Agnetha Faltskog became a superstar with ‘ABBA’ – better sit down before you see her today, age 73

“It was tough times, ‘can I handle this or should I leave? How can we solve this?'” I said that we had to be at home the same amount of time we were out touring,” Agnetha continued.

“I was never going to leave [the group], but it was something I could tell myself just to manage, to get everyone to understand how tough it was.”

The success of Waterloo was enormous. But it was just the beginning of what was a new era in music history. Since winning Eurovision didn’t guarantee one success post-competition, it took some time before ABBA got their next big hit.

ABBA – hits

18 months later, they released the song SOS, which also became a big hit. On the same album, ABBA from 1975, the band released the song Mamma Mia, which rose to the number one spot on charts all over the world.

It was No.1 in Australia for 10 weeks – and ABBA fever “down under” was insane. Australia actually gave the group a total of six Number One hits, becoming one of the most ABBA-crazy countries.

Over the following years, ABBA released several albums, and the hits just kept on coming. Songs like Fernando and Dancing Queen quickly found their mark, with the last one being the group’s only No. 1 in the US.

At this point, ABBA had turned themselves into one of the most popular groups in the world – and rightfully so. The list of hits the group released is long, adding songs like Money, Money, Money, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Chiquitita, The Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper, Take A Chance On Me and Lay All Your Love On Me.

As ABBA released their sixth album in 1979, Agnetha and Bjorn were going through a divorce. However, it wasn’t ugly, and the band continued with their professional work.

Agnetha Faltskog sang about divorce

The song The Winner Takes It All, was actually about their divorce – and Agnetha sang the song.

“The fact he wrote it exactly when we divorced is touching really. I didn’t mind,” Agnetha said. “It was fantastic to do that song because I could put in such feeling.”

“I didn’t mind sharing it with the public,” she added. “It didn’t feel wrong. There is so much in that song.”

Speaking with the Daily Mail in 2013, Agnetha spoke about the divorce with Bjorn. She said that they are on good terms – if only for the sake of their two children.

“Bjorn and I have dealt with the heartbreak,” she said. “It’s amicable. In love there are so many ups and downs but I remain optimistic. I haven’t closed any doors.”