This Aussie ABBA Tribute Band Got To Perform For Benny Andersson Last Week

Well, if you're gonna be in a tribute band then performing for the real deal is probably gonna be the greatest thing that ever happens, right?

That's exactly what happened for Melbourne-based ABBA tribute group BABBA last week when they played for ABBA legend Benny Andersson.

While playing at Hong Kong's Happy Valley Races last week, the group (celebrating their 25th anniversary) noticed a loud roar from the crowd during the first chorus of The Winner Takes It All when they saw Andersson, who was a guest of the Swedish Consulate at the event, approaching the stage.

‘We beamed big smiles as we looked across in awe. He beamed back and we sang and played our hearts out for him," BABBA's Michael Ingvarson (aka Benny) said.

"Then he came up on stage, shook hands with us all and kissed the girls. 'That was pretty good!' he said and then with a bit of a wink he said to me 'I like the way you look!' 

"We posed for the cameras together, waved to the Swedish part of the crowd and chatted some more about BABBA’s story.

"What an honour it was to play for him, to chat with him and to be part of this magic night!"