LONDON (NEWSnet/AP) — A half-century ago, Sweden quartet ABBA triumphed at the 1974 “Eurovision Song Contest” with “Waterloo.”ABBA

The song rang out again Saturday at London’s Waterloo railway station, where a choir belted a rendition for commuters.

In the English coastal town of Brighton, where the 1974 competition was held, fans were staging a flashmob dance and silent ABBA disco to mark the anniversary.

Eurovision victory turned ABBA into a pop juggernaut, by far the most successful band to win the pan-continental music contest, which will hold its 68th edition in May in ABBA’s home country, Sweden.

In a thank-you message to fans on Saturday, the four band members said it is “slightly dizzying and deeply humbling” to know the grou's songs had been passed down the generations and continue to resonate.

“Music you discover and learn to love when you grow up or even later in life has a way of staying with you forever,” said Agnetha Faltskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. “We share that experience with you and to know that our music has become a constant in your lives is a wonderful thing.”

This year’s Eurovision final will take place May 11 in Malmö.

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