Cher is releasing an entire album of ABBA covers

"Yeah but are ABBA going to do a Cher album?"

"Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"

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Music legend and gay icon Cher has kicked #20gayteen up a notch, announcing that her next studio album will be a dedication to Swedish pop group ABBA.

Cher made the announcement while on the media trail for her role in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!.
“After I did ’Fernando’ I thought it would really be fun to do an album of ABBA songs,” Cher said during an interview on the Today show.

She continued: “So I did.”
Despite remaining tight-lipped on details, the singer hinted that she approached the forthcoming album, rumoured for release in September, in a unique way.

"It’s not what you think of when you think of ABBA because I did it in a different way,” she said.
Appearing as Meryl Streep's mother in the new Mamma Mia film, Cher lends her legendary vocals to two songs on the film's killer soundtrack, including 'Fernando'.

Watch Cher discuss the album below:

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Published 18 July 2018 11:39am
By Samuel Leighton-Dore


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