Following their first top 10 hit in 40 years with “Don’t Shut Me Down,” ABBA announced that they’re breaking up for good.
In an interview with The Guardian, the group said they’re waiting until after their new album is released. They reunited for the record after parting ways in the early '80s.
Benny Anderson said, “This is it. I didn't actually say that in 1982. I never said myself that ABBA was never going to happen again. But I can tell you now… This is it.”
All four members say they are still the best of friends and they could have never dreamed recording another album after four decades.
Member, Björn Ulvaeus said, “We've done as good as we could at our age. We wanted to do it before we were dead.”
The group will also present a London concert series, featuring them as digital Avatars, performing as they looked in 1979. The artists spent five weeks performing 22 songs in the 90-minute setlist to capture every mannerism and motion to create what they are now calling ABBA-tars.
The new and last album, Voyage, will be out on November 5.
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