Top Ten ABBA Reunion Rumors

Big time movie star Tom Hanks has a dream. He wants to reunite ABBA.

And why wouldn’t he? ABBA has sold 375 000 000 albums and is one of the world’s most talked about bands even though they dissolved back in 1982.

How serious his attempt is remains to be seen but band member Björn Ulveus looks forward to a call.

Whatever the answer, Tom Hanks is not the first to try and probably not the last. Ever since 1982 rumors of an ABBA reunion keeps popping up.

Here are my top ten rumors:

10. A rumor started in 2006 about collaboration between Madonna and half of ABBA; Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog. A representative of Anni-Frid later denied it.

9. 2010 the British people hoped to see an ABBA reunion at the Prince William and Kate something’s wedding.

But no such thing happened.

8. In 2009 the girls of ABBA appeared together at an awards show in Sweden. Anni-Frid was overheard saying: I’ve felt lately it would be fun to do something with ABBA again”, and the media once again started talking about a reunion.

7. In 2008 the complete ABBA lineup attended the world premier of the movie Mamma Mia! in London.

Fans were seen crying at the sight of the stars and media once again started writing about a possible reunion.

6. In 2005 viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest voted Waterloo the best song ever and hoped to see the four Swedes reunite to accept the award. But their hopes were in vain. None of them even attended.

5. In 2004 record producer Billy Butt suggested ABBA reunite in support of the tsunami victims in South East Asia. The group refused. In an interview Benny Andersson was quoted sating; “we are four individuals who focuses on other things now. We split over twenty years ago and never plan to perform together again.”

4. In 2004 the rumor that ABBA was reuniting for the Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul 2005. 30 years after their win with Waterloo in 1974.

All four members of ABBA appeared briefly in a special comedy video made for the interval act, entitled “Our Last Video Ever”.

Each of the four members of the group made a brief cameo role, as did others such as Cher and Rik Mayall and even Iron Maiden‘s Eddie.  However, the ABBA members did not reunite to sing.

3. In a 2010 interview in The Times Benny Andersson was quoted saying; “a reunion seem like a good idea”.

It later turned out Benny was joking.

2. Even though it’s the latest one, the Tom Hanks ABBA reunion try places second. Who wouldn’t want a phone call from him? And more importantly, who could say NO to that face?

Call Forrest, call!

1. In the beginning of 2000 the band were offered $1,000,000,000 to do a reunion tour consisting of 100 concerts. Yup, that’s a billion dollars! But they turned it down.

So what does this list prove? Well, first of all Benny Andersson’s joke proves we Swedes sure are funny. Turning down a billion dollars also proves we have integrity.

Or maybe that we are stupid.

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