The four members of ABBA surprised fans with an impromptu singalong at a private party in Sweden on Sunday.

The party, which took place at Stockholmโ€™s Berns Hotel, was a celebration of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderssonโ€™s 50th anniversary of their writing partnership. Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad performed the song โ€œThe Way Old Friends Doโ€œ, and Ulvaeus and Andersson joined in toward the end.

This marked the bandโ€™s first public performance in 30 years. Their previous one was on Swedish version of show This Is Your Life, which was three years after their 1983 split.

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They won the Eurovision song contest in 1974, and have since sold almost 400 million albums worldwide.

ABBA have been under intense pressure to reunite since splitting, reportedly being offered $1bn dollars (ยฃ689m) to tour in 2000. Fans had therefore long stopped hoping for a reunion like the one seen on Sunday.

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Andersson told Swedenโ€™s Expressen newspaper: โ€œItโ€™s been a great night,โ€ and Lyngstad said: โ€œIt was absolutely amazing. A lot of emotionsโ€ฆ Weโ€™ve made this journey throughout our history. Benny and Bjorn in particular. Itโ€™s been very nostalgic.โ€

This performance comes after a small amount of public appearances together โ€“ including the premiere of Mamma Mia! in 2005, and the recent opening of an ABBA-themed restaurant in Sweden.

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