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The winner takes it all: how Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

The Independent 22 May 2021
y my – for “Waterloo”, Napoleon was conductor ... Even against such imposing competition as Olivia Newton-John – performing the United Kingdom’s entry, “Long Live Love” – Abba’s “Waterloo” was destined to be all-conquering ... “It starts there with ‘Waterloo’,” says Carl Magnus Palm, Swedish author of the Abba biography Bright Lights, Dark Shadows.
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Olivia Newton-John: ‘For me, my cancer has been a gift’

The Irish Times 27 Oct 2020
How is she now? “I’m good, thank you!” she says brightly, her Australian accent still strong even though she has been living in the US for more than 45 years ... In 1974, she represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest with the song Long Live Love, coming in fourth (Abba won that year with Waterloo).
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Eurovision 2020: Watch our 5 favourite performances of the night

Gulf News 17 May 2020
Let’s hear it for Sweden ... Twitter was abuzz with compliments, with Lynne Bond tweeting ... Long live ‘Waterloo’. ABBA’s ‘Waterloo’, which was named the greatest Eurovision song of all time by BBC viewers, also saw a special address by band member Bjorn Ulvaeus ... ‘Waterloo’ had won the Eurovision contest back in 1974 and set them on the path to fame ... .
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Grease star Olivia Newton-John celebrates British ancestry with New Year Honour

Belfast Telegraph 27 Dec 2019
In 1974 she represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Long Live Love, coming in fourth place in the year Abba won with Waterloo ... Newton-John returned to her music career after Grease, and she has continued to release music over the decades, including 28 studio albums and six live records.
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Olivia Newton-John was immortalised by her role in Grease

Belfast Telegraph 29 Oct 2019
Grease star Olivia Newton-John will be forever young to each new generation of film fan who falls in love with Grease ... After chart success with a cover of Bob Dylan’s If Not For You, she represented the UK at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Long Live Love, and came in fourth place in the year Abba won with Waterloo ... Grease ... PA. .
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25 things to do in Ireland this bank holiday weekend

RTE 30 May 2019
The festival runs all week and ends with a huge family fun day on Sunday with Bouncy Castles, Sand Art, Crazy Golf, Pet Show, Blessing of the Boats, Teddy Bear Picnic and a live musical finale from Abba cover band, Waterloo... a novelty dog show and a real live farm.
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Seven things you need to know about the UK’s Eurovision contestant Michael Rice

Belfast Telegraph 10 May 2019
The UK’s Eurovision Song Contest pick Michael Rice is no stranger to TV talent shows ... You Decide (Guy Levy/BBC/PA) ... “She really focused on me and made sure I got my dream – the dream I am living now ... His earliest Eurovision memory is of ABBA’s Waterloo ... (Left to right) ABBA’s Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngatad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus (PA).
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