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Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ABBA, My Supergroup

Sophie celebrates the 50th anniversary of her supergroup, ABBA, winning Eurovision.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor counts herself as one of ABBA’s biggest fans and in the hour-long special, Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Abba, My Supergroup, she reveals how their iconic tunes found their way into her life.
By the time Sophie was of an age to truly appreciate music, ABBA had already broken up several years earlier, but their absence only made her heart grow fonder of their music. She tells how she became familiar with their songs through 90s films such as Muriel’s Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert, and TV shows like Knowing Me Knowing You, as well as her lifelong love of Eurovision.

The 1992 hits compilation, ABBA Gold, opened up their back catalogue of hits to a teenage Sophie and from there on she was a fully-fledged fan, enjoying the ABBA journey through Mamma Mia! the stage musical, the movies which followed, and their eventual incredible avatar reunion.

The programme is packed with Sophie’s enthralling and delightful personal stories and gives a fascinating insight into how ABBA’s influence shaped the aspirations and sound of one of the UK’s most successful female artists of modern times, Sophie herself. It is soundtracked by over 20 of the group’s biggest hits as well as archive audio from interviews, film trailers and live performances.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 May 2024 03:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Father Funk

    Celebration (Cover) (feat. Meleni Smith)

    • No Sheet Music.

  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.

  • Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson

    I Know Him So Well

    • Memories - The Best Of Elaine Paige.
    • Telstar.

  • ABBA

    Waterloo

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 019.

  • Erasure

    Lay All Your Love on Me

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

  • ABBA

    Mamma Mia

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 004.

  • ABBA

    I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.

  • ABBA

    Eagle

    • ABBA - More ABBA Gold.
    • Polydor.

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • ABBA

    Chiquitita

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 011.

  • Cher & Andy GarcΓ­a

    Fernando

  • ABBA

    Ring Ring

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.

  • ABBA

    Hasta MaΓ±ana

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.

  • ABBA

    Honey, Honey

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.

  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 010.

  • ABBA

    Money, Money, Money

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 009.

  • ABBA

    Take a Chance on Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 003.

  • ABBA

    I Have A Dream

    • ABBA Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 007.

  • ABBA

    The Winner Takes It All

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 008.

  • ABBA

    One Of Us

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 016.

  • ABBA

    Slipping Through My Fingers

    • Love Stories.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • ABBA

    I Still Have Faith In You

  • ABBA

    Don't Shut Me Down

    • Voyage.
    • Polar.

  • ABBA

    The Name Of The Game

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.

  • ABBA

    Thank You For The Music

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Apr 2024 01:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Tue 7 May 2024 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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