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Ted Gärdestad

Ted Gärdestad

Birthday: 1956-02-18 | Place of Birth: Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden

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". 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Stikkan

as    Self (archive footage)

2024
Det svenska schlagerkriget

as    Self (archive footage)

2024
Året var 1975

as    Self (archive footage)

2016
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull

as    Self (archive footage)

1998
Ted - till minne av en popartist

as    Self (archive footage)

1979
ABBA in Switzerland

as    Self

1979
Listen to the Music

as    Self - Host

1978
1976
ABBA-dabba-doo

as    Self

1972
Ett, tu -73

as    Self

1969
The Rainy Day

as    Self

1966
En vagn kommer lastad

as    Self

1
My Brother Ted

as    Self (archive footage)