
ABBA: How They Won Eurovision
Documentary · Music
Overview
Celebrating 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 with Waterloo, through the extraordinary and entertaining story of how international stardom almost didn't happen for the group.
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Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker
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Cheryl Baker
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Nicki Chapman
Nicki Chapman
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Nicki Chapman
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Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup
Narrator
Mariella Frostrup
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Claes af Geijerstam
Claes af Geijerstam
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Claes af Geijerstam
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Nick Ingman
Nick Ingman
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Nick Ingman
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Paul Jordan
Paul Jordan
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Paul Jordan
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Silvia Montello
Silvia Montello
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Silvia Montello
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Carl Magnus Palm
Carl Magnus Palm
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Carl Magnus Palm
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Roger Palm
Roger Palm
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Roger Palm
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Sian Pattenden
Sian Pattenden
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Sian Pattenden
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