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"Fernando" is a song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, from the Swedish musical group ABBA. The song was written for their fellow group member Anni-Frid Lyngstad and was included on her 1975 album Frida ensam. The following year, "Fernando" was re-recorded by ABBA.
In March 1976, "Fernando" was re-written with English lyrics and released as an ABBA single, becoming the group's biggest hit to date - hitting No.1 in many countries, including a 14-week stay at No.1 in Australia. [2] It was featured as a brand new track on their Greatest Hits album which became the UK's biggest-selling album of the year.
ABBA's biggest hit singles worldwide are "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando", with Arrival being their biggest hit studio album. [ 3 ] The compilation album Gold: Greatest Hits (1992) is the second best-selling album of all time in the UK [ 2 ] and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA.It was originally released in Scandinavia on 17 November 1975 [4] and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably the UK on 10 April, and on 18 September in the US and Canada.
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In the UK Singles Chart, "Dancing Queen" was the last of three consecutive chart-toppers for ABBA in 1976, following "Mamma Mia" and "Fernando" earlier in the year. [22] The song was re-released in the UK in 1992, taking advantage of an ABBA revival sparked by the success of Erasure's Abba-esque EP. The re-issued "Dancing Queen" reached No. 16 ...
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In the 1990s, their son Peter Grönvall formed One More Time, a group that enjoyed European success with the ABBA-like "Highland" and, later, as Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. [14] Andersson was in a relationship with Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA for about 11 years, from 1969 till 1980. They married on 6 October 1978, but ...