ABBA confirm they will release no more new music following Voyage's release: "This is it."
ABBA have seemingly confirmed that their new album Voyage will be their last.
The Swedish pop icons have reunited for their ninth album - and first in nearly 40 years - which is set to be released November 5, but according to members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, ABBA will not be making any more new music after Voyage is released.
Speaking to The Guardian, Benny admits that while the group left two unfinished songs off the new record, they're very unlikely to revisit them on a future project.
"This is it," he confirmed. "It has to be, you know."
The ABBA Voyage ABBAtars could have the lifespan of a West End show, Benny hopes (Image: ABBA Voyage)
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When reminded, however, of ABBA's last appearance on television before their first hiatus began in 1982, both Benny and Björn seem sure that this is really it for ABBA.
"I didn’t actually say that ‘this is it’ in 1982,” Benny said. “I never said myself that Abba was never going to happen again. But I can tell you now: this is it.”
Following Voyage's release on November 5, the band will then embark on a revolutionary new state-of-the-art virtual show held in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and featuring digital 'ABBAtars'.
Pre-orders for Voyage have also set a record for their label Universal Music UK, with 80,000 copies already sold before its release.
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Gary Ewan Brown
The album is simply Brilliant, Still ABBA, The Sound, The Style And The Quality, Just What We Needed, I Do Hope There Will Be More To Come Even If It Is Just The 2 Unfinished Tracks But If Not, What A Way To Finish, They Are 4 Incredibly Talented Artists
BleeUK
Oooch there are Kicking themselves even with great success and 2 #1 hits in the charts on Physical World in 2 months, it's not poorly in the UK Singles Charts or National Charts," Just A Notion" has hit #1 in the Physical Singles, #4 in the sales with Downloads, and #59 in singles with streaming era, it amazing news, also the comeback songs 2 months ago "I Still Have Faith In You" Got #1 in Physical and Sales Charts & #14 UK Singles Charts, and "Don't Shut Me Down" at #2 Sales/Physical and #9 UK Singles.
timmusicmaniac@yahoo.ca
We all should be thankful for ABBA for giving us 1 more Album...Its a Gift from Them to all ABBA Fans....Tim an ABBA Fan 49 years....
timmusicmaniac@yahoo.ca
This week Elton John's new album is no.1 with $31,000 sales ...So I guess ABBA will be having a No.1 Album because in the 1st 3 days of preorders it had $80,000 and nobody is saying what that number is up to now over a month later....
Tal Gabay
If the album will sell well...they will make another album...
BleeUK
2 #1 UK Hit Songs " I Still Have Faith In You and Just A Notion" in Just 2 months not bad !!! great comeback as it Tops the Physical Singles Charts and looking at Sales Countdown Success, of being #1,#2 (Don't Shut Me Down" and #4