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At 78, ABBA’s Benny Andersson Finally Confirms What Everyone’s Long Suspected
After years of staying quiet about ABBA’s future, Swedish music legend Benny Andersson has finally confirmed what many fans have long suspected: ABBA will never reunite in the traditional sense, and their golden era is officially behind them.
In a recent interview, the 78-year-old Andersson spoke candidly: “We’ve given the best of ourselves to music. Now it’s time to look back, not start over.” With a career spanning over half a century and timeless hits like Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, and The Winner Takes It All, ABBA has left a permanent mark on global music history.
Though the band stunned the world in 2021 with their surprise comeback album Voyage—their first in nearly 40 years—and launched an innovative virtual concert experience in London, fans still held out hope for a live reunion. But Andersson has now confirmed that such a moment will never come.
“We’re proud of what we’ve done. But performing live—touring, traveling—it’s no longer something that suits our age or energy,” he added.
While this announcement may bring some disappointment, it also serves as a respectful farewell to ABBA’s extraordinary journey. For Benny Andersson and the other members, what matters most is leaving behind a musical legacy that future generations can continue to love and discover.
As Andersson himself put it: “We don’t need to be on stage anymore to be remembered. The music will do that for us.”