Mamma mia! The A*Teens made a huge impression on pop music during their short run.
After joining forces as an ABBA tribute band in 1998, Marie Serneholt, Dhani Lennevald, Sarah Lumholdt i Amit Sebastian Paul released their debut album, The ABBA generationin August 1999 in his native Sweden and in May 2000 in the United States. It included 11 covers of ABBA hits such as “Mamma Mia”, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”, “SOS”, “Dancing Queen” and “Lay All Your Love on Me”, with a modern electropop twist.
How The ABBA generation began to take off around the world, the A*Teens began work on their first album of original material, teenage spirit. The finished product hit stores in February 2001 and became another hit for the group, thanks to the bubblegum pop singles “Upside Down”, “Halfway Around the World” and “Sugar Rush”.
Serneholt, Lennevald, Lumholdt and Paul released a final album of all-new material in June 2002. Pop ‘Til You Drop! marked a turning point for the band as it was only released in the US, a clear sign that they had made it big outside of Stockholm. The disc included covers of Elvis Presley“Can’t Help Falling in Love” (which they originally recorded for Disney Lilo and Stitch soundtrack) and Alice Cooper“School’s Out” with the same rock star. Fan favorites “Floorfiller” and “Let Your Heart Do All the Talking” were also on the set list.
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Kevin Winter/ImageDirectThe A*Teens later pitched again Pop ‘Til You Drop! around the world under the title New Arrival – a look at ABBA’s 1976 album, arrival — with six additional tracks.
“We wanted to present a brand new album for the European market,” Serneholt explained at the time. “Some of our die-hard fans have already mattered Pop ‘Til You Drop!so we wanted to give them something new.”
The A*Teens, who toured with the likes of Britney Spears i Aaron Carterreleased a greatest hits album in select countries in May 2004. Just under two years later, in April 2006, they announced that they had split professionally to pursue solo careers.
However, in February 2024, the A*Teens gathered to act a medley of his hits at the Swedish music contest Melodifestivalen. They are expected to return to the same stage in January 2026 to debut their first single in over 20 years. “iconic”.
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