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| Abba quartet at Mamma Mia showing | Abba quartet at Mamma Mia showing |
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| The four members of pop group Abba have attended the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia, the film which features 22 of their songs. | The four members of pop group Abba have attended the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia, the film which features 22 of their songs. |
| Several thousand fans cheered as Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog walked down the red carpet in Stockholm. | Several thousand fans cheered as Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog walked down the red carpet in Stockholm. |
| Lyngstad and Faltskog also embraced Meryl Streep, one of the movie's stars. The group had not met up since the original Mamma Mia musical opened in Sweden in February 2005, Lyngstad said. | Lyngstad and Faltskog also embraced Meryl Streep, one of the movie's stars. The group had not met up since the original Mamma Mia musical opened in Sweden in February 2005, Lyngstad said. |
| And they have not performed in public since 1986, 12 years after shooting to fame by winning the Eurovision Song Contest with their track Waterloo. | And they have not performed in public since 1986, 12 years after shooting to fame by winning the Eurovision Song Contest with their track Waterloo. |
| Earlier, former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan, who is heard singing hits including Waterloo in the film, said he "kind of rather enjoyed" wearing tight costumes for his role. | Earlier, former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan, who is heard singing hits including Waterloo in the film, said he "kind of rather enjoyed" wearing tight costumes for his role. |
| "The Spandex was a bit of a challenge and the boots were [too]," he told reporters. | "The Spandex was a bit of a challenge and the boots were [too]," he told reporters. |
| "But I had the time of my life making this movie." | "But I had the time of my life making this movie." |
| Singing praised | Singing praised |
| Streep said the prospect of singing had excited her since performing in school musicals such as Oklahoma!. | |
| Pierce Brosnan had attended the film's world premiere in London on Monday | Pierce Brosnan had attended the film's world premiere in London on Monday |
| "That was my beginning so it was kind of like coming home to the thing that I loved very, very much," she said. | "That was my beginning so it was kind of like coming home to the thing that I loved very, very much," she said. |
| But she declined to reveal the Abba song she liked best, saying it was "like saying which of your children is your favourite". | But she declined to reveal the Abba song she liked best, saying it was "like saying which of your children is your favourite". |
| She added: "I don't think of it in sports terms like that." | She added: "I don't think of it in sports terms like that." |
| Ulvaeus praised the actors' vocal talents in the film, which has been adapted from the hit stage musical. | Ulvaeus praised the actors' vocal talents in the film, which has been adapted from the hit stage musical. |
| "Most of them don't think they can sing, but they can, I assure you," he said. | "Most of them don't think they can sing, but they can, I assure you," he said. |