ABBA have announced they are set to release new music for the first time in 35 years, reports the Independent.


Posting a statement on the official ABBA Instagram account, the band wrote: "The decision to go ahead with the exciting ABBA avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence.


"We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio. So we did. And it was like time had stood still and that we had only been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyful experience!"


They continued: "It resulted in two new songs and one of them 'I Still Have Fair In You' will be performed by our digital selves in a TV special produced by NBC and the BBC aimed for broadcasting in December.

"We may have come of age, but the song is new. And it feels good.

"Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, Anni-Frid - Stockholm, Sweden, 27 April 2018."


The group's manager Gorel Hanser also confirmed the news in a press release.


During a speech in Brussels on 25 April, singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, 72, revealed that virtual "Abbatars" are being created to represent the four members of the pop group of the upcoming digital tour, expected for 2019 or 2020.