Waterloo, victory in song

Jean-Marie Potiez

En 1974, “Waterloo” fut non seulement la chanson gagnante du concours Eurovision, mais surtout le point de départ de la carrière internationale du groupe Abba.
Mais, si l’Eurovision a offert une exposition médiatique extraordinaire aux quatre Suédois et lancé leur carrière, il est clair que le groupe donna également un coup de jeune à ce concours qui avait fini par tourner en rond.
Pour Abba, “Waterloo” fut plus qu’une victoire, ce fut le début d’une longue série de tubes qui font, aujourd’hui encore, danser la planète !

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First published France 30 July 2018

Jean-Marie Potiez

ABBA, four letters, four names, four Swedes that Europe discovered one evening of April 1974. For Abba, Waterloo was much more than a victory. It was the start of their international breakthrough and the beginning of a huge series of hits that would make the entire planet dance.ABBA used Eurovision as a magic door to a bigger arena, but ultimately it changed everything for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida. And nothing would ever be the same again…Waterloo, the winning song traces the history of the hit which brought the four Swedes from the status of unknown group to four worldwide stars!

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First published 3 October 2019