Two ABBA stars have 'taken a chance' on Steps, teaming up with the British pop group for a "special track" on their comeback album.
The five-piece band's new record, Tears On The Dancefloor, marks 20 years since they formed, and they will also mark the anniversary by going back on the road for a UK tour.
'The name of the game' is collaboration, as new song Story Of A Heart was given to them by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from the Swedish superstar band. Steps' Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Ian "H" Watkins and Lee Latchford-Evans announced their comeback in a video on Twitter - and it could mean 'money, money, money' for the stars.
They said: "As you know it's our 20th anniversary year and we've promised loads of fun things.
"So to kick it off we've got a new album... We're also going to be touring up and down the country in November and December."
Tears On The Dancefloor is Steps' first studio album since 2012 and is set to be enjoyed by 'dancing queens' - and kings.
On working with Andersson and Ulvaeus, Scott-Lee told The Sun: "We've always had that comparison with ABBA so it's amazing to work with Benny and Bjorn.
"When we heard the special album track they gave to us we said, 'that's perfect'.
"It's a bridge to where we were and it moves on nicely to where we're taking the new music."
If the song proves to be popular, Steps will no doubt 'thank them for the music'.
The group formed following an advert in The Stage entertainment magazine in 1997.
They split up on Boxing Day 2001 but reunited a decade later.
The band, who had hits including 5,6,7,8 and Tragedy, announced another hiatus in 2013 but confirmed a second reunion earlier this year at London's G-A-Y nightclub.
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