ABBA star rewrites 'Mamma Mia' to back Swedish election candidate
Legendary ABBA composer Benny Andersson made an unannounced appearance at the Swedish Social Democratic Party's headquarters on Sunday, performing a customized, campaign-tailored rendition of the band’s global 1975 hit "Mamma Mia" to rally party workers and supporters for opposition leader Magdalena Andersson.
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- Published Date: 04:56 PM 13 September 2026
"Mag-da-le-na!" The composer of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA on Sunday gave the band's hit "Mamma Mia" a campaign makeover to rally support for left-wing opposition candidate Magdalena Andersson.
"I thought, why not come and play for Magdalena?" Benny Andersson said from a piano set up at the Social Democrats' party headquarters, hours after polls opened.
The 79-year-old then launched into the melody of the famous song as supporters gathered in central Stockholm.
"Mag-da-le-na!" the crowd sang along, to the amusement of Andersson, leader of the opposition Social Democrats.
Swedes are voting in a tight race that will see either the left-wing opposition reclaim power or the far right enter government for the first time.