Iconic Swedish pop group ABBA have just reunited for the first time since 2008 with a rare public appearance together at the opening of a new restaurant called ‘Mamma Mia! The Party’. This is the first time that all four of the Stockholm-formed pop group have been in the same place at the same time together in 8 years. (via NME)

ABBA became really popular in the UK due to the Eurovision Song Contest that was hosted at the Dome in Brighton in 1974, ever since then they became the first band to come from a non-English speaking country that dominated the charts in the UK and other English-speaking countries globally with their hit ‘Waterloo’. In the late 70’s- early 80’s, ABBA rose to fame in the UK with their compilation album ‘Greatest Hits’ which hit number one in the UK and now they continue to be adored by people globally even after they split up. They then went on to sell 380 million records since around the world.

The four members – Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad told journalists (according to The Guardian) that “We are here to party” when asked why they decided to make a public appearance now for the first time in almost a decade. They also unfortunately announced that it was unlikely that the four would perform together live again. Fans have been waiting and wishing for an ABBA reunion for decades, last year Björn Ulvaeus stated that the band will never reform. “We took a break in ’82, and it was meant to be a break,” he said. “It’s still a break and will remain so. You’ll never see us onstage again.” He went on to say “We don’t need the money, for one thing,” ending his statement with “Usually the reason bands have reunions is that one of them is destitute and the others want to help. Fortunately that has not happened to us.”