Ted Gärdestad
Birthday
1956/02/18
Day of death
1997/06/22 (41 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also know as
Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad
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...Read more
Acting
My Brother Ted
as Self (archive footage)
(1970) Story of a Woman
as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
(1998) Ted - till minne av en popartist
as Self (archive footage)
(1979) Listen to the Music
as Self / Host
(2024) Stikkan
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) Spela Allan
as ---
(1967) Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
as ---
(1966) En vagn kommer lastad
as Self
(1976) ABBA-dabba-doo
as Self
(1973) The Stone Face
as Ted
(2016) Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) Ett, tu -73
as Self
(1979) ABBA in Switzerland
as Self
(1969) The Rainy Day
as Self
(2024) Året var 1975
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) För kärlekens skull
as Self
(2018) Ted: Show Me Love
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Det svenska schlagerkriget
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) Melodifestivalen
as Self
(1960) Julkalendern
as Sven, 10 år
(1978) Party hos Parnevik
as Himself - Guest
(1956) Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Contestant
(1966) En småstad vid seklets början
as Sven