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Who sang The Winner Takes It All?

ABBA released the song The Winner Takes It All. Date of release: 21/7/1980.

Release date: 21/7/1980

Duration: 04:55

Writer(s): Benny Andersson

Producer(s): Benny Andersson

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The text refers to the fact that the person who wins gets everything and the person who loses gets nothing.

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ABBA - Short Biography

- ABBA is a Swedish supergroup formed in 1972.
- The name of the group is an acronym of the first letters of the first names of the four members.
- ABBA is one of the most popular musical groups of all time.
- ABBA dominated the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982.

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- The Winner Takes It All is a pop song by the Swedish band ABBA.
- The song is the first single from the album Super Trouper of the group and was released on July 21, 1980.
- It is a ballad about the end of a love story.
- The song was written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, and sung mainly by Agnetha Fältskog.
- The lyrics of the song reflect Björn and Agnetha's divorce in 1979, as does the song "When All Is Said and Done" which details the divorce of Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson.
- Björn Ulvaeus denies any connection between his own divorce and the song, stating that the song is about "the experience of a divorce but it's a fiction. There were no winners or losers in our case. A lot of people think it's based on reality but it's not.
- In a 1999 poll for Channel Five, The Winner Takes It All was voted ABBA's favorite song in the UK.

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