"It was love at first sight". Fifty years after ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest, Belgian fan Claudine, still remembers how their performance paved the way for Swedish pop's international success. With their sparkling platform shoes and glittering costumes, Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid "created magic". "They had a style that was different from everyone else. I've never felt that again at Eurovision," the 76-year-old pensioner told AFP. Ingmarie Halling, who worked as the group's costume designer, explained that the eye-catching clothes were no accident.