two children. He lives in London.

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