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Abba star ‘touched’ by May shimmying on conference stage to Dancing Queen

- By SARAH BRADLEY

part of our lines for future talks’ Abba star Bjorn Ulvaeus has said he felt “touched” when Theresa May came on stage to their hit Dancing Queen at the Conservati­ve Party conference.

Ulvaeus, who wrote the song for the Swedish band in 1975, said her shimmying to the song before her keynote speech made the news in Sweden.

He added that, although he thought she was brave to do that, he doesn’t think she has much rhythm.

He told The Andrew Marr Show: “I saw it, yes, I did. It made the news, even in Sweden.

“I think she was very brave in doing that. It’s a lady with not a lot of rhythm in her braving and doing something like that. I was kind of touched actually.”

0 Bjorn Ulvaeus appearing on The Andrew Marr Show

Ulvaeus spoke about Brexit when he appeared on BBC’S The One Show in October.

He said that his response had softened after initially feeling that it was “like a friend not wanting to be a friend anymore”.

He added: “But we have come a long way since then and I’ve come to realise that Britain will always be

Britain, whatever happens.” Ulvaeus also spoke about Abba’scomebackp­lans,saying they had been pushed back. They previously announced they were getting back together to make new music ahead of their digital avatar tour.

He explained: “It was supposed to be released this autumn, but [it will] probably be in the beginning of next summer.”

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