Ted Gärdestad
- Acting
- February 18, 1956 · Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden
- June 22, 1997
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Vår älskade låtskatt · Self
- Året var 1975 · Self
- Det svenska schlagerkriget · Self
- Mellons makt · Self
- Stikkan · Self
- Ted: Show Me Love · Self
- Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull · Self
- Ted - till minne av en popartist · Self
- Spela Allan
- Listen to the Music · Self
- ABBA in Switzerland · Self
- Party hos Parnevik · Self
- ABBA-dabba-doo · Self
- The Stone Face · Ted
- Mona and Marie · Music
- Ett, tu -73 · Self
- Story of a Woman · Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
- The Rainy Day · Self
- Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
- En småstad vid seklets början · Sven
- En vagn kommer lastad · Self
- Julkalendern · Sven, 10 år
- Melodifestivalen · Self
- Eurovision Song Contest · Self
- My Brother Ted · Self