Authors: Carmela Saracino and Fabiana Cei
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No other could take over ABBA’s role in shaping the pop music we listen and love today, and it’s not hard to think that their legacy will continue for years to come.', 'dynamic_elements': [{'position': 0, 'operations': [], 'type': 'count', 'count_query': 'SELECT (COUNT(?band) AS ?count)\r\nWHERE {\r\n ?band ?a wd:Q215380 . # music band \r\n ?band wdt:P495 wd:Q34 . # from sweden\r\n}\r\n', 'count_label': 'Swedish Bands ', 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 1, 'operations': [], 'type': 'map', 'map_title': 'Country of Origin', 'map_points_query': 'SELECT DISTINCT ?countryLabel ?lat ?long\r\nWHERE {\r\nwd:Q18233 wdt:P495 ?country .\r\n?country p:P625 ?statement . \r\n?statement psv:P625 ?node. ?node wikibase:geoLatitude ?lat ; wikibase:geoLongitude ?long.\r\nSERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". } }\r\n', 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 2, 'operations': [], 'type': 'text', 'text': '<p>The primacy of ABBA as first most successful Swedish group of all time was retained also during the following decades, even though at the turn of 1980s and 1990s many other Swedish pop bands entered the world music scene and whose songs have become world hits, such as the Roxette (formed in 1986) and the Ace Of Base (formed in 1990).</p>', 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 3, 'operations': [], 'type': 'chart', 'chart_type': 'barchart', 'chart_title': 'Swedish Bands Over The Years', 'chart_query': '\r\nSELECT DISTINCT (year(xsd:dateTime(?date)) as ?label) (COUNT(?label) AS ?count)\r\nWHERE {\r\n ?band ?a wd:Q215380 . # musical group\r\n ?band wdt:P495 wd:Q34 . # from sweden\r\n ?band wdt:P2031 ?date . # formation year \r\n SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en".\r\n ?band rdfs:label ?label.\r\n }\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\nGROUP BY ?count ?date\r\nORDER BY ?label\r\nLIMIT 50', 'chart_series': '', 'chart_legend': {'x': 'Year', 'y': 'Number of Bands per Year'}, 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 4, 'operations': [], 'type': 'text', 'text': "<p>The band was formed in 1972 by <strong>Agnetha Fältskog</strong>, <strong>Björn Ulvaeus</strong>, <strong>Benny Andersson</strong>, and <strong>Anni-Frid Lyngstad</strong>. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names arranged as a palindrome.</p>", 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 5, 'operations': [], 'type': 'textsearch', 'textsearch_userinput': '', 'textsearch_title': 'ABBA', 'textsearch_query': 'SELECT DISTINCT ?band ?bandLabel ?category ?categoryLabel ?country ?countryLabel WHERE {\r\n SERVICE wikibase:mwapi {\r\n bd:serviceParam wikibase:endpoint "www.wikidata.org";\r\n wikibase:api "EntitySearch";\r\n mwapi:search <<searchterm>>;\r\n mwapi:language "en".\r\n ?band wikibase:apiOutputItem mwapi:item.\r\n }\r\n {\r\n {?band wdt:P31 ?category ; wdt:P495 ?country .\r\n ?category wdt:P31 wd:Q105756498 . }\r\n UNION\r\n {?band wdt:P31 ?category ; wdt:P495 ?country .\r\n ?category wdt:P279 wd:Q2088357 }\r\n }\r\nSERVICE wikibase:label { \r\n bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en"\r\n }\r\n} LIMIT 10\r\n', 'textsearch': {'Member': ['Show Members'], 'band': ['Show Members', 'Show music genres'], 'category': ['Show music genres'], 'image': ['Show Members'], 'member': ['Show Members']}, 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 6, 'operations': [], 'type': 'action', 'action_title': 'Show Members', 'action_query': 'SELECT DISTINCT ?member ?memberLabel ?image\r\nWHERE { \r\n <<item>> wdt:P527 ?member . \r\n OPTIONAL { ?member wdt:P18 ?image . }\r\n\r\nSERVICE wikibase:label { \r\n bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en"\r\n }\r\n}\r\nLIMIT 10\r\n', 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 7, 'operations': [], 'type': 'action', 'action_title': 'Show music genres', 'action_query': 'SELECT DISTINCT ?genre ?genreLabel\r\nWHERE { \r\n <<item>> wdt:P136 ?genre .\r\n\r\nSERVICE wikibase:label { \r\n bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en"\r\n }\r\n}\r\nLIMIT 20\r\n', 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 8, 'operations': [], 'type': 'text', 'text': '<p>Countless are the songs of the ABBA that got into the hearts of their fans, leaving their indelible imprint to the point of being listened still today, more than forty years later. “Dancing Queen”, “Money, Money, Money”, “Voulez-Vous”, “Angeleyes” are just some of the most beloved titles of the present day.</p>', 'extra_queries': [], 'map_filters': []}, {'position': 9, 'operations': [], 'type': 'table', 'table_title': 'First 20 Songs by ABBA', 'table_query': 'SELECT DISTINCT ?song ?songLabel (year(xsd:dateTime(?publicationDate)) as ?publication) WHERE { ?song wdt:P175 wd:Q18233 ; wdt:P407 wd:Q1860 . ?song wdt:P577 ?publicationDate . 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This story will explore one of the most successful pop music groups of all times: the ABBA. Even though the formation of the Swedish band dates back to fifty years ago, their resonance is still alive in the present day, since they left an indelible trace in the worldwide music culture thanks to their lively pieces of work and their unique style. No other could take over ABBA’s role in shaping the pop music we listen and love today, and it’s not hard to think that their legacy will continue for years to come.