Special plans are being made to mark the milestone at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
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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ABBA's Waterloo 50 years on: How the Eurovision win changed pop historyExactly 50 years on from ABBA's iconic Eurovision win with Waterloo in 1974, ITV News takes a look back at the defining moment in pop history, and plans to celebrate it this yearfamous win at the Eurovision Song Contest, which elevated the Swedish pop group to international fame.Dome’s Concert Hall. Special plans are being made to mark the milestone in the seaside city and at this year's contest in Sweden. Five Eurovision winners are set to perform Waterloo at the Brighton Dome later today, backed by the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus. 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 After missing out on a ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg, ABBA decided to sit down and write a song specifically for the following year's contest
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