Mike Watson

Michael Frank Watson (born 31 December 1946) is a British bass player. He was the bassist for ABBA from 1972 to 1980.

Early life Watson was born in Sheffield at 23:57pm on New Year's Eve 1946. When his parents divorced in 1951, Watson's mother controversially left with a black entertainer. Hi-Grades to Sweden; he and another member of the band enjoyed the stay so much they permanently moved there. He was a member of The Lee Kings and Lasse Samuelsson's Dynamite Brass.

When ABBA became successful, Watson became their most frequent bass player, and played bass on most of their songs made from 1972 to 1980, including "SOS", "Mamma Mia", "If It Wasn’t for the Nights", "The Winner Takes It All", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", and "Super Trouper".

Personal life Watson has lived in Sweden since 1965, the same year he married his first wife, (Suzie), who was a popular Swedish pop singer. Their marriage did not last long.

Discography ABBA albums

Ring Ring (1973) ABBA (1975) Voulez-Vous (1979) Super Trouper (1980)

Albums for others

Out Of My Hair — Claes Af Geijerstam (1970) Undringar — Ted Gärdestad (1972) Ted — Ted Gärdestad (1973) Amazing Grace På Mitt Sätt — Lennart Sjöholm (1975) Anders Glenmark — Anders Glenmark (1975) Hadar — Hadar (1975) Letters — Svenne & Lotta (1976) At Your Service — Paul Paljett (1978) Bonny — Bonny Lindqvist (1978) J.C. Barreto — J.C. Barreto (1979) Det Är En Härlig Feeling — Svenne & Lotta (1979) Low Budget Blues Band — Low Budget Blues Band (1982)