we meet at abba studio. it's the one year anniversary of the abba voyage show.eate. you described it as a risk because you didn't know if people were going to come and see digital recreations of you. is it a gamble that's paid off? that's most certainly, yes. well, artistically, definitely, yeah. why do you say artistically? because we achieved more than we could ever hope for. you know, see the first preview and realised that the audience actually connected to what was on there. not like not like watching a movie, but as if we were actually there. where do you want to take the show next? maybe one replica in in north america and maybe one in asia. there are talks, but nothing tangible yet. i have to say i'd like to go to australia. it would feel good to come back there and say thank you australians for supporting us from day one. which artists or bands do you know have been to see your show? oh, lots of them. i know that barry gibb has been there. there must be lots of them thinking, wow, can i do this? do you think it will be a different experience if it was a

we meet at abba's studio. he plays "money, money, money". paid off? yes, most certainly, yes. well, artistically, definitely. why do you say artistically definitely? because we achieved more than we could have hoped for. seeing the first preview, and realising that the audience actually connected to what was on there, not like we were watching a movie, but as if we were actually there. where do you want to take the show next? maybe one replica in north america, may be one in asia. there are talks, but nothing tangible yet. i have to say i would like to go to australia. it would feel good to come back there and say thank you, australia, for supporting us from day one. which artists or bands have been to the showm do you know? lots of them. i know that barry gibb has been there. there must be lots of them thinking, "wow, can i do this?" do you think it would be a different experience if it was amy winehouse, whitney houston or prince? tricky, right? how do you deal with that, because everybody knows they are not around any more, so what would

abba, well, half of them. hello. hello, victoria. hello, how are you? thank you for coming. come into our studio. yeah, this looks intriguing.es. so there we've got coldplay. that's. .. abba. that's you, abba. cat stevens was here. really? there has been a lot of people here, actually, but i don't know who. i don't run the day—to—day business. no, but this is a cool bathroom. this is the control room. so when you were recording voyage in 2021 you had anni—frid and agnetha there. yes. and you are mixing it in here? yeah, yeah. it's a bit messy in here because there's been activity in here. i know, apologies from newsnight. piano music: money, money, money. it's the one—year anniversary of the abba voyage show. it took years to create. you describe it as a risk because you didn't know if people were going to come and see digital recreations of you. is it a gamble that has paid off? most certainly, yes. well, artistically, definitely. why do you say artistically definitely? because we achieved more than we could ever hope for, you know. seeing this happening after sort of four or five years of work in different areas and coming