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Swedish pop (ABBA)
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
Swedish pop (ABBA) · ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in April 1974 with Waterloo. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus wrote the music together, Björn mainly the English lyrics, and the voices of Agnetha and Frida were recorded over one another several times. From the 1970s, Sweden built a hit industry of its own.
Listening
Listening tip. Dancing Queen does not begin with a verse but with a piece of the chorus: the strongest moment comes straight away.
Dancing Queen · ABBA, 1976Apple Music ↗
Waterloo · ABBA, 1974Apple Music ↗
The Look · Roxette, 1989Apple Music ↗
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Genre MapNL Map
See also
- Roxette
- Brill Building and girl groups
- British beat and the British Invasion
- Stockholm pop (Max Martin)
Categories: Genres
