Ted Gärdestad
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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
Credits
Ted: Show Me Love (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Listen to the Music (1979)
as Self - Host
Story of a Woman (1970)
as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
ABBA-dabba-doo (1976)
as Self
Mellons makt (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rainy Day (1969)
as Self
ABBA in Switzerland (1979)
as Self
Ted - till minne av en popartist (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Stikkan (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Det svenska schlagerkriget (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
My Brother Ted (—)
as Self (archive footage)
En vagn kommer lastad (1966)
as Self
Året var 1975 (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Stone Face (1973)
as Ted
Ett, tu -73 (1972)
as Self
Spela Allan (1980)
Actor
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram (1967)
Actor