Swedish music group ABBA's long-term guitarist Lasse Wellander died on Friday. He was 70. According to news.co.au, Mr Wellander died after a short battle with cancer.

Undeniably one of the most successful pop groups in history, ABBA shot straight into the international limelight after winning the 1974 edition of Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Waterloo’.

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