In 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden and this year, they will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their victory. To commemorate the iconic moment, the group will be featured in a documentary commissioned by the BBC.
According to Variety, the upcoming documentary will be produced by Rogan Productions, who is also the same team behind "Freddie Mercury: The Final Act." The upcoming film will be directed by James Rogan.
It was reported that the documentary, titled "ABBA: Against The Odds," will revolve around the group's success, especially at the time when they won the competition.
Aside from the BBC, the upcoming movie is being funded by European broadcasters, including a public television network called SVT which will give access to their archives which contain rare footage of the group's success.
"To be able, as a director, to dive into the ABBA story through the extraordinary archive of their voyage through the tumultuous 70s has been a jaw-dropping experience," the director said in a statement.
When Will ABBA's Documentary Air?
The documentary will be shown via BBC One and iPlayer in May 2024. BBC Studios will be the one responsible for distributing the movie in other countries outside of the United Kingdom.
"The sheer joy of working on a documentary about ABBA cannot be understated, as their bitter-sweet songs remain as resonant in our confused times as they did when they were first recorded," Rogan added.
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he further discussed that the documentary will also feature the group's challenges as they rise to to the global stage and amass many fans.
ABBA History
According to Carl Magnus Palm, the author of ABBA's biography "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows," everything began with the song "Waterloo" as it was the song presented in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974.
At the time, it was obvious that the band was talented on their own, but other musicians didn't have "the same level of ambition."
ABBA was big in Sweden, but initially, they weren't known outside of their country. At the time, companies in the United Kingdom and the United States weren't fond of music from Sweden as they were doing well in that field and didn't need other artists anymore.
This was the main reason why they joined Eurovision, to be known by many fans from different countries around the world. (via The Independent)
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