ABBA tribute concert planned in London
Swedish songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have confirmed they will take part in an ABBA tribute concert in London in September.

Abba - Abba To Fill Jackson Gig Slots
Swedish supergroup ABBA are set to come out of retirement - the band have reportedly been offered a mega-bucks deal to take over Michael Jackson's London comeback tour. The King Of Pop was booked in for a 50-date run of concerts at the U.K. capital's O2 arena, set to begin later this month (13Jul09) and run into next year (10). His sudden death last week (25Jun09) left show promoters AEG Live facing a race against time to try and fill the empty dates. And the company have offered the Mamma Mia...

Abba - Abba Masterminds Set For One Off London Gig
ABBA masterminds BENNY ANDERSSON and BJORN ULVAEUS are to stage a huge summer concert filled with the superstar band's biggest hits. Rumours circulated earlier this week (begs29Jun09) that Abba - including all four members - would come out of retirement to take over Michael Jackson's comeback dates at London's O2 Arena. O2 boss David Campbell hinted, "There's a little foursome out in Sweden we keep talking to." However, Andersson soon put the reports to rest during an interview on Jonathan...

Abba - Kid Wakes From Coma Singing Mamma Mia
Hit movie musical MAMMA MIA! continues to astound ABBA fans after a young devotee awoke from a five-day coma she was not expected to recover from singing the movie's theme. Three-year-old Layla Towsey from Essex, England slipped into a coma last month (Apr09) after suffering a heart attack - and her family was told to expect the worst. But the tot defied the odds and surprised medics when she woke up five days later singing the ABBA hit from the film she loved watching. Her mother Katy tells...