Eurodisco
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| March 7 2025 | Released studio album '...Sings Modern Talking: The 1st Album' through Stars by Edel in triple CD and double LP formats, which peaked at #5 on the charts. |
| January 2025 | Co-produced The Weeknd's album Hurry Up Tomorrow, co-writing songs 'Big Sleep' and 'Without a Warning', and serving as a sonic influence on the entire album. |
| 2024 | Channel 5/Viacom International produced 'ABBA: How They Won Eurovision', directed by Luke McLaughlin and Stan Griffin. |
| 2024 | Rogan Productions created 'ABBA: Against The Odds', directed by James Rogan. |
| 2024 | The album Arrival (1976) was included in the United States Library of Congress National Recording Registry. |
| August 2024 | ABBA demanded Donald Trump stop using their music and videos at a campaign rally, with their record company Universal Music stating no permission was given for the use of their music or footage. |
| April 6 2024 | BBC/Wise Owl Films released 'When Abba Came to Britain', produced and directed by Dhivya Kate Chetty. |
| March 21 2024 | All four members of ABBA were appointed Commander, First Class, of the Royal Order of Vasa by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, marking the first time in almost 50 years that Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood were bestowed on Swedes. |
| March 21 2024 | All four members of ABBA, including Benny Andersson, were appointed Commander, First Class, of the Royal Order of Vasa by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. |
| December 16 2023 | ABBA was featured in a comedy sketch on Saturday Night Live, which included a fictional ABBA Christmas album concept. |
| May 2023 | Awarded the BRIT Billion Award for surpassing one billion UK streams in their career. |
| 2022 | Francisca Gutiérrez, Giorgio Moroder's wife, passed away. |
| November 2022 | ABBA received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with the single 'Don't Shut Me Down' from the album Voyage. |
| May 27 2022 | ABBA Voyage opened in a purpose-built venue named the ABBA Arena at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. |
| January 2022 | Wolfgang Heichel publicly announced his split from Stefan Track's version of Dschinghis Khan due to creative differences. |
| 2021 | Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson separately interviewed, reflecting on ABBA's touring history, stating they toured for only about 6 months and played fewer than 100 shows during the band's career. |
| 2021 | The band finally completed 'Fan the Flame (Part 2)', an album that had been shelved since the 1990s. |
| 2021 | Moroder returned to the studio with Duran Duran, co-writing and producing two tracks, 'Tonight United' and 'Beautiful Lies', for their album Future Past. |
| November 2021 | ABBA received their first Grammy nomination for Record of the Year with the single 'I Still Have Faith in You' from the album Voyage. |
| November 5 2021 | Released Voyage, their first new album in 40 years, which received positive critical reviews and strong sales. |
| November 5 2021 | The new ABBA album, 'Voyage', was released worldwide, featuring ten tracks including 'I Still Have Faith In You' and 'Don't Shut Me Down'. |
| September 2 2021 | ABBA announced their upcoming virtual concert residency 'ABBA Voyage' and an eponymous album via a YouTube livestream. |
| July 2021 | Siegel sued Heichel over trademark rights, with the Munich Regional Court ruling in Siegel's favor and awarding him the trademark rights to the group. |
| March 25 2021 | Released studio album 'Cosmic' through Warner Music (Germany) in CD format. |
| 2020 | Completed 10 years as the face of Camp David advertising. |
| 2020 | Dieter Bohlen worked with Ramon Roselly on the song 'Eine Nacht' |
| December 2020 | Band members Pop and Strobel retired from the band, while the Heichel and Track faction released the studio album 'Here We Go'. |
| September 12 2020 | Johannes Kupreit, dancer and singer of Dschinghis Khan, died in a car accident in Germany, with tributes paid by band members and fans worldwide. |
| 2019 | Released 'Das Mega Album!', which reached number 4 on the German charts, number 7 on the Austrian charts, and number 9 on the Swiss charts. |
| 2019 | Dieter Bohlen collaborated with Capital Bra on the song 'Cherry Lady' |
| October 1 2019 | Sunday Night (7 News) featured an ABBA-related segment. |
| April 3 2019 | Announced plans to publish two new songs with Andrea Berg. |
| 2018 | Steve Coy dies, effectively ending the band's existence. |
| 2018 | Dschinghis Khan re-recorded 'Moskau' with new lyrics for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with multiple language versions performed by different artists including Jay Khan, Alexander Malinin, and Jorge Jiménez. |
| 2018 | The band's reunion period concluded, marking the end of their second collective musical phase. |
| 2018 | The band Dschinghis Khan celebrated their 40th anniversary since their formation, marking a significant milestone in their musical history. |
| 2018 | The band Dschinghis Khan experienced a revival of interest, with their classic hits receiving renewed attention from music fans and media. |
| 2018 | Ralph Siegel begins cooperating with the Heinz Gross lineup, marking a new phase for the band. |
| 2018 | Deutsche Grammophon released 'Piano', a collection of ABBA tunes and original compositions played by Andersson on solo piano. |
| 2018 | Benny Andersson worked as an executive producer for the sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. |
| 2018 | He received the Opus Klassik award for his album 'Piano'. |
| October 19 2018 | Released studio album 'Ewig mit dir' through Warner Music (Germany) in CD format, which peaked at #12 on the charts. |
| September 2018 | Cher released Dancing Queen, an ABBA cover album. |
| July 20 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again movie was released. |
| March 17 2018 | Ended his collaboration with Andrea Berg via email. |
| 2017 | Channel 5 aired the documentary 'ABBA: When All Is Said and Done'. |
| April 7 2017 | Released studio album 'Pures Leben' through Warner Music (Germany) in CD and LP formats, which peaked at #14 on the charts. |
| 2016 | The group reunited and began working on a digital avatar concert tour. |
| 2016 | Pete Burns passes away, marking a significant loss for the band. |
| December 2016 | Billboard ranks Dead or Alive as the 96th most successful dance artist of all time. |
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