ABBA

ABBA, also stylised as Abba, were a Swedish band popular during at least the 1970s.

The Seventh Doctor sang a medley of ABBA songs while juggling to distract IMC troopers on Belial. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising ^[+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"])

The Tenth Doctor used his psychic paper at an ABBA concert to convince security that he and Donna Noble were Björn and Frida, two members of the band itself. (AUDIO: Dead Air ^[+]Loading...["Dead Air (audio story)"])

In 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) Jack Harkness remembered their win fondly. (AUDIO: The Dead Line ^[+]Loading...["The Dead Line (audio story)"])

When Ace was nine years old in 1979, she was given an ABBA record as a reward for being a brave girl when she went to the dentist. (PROSE: Tragedy Day ^[+]Loading...["Tragedy Day (novel)"])

Also in 1979, Rose Tyler attended an ABBA concert at Wembley Stadium (COMIC: Opera of Doom! ^[+]Loading...["Opera of Doom! (comic story)"]) while the Tenth Doctor dealt with a Graske incursion. (GAME: Attack of the Graske ^[+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]) They performed at Wembley from 5-10 November 1979. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

Melanie Bush liked ABBA in her youth. (PROSE: Business Unusual ^[+]Loading...["Business Unusual (novel)"]) However, Peri Brown was not a fan. (PROSE: The Church of Football ^[+]Loading...["The Church of Football (short story)"])

In college, Gwen Cooper found out a number of her boyfriends were interested in ABBA and other men. Connecting the two, she was thankful that Rhys Williams never liked the band. Conversely, Ianto Jones liked their music in general but hated the song "Dancing Queen". (PROSE: The Twilight Streets ^[+]Loading...["The Twilight Streets (novel)"])

In New Year's of 2007, Paul Magrs and Jeremy played many records, including ones by Abba and disco classics. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat ^[+]Loading...["The Story of Fester Cat (novel)"])

Tegan Jovanka sarcastically referred to the people of Isenfel as looking like they were having an ABBA tribute night due to their blond hair and blue eyes. (AUDIO: Equilibrium ^[+]Loading...["Equilibrium (audio story)"])

The Sixth Doctor's companion Flip Jackson never possessed a solid grasp of history and her only knowledge of the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 came from ABBA's song "Waterloo". Upon meeting Napoléon Bonaparte only hours before the battle was to take place, she told him of its outcome by quoting the song's opening lyric: "At Waterloo, Napoléon did surrender." (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros ^[+]Loading...["The Curse of Davros (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes

In non-valid sources

"The Winner Takes It All" was a song by ABBA which was sung by four different singers. (AUDIO: Dalek Escape for BBC Children in Need! ^[+]Loading...["Dalek Escape for BBC Children in Need! (audio story)"])

Other matters

• One of the group's members, Björn Ulvaeus, appeared as himself in the Comic Relief sketch, 2023: The Eurovision Audition Tapes.
• Two members of ABBA were interested in producing a musical based on Torchwood.
• In 1999, Billie Piper, then a singer, performed a tribute to ABBA alongside other popular music acts at the time.
• In 2018, Naoko Mori appeared in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, sequel to the 2008 movie, Mamma Mia! Both films are based on the music by ABBA.