50 years on from ABBA 's 1974 Eurovision win with Waterloo, ITV News Reporter Aisha Zahid looks back at the defining moment in pop historyfamous win at the Eurovision Song Contest, which elevated the Swedish pop group to international fame.Dome’s Concert Hall.
ABBA are not expected to perform in person at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on 11 May in Malmö, Sweden, but organisers are thought to be planning other ways to celebrate the historic anniversary.Credit: PA ABBA had second thoughts about the song after it was finished, concerned that its comparatively raucous tempo, its schlager sounds and 70s glam rock influences would be too risky for Eurovision.
“Waterloo’s lyrics were oblique,” said Dr Jadey O'Regan, lecturer in Contemporary Music Practice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. “The city of Brighton & Hove is eclectic and inclusive in its creativity – much like Eurovision – and Brighton Dome has been at its cultural heart for more than 200 years.
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