Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ABBA, My Supergroup
Sophie celebrates the 50th anniversary of her supergroup, ABBA, winning Eurovision.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor counts herself as one of ABBA’s biggest fans and in the hour-long special, Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Abba, My Supergroup, she reveals how their iconic tunes found their way into her life.
By the time Sophie was of an age to truly appreciate music, ABBA had already broken up several years earlier, but their absence only made her heart grow fonder of their music. She tells how she became familiar with their songs through 90s films such as Muriel’s Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert, and TV shows like Knowing Me Knowing You, as well as her lifelong love of Eurovision.
The 1992 hits compilation, ABBA Gold, opened up their back catalogue of hits to a teenage Sophie and from there on she was a fully-fledged fan, enjoying the ABBA journey through Mamma Mia! the stage musical, the movies which followed, and their eventual incredible avatar reunion.
The programme is packed with Sophie’s enthralling and delightful personal stories and gives a fascinating insight into how ABBA’s influence shaped the aspirations and sound of one of the UK’s most successful female artists of modern times, Sophie herself. It is soundtracked by over 20 of the group’s biggest hits as well as archive audio from interviews, film trailers and live performances.
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Music Played
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Father Funk
Celebration (Cover) (feat. Meleni Smith)
- No Sheet Music.
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ABBA
Voulez-Vous
- Abba Gold.
- Polydor.
- 013.
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Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
I Know Him So Well
- Memories - The Best Of Elaine Paige.
- Telstar.
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ABBA
Waterloo
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 019.
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Erasure
Lay All Your Love on Me
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ABBA
Lay All Your Love On Me
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 005.
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ABBA
Mamma Mia
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 004.
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ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- Abba.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Eagle
- ABBA - More ABBA Gold.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 002.
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ABBA
Super Trouper
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 006.
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ABBA
Chiquitita
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 011.
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Cher & Andy GarcÃa
Fernando
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ABBA
Ring Ring
- Abba.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Hasta Mañana
- Abba.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Honey, Honey
- Abba.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
S.O.S.
- Abba Gold.
- Polydor.
- 010.
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ABBA
Money, Money, Money
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 009.
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ABBA
Take a Chance on Me
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 003.
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ABBA
I Have A Dream
- ABBA Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 007.
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ABBA
The Winner Takes It All
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 008.
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ABBA
One Of Us
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 016.
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ABBA
Slipping Through My Fingers
- Love Stories.
- Polydor.
- 4.
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ABBA
I Still Have Faith In You
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ABBA
Don't Shut Me Down
- Voyage.
- Polar.
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ABBA
The Name Of The Game
- Abba Gold.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 001.
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ABBA
Thank You For The Music
Broadcasts
- Sat 13 Apr 2024 01:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 2
- Tue 7 May 2024 03:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 2
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