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Simon Cowell ‘signs ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus for X Factor’
SIMON Cowell has secured ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus to perform on The X Factor.
The music mogul, 59, has nabbed the Dancing Queen hitmakers for the Mamma Mia inspired week on the ITV talent competition.
The BBC were tipped to secure the Swedish duo for an upcoming project, which has since been dropped.
But with the BBC shelving the Swedish power group, Simon took the opportunity to sign Bjorn, 73, and Benny, 71, for his own programme, according to the Daily Star.
A source said: "Abba are one of the world’s greatest bands and it
will certainly give the show a big lift having Benny and Bjorn on
board."
The pair are tipped to give The X Factor contestants a masterclass.
The hopefuls will get the chance to perform one of ABBA's greatest hits on the show.
Bjorn will also be hitting the stage and performing on the live shows in forthcoming weeks.
However, it has yet to be confirmed when exactly the duo - who made
up ABBA with Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - will make their
appearance.
Limited Edition 7" White Vinyl Released 7th December 2018 Happy New Year / Felicidad Limited to 3000 Some sites have it available for pre-order now - don't miss out !! Links below.
From Universal:
"ABBA’s legions of devoted fans will be delighted at the announcement of a collector’s edition, 7-inch vinyl single of their 1980 track from the Super Trouper album, ‘Happy New Year.’ The single will be limited to 3000 copies worldwide.
Released on 7 December by Polar/USM to mark the build-up to New Year
2019, the single will be pressed on white vinyl with unique artwork, and
backed by the Spanish language version of the song, ‘Felicidad.’ To
make it even more of an attractive item for ABBA collectors, a limited
edition of the single is to be pressed to mark each new year on
different coloured vinyl.
‘Happy New Year’ was written by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus duringa
working holiday in Barbados. According to some fan sites, it had the
working title ‘Daddy Don’t Get Drunk On Christmas Day.’ The track first
appeared when the Super Trouper album was released as the group’s seventh studio album in November 1980.
With lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog, the track was released as a
single in a few countries at the time, notably Holland, Brazil and
Portugal, but went on to greater chart activity in later years. The song
became a top five hit in the group’s native Sweden in 2008 and again
the following year, when it also reached the top five in Norway.
2010 saw ‘Happy New Year’ in the Swedish top ten once again, and in
the era of streaming, like many other festive and holiday-themed
standards, it reappears regularly on many charts around the world. In
1999, it attracted a cover by the Stockholm-based ABBA tribute quartet
A*Teens, which also peaked at No. 4 in Sweden and reached No. 12 in
Denmark.
Benny Andersson revisited the melody for his September 2018 album Piano, performing
the track as a slow piano solo. The album topped the Swedish chart for
four weeks, and reached the top 20 in the UK, Norway and Australia."
