Ted Gärdestad
Actor
- Born
- February 18, 1956 · Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden
- Died
- June 22, 1997 (age 41)
Ted Gärdestad, born on February 18, 1956, was a Swedish singer, composer, musician, and actor. He rose to fame as a teenager in the 1970s and quickly became one of Sweden's most beloved pop artists.
Together with his brother Kenneth Gärdestad, who wrote the lyrics to most of his songs, he created several timeless classics. In 1979, he represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Satellite".
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He also appeared in a number of Swedish television productions and a few films as an actor. In 1966, he appeared in SVT's Christmas calendar series "En småstad vid seklets början".
In his later years, Ted Gärdestad lived with mental illness, which led him to end his life on June 22, 1997.
Known for
Ted: Show Me Love
January 3, 2018
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
February 21, 2016
The Stone Face
September 3, 1973
ABBA in Switzerland
April 16, 1979
ABBA-dabba-doo
October 27, 1976
Story of a Woman
February 13, 1970
Året var 1975
December 29, 2024
My Brother Ted
Ted - till minne av en popartist
January 3, 1998
Listen to the Music
November 18, 1979
Stikkan
January 7, 2024
Spela Allan
March 29, 1980
Acting18
- 2024Året var 1975 as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Det svenska schlagerkriget as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Mellons makt as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Stikkan as Self (archive footage)
- 2018Ted: Show Me Love as Self (archive footage)
- 2016Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull as Self (archive footage)
- 1998Ted - till minne av en popartist as Self (archive footage)
- 1980Spela Allan
- 1979Listen to the Music as Self - Host
- 1979