Inside property empires ABBA built with $1bn fortune

Over 50 years after singing their way to Eurovision victory, the four members of ABBA are sitting on a staggering combined fortune of more than $1bn. While record sales, the Mamma Mia! franchise, and the ongoing ABBA Voyage stage show pour millions into their bank accounts, the former bandmates have built wildly different property empires. Here is how the pop icons spent their fortunes. MORE: Vanished star loses home, lover in sad demise Shock as crews rush to Cage’s $16m mansion Sad truth behind Bullock’s $69m fortune ABBA. Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid ‘Frida’ Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Anni-Frid Lyngstad Estimated net worth: $450m ($US300m) Anni-Frid ‘Frida’ Lyngstad sits at the top of the band’s rich list, thanks in large part to an unexpected royal link. Following her 1981 divorce from bandmate Benny Andersson, Lyngstad relocated to Europe and married Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss von Plauen in 1992, gaining the title Princess Reuss. When the prince died from lymphoma seven years later, Lyngstad inherited a royal fortune worth more than $173m today. Her solo career also produced the most successful post-ABBA album of any member, with Something’s Going On selling ...