Abba Reunites After 40 Years, but as Digital Avatars Belting Out Their Greatest Hits

Abba disbanded practically 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 mentioned its launch in November might be adopted by a collection of concert events 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 mentioned that the “Voyage” challenge has been “40 years within the making.” The group mentioned 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 — might be accompanied by a 10-piece reside band performing 22 of their best hits. The opening night time for the live performance might be organised on Might 27 at a custom-built area at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. The tickets might be obtainable beginning September 7.

Creating the digital avatars of the Abba members, who at the moment are of their seventies, was troublesome. The creators used movement seize expertise to scan “each mannerism and each movement” of the musicians as they carried out.

Abba, one of many largest pop acts of all time, break up up in 1982 however there was by no means an official announcement. Abba rose to world fame once they gained 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 mentioned, ‘Nicely, perhaps we should always do a number of others,’” Andersson instructed 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 might 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.