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Björn Ulvaeus
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Swedish musician; member of ABBA
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Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish singer, composer, guitarist, and songwriter. Born on April 25, 1945, in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, he began his work period in 1963. He is a member of the groups Hootenanny Singers and ABBA. His professional partners include Benny Andersson and Svenne Hedlund. Ulvaeus is married to Agnetha Fältskog and has a child named Linda Ulvaeus.
He holds Swedish citizenship and speaks Swedish and English. His religious worldview is atheism. Ulvaeus was educated at Lund University and received the Litteris et Artibus award. His musical genres include easy listening, pop music, and musical works. He plays the guitar and uses his voice as an instrument. His copyright representative is PRS for Music.
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Film & TV
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! He co-produced the films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson. He is the oldest member of the…
Known for
- 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- The Time Thief — Björn Ulvaeus2025
- Stikkan — Self (archive footage)2024
- ABBA: Against the Odds — Self (archive footage)2024
- More ABBA at the BBC — Self (archive material)2024
- ABBA: 50 Years of Pop — Self2024
- ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren — Self2024
- Året var 1975 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Det svenska schlagerkriget — Self (archive footage)2024
- Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer — Self2024
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1945
Discography
Member of
- ABBA1972–1982
- ABBAsince 2021
- Hootenanny Singers
- The Three Boys
- B&B and Choir
- The Partners
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45,150
- Total plays
- 223,513
Tags
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kristian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Spouse
- Agnetha Fältskog
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Lund University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Swedish
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Björn Ulvaeus 2023 (53338026438) (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Björn Ulvaeus
- date of birth
- 1945-04-25
- name in native language
- Björn Ulvaeus
- partner in business or sport
- Svenne Hedlund
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- birth name
- Björn Kristian Ulvaeus
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- member of
- ABBA
- number of viewers/listeners
- 497441
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
18 objects attributed to Björn Ulvaeus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus ( Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ ɵlˈvěːɵs] ; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! He co-produced the films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson. He is the oldest member of the group.
Early life
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