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ABBA is known for its top hits including Take A Chance On Me, Fernando, SOS and Money, Money, Money to name a few With an extremely successful career in the music industry, how many are they worth?

According to CelebrityNetWorth, each band member is worth at least £ 229million

The Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 and the group’s name is an acronym for the first letters of their names

They became one of the most successful groups in the history of popular music, topping the world charts from 1974 to 1983

Their albums have been sold over 150 million times and are successful around the world

They have also increased their net worth by allowing their music to be used in a number of movies and TV shows

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ABBA also won the European Song Content in 1974 and is the most successful group to have entered the competition

The same year, the group began their first European tour but due to lack of demand, they were forced to cancel some concerts

It wasn’t until two years later, when they released a compilation of their greatest hits, that they gained attention in the UK, with their album winning # 1 for several weeks in a row.

In 2015, their single Dancing Queen was added to the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame

During their singing years, the band consisted of two married couples: Agnetha Fältskog, 70, with Björn Ulvaeus, 75, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 74, with Benny Anderson, 73.

As their popularity grew, their marriages suffered, resulting in the collapse of both marriages while continuing to perform in the band.

Their last public appearance together as ABBA before their 2016 reunion was on The Late, Late Breakfast Show in 1982

ABBA broke up in 1983 and Björn and Benny added to their value by creating a band called Chess

Their music was later turned into a musical and toured around the world, including appearances on Broadway and in London’s West End

Now Benny has his own band called Benny Andersson’s Orchestra, which consists of 16 musicians, all playing different instruments

Anni-Frid Lyngstad is now focused on her charitable work and shares a house with her British boyfriend Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden, who is a descendant of the founders of the stationery group WHSmith

In 1999 ABBA’s music was adapted into the musical Mamma Mia! which toured around the world and a film of the same name, released in 2008, became the UK’s highest grossing film that year

The DVD sold over 17 million copies on day one, breaking the record of 12 million copies set by Titanic in 1998

A sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, was released in 2018, the same year it was announced that the band had recorded two songs after 35 years without singing together

The group confirmed on Instagram that they have reunited to record two new songs and will take part in a virtual tour

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ABBA, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad