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The stories of the biggest artists in the world told over the years in their own words.

The stories of the biggest artists in the world. We delve deep into the BBC archive and speak to the people who were there, as we look back on their most iconic eras.

Eras: ABBA: ABBA: 1. The Road to Waterloo

ABBA

ABBA: 1. The Road to Waterloo

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Sara Cox tells the story of ABBA’s individual origins.

In Eras: ABBA, Sara Cox is your guide to Sweden’s biggest musical export.
Episode 1 tells the story of how ABBA started on their path to pop-world domination in 1974.

They’re famous for their marriages, divorces, and impossibly perfect pop songs.

But how much do you really know about ABBA?

In this series, Sara Cox is your guide to Sweden’s biggest musical export.

When Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, their lives changed forever. But that win didn’t come easy.

Because the road to Waterloo is a long one. It took years of hard work, and the combination of four world-class talents - each of them already successful in their own right - to pull it off.

Through the BBC’s archive and new interviews with experts and insiders - as well as the group’s timeless back catalogue - you’ll get to know ABBA like never before.

Eras: ABBA

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Marking 50 Years of ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest in four era-defining chapters

Celebrating 50 Years of ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 - the definitive story of ABBA in four era-defining chapters.

The definitive story of ABBA in four era-defining chapters.

They're known for their impossibly perfect pop songs, global stardom and a stratospheric revival, but how much do you really know about Sweden's biggest musical export? With presenter Sara Cox as our guide and told in the group's own words through rare BBC archive and new interviews with experts, insiders and famous fans, this is the story of how Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson went from Eurovision hopefuls to era-defining pop icons. Eras: ABBA is a window into the musical genius and sheer perseverance that brought ABBA to their rightful place at the top. Set against their timeless back catalogue, listeners will get to know ABBA like never before.

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