ABBA awarded knighthood

ABBA has been awarded a knighthood, the first to be bestowed in nearly 50 years.

The members of the famous music group were recognized on Friday by King Carl XVI Gustaf for their cultural impact in bringing Swedish pop music to a massive global audience.

The group, consisting of Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Björn Ulvaeus, was presented with the 'Royal Order of Vasa' at a public ceremony in Stockholm for their extraordinary efforts in Swedish and international music.

Sweden stopped awarding royal orders to its citizens in 1975, though it continued to award them to foreigners.

When the country's parliament reinstated the practice in 2022, it marked the first time in half a century that Swedish citizens were eligible for such an honor.

ABOUT ABBA

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, who decided to form a music group in 1966, completed the band in the spring of 1969 with the addition of Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who would form the other half of ABBA, and took the name ABBA, which is composed of the first letters of their names.

They have unforgettable tracks such as Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, I Have A Dream, Money, Money, Money, and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!.

News Source: 12punto