Former ABBA couple skipping hall of fame induction

12 March 2010
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Don't hold your breath for a reunion performance by ABBA at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next Monday.

Two of the members of the Swedish pop quartet are skipping the event, and country singer Faith Hill is slated to sing some ABBA songs instead.

Benny Andersson will attend the black-tie bash at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel with ex-wife Frida (Anni-Frid Lyngstad), while former couple Agnetha Faltskog, who doesn't fly, and his songwriting partner Bjorn Ulvaeus will be absent.

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Agnetha Faltskog (C) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (R) embrace Meryl Streep in Stockholm 2008

ABBA, which broke up in 1982 after ruling the world's pop charts for almost a decade with hits like 'Mamma Mia' and 'Dancing Queen,' will be inducted by surviving Bee Gees Barry and Robin Gibb.

Source: billboard.com