On 6 April 1999, ITN attended the opening night of hit ABBA musical Mamma Mia. At the after-party, ITN spoke to ABBA stars and songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and a giddy Benny Andersson about the musical, asking them questions including how they found hearing their songs sung in a musical, what they thought explained ABBA's enduring appeal, and whether they were still in touch with their former bandmates Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog. Both Björn and Benny were in good spirits, but Bjorn made more of an effort to answer questions, while a possibly tipsy Benny confessed he was finding it "difficult being serious". Elsewhere, ITN interviewed 90s pop sensation Steps about their love of the musical and ABBA in general. Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, and Ian "H" Watkins spoke of their excitement at finding themselves sitting a couple of rows away from Björn and Benny, and Lee shared what he thought was the secret behind ABBA's success down the generations.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA's hit single Waterloo, the song which would win them the 1974 Eurovision song contest and propel the Swedish four-piece to global fame.

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