You know them as ABBA —the Swedish pop superstars behind such enduring feel-good hits as "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance on Me," "Super Trouper," "Mamma Mia" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)," among countless others. But a new music documentary gives you behind-the-scenes insight into the group's core four, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Airing tonight, April 19 at 8pm Eastern Time on The CW, the 2024 doc ABBA: Against the Odds celebrates the 50th anniversary of the group's iconic victory as Sweden's first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo" in 1974. (Fun fact: In 2005, "Waterloo" was chosen as the best song in the competition's history.) The 90-minute film "unveils the epic journey of ABBA’s rise to global fame," per the official synopsis. "Starting with the moment they won Eurovision, it tells the story of how they overcame critical backlash, societal attitudes and marital break-up to deliver their ground-breaking music and prove themselves as a live act."
