Ted Gärdestad

Film & TV

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…

Known for

• Vår älskade låtskatt — Self (archive footage)2026
• Stikkan — Self (archive footage)2024
• Året var 1975 — Self (archive footage)2024
• Det svenska schlagerkriget — Self (archive footage)2024
• Mellons makt — Self (archive footage)2024
• Ted: Show Me Love — Self (archive footage)2018
• Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull — Self (archive footage)2016
• Ted - till minne av en popartist — Self (archive footage)1998
• Spela Allan1980
• Listen to the Music — Self - Host1979

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

SE

Active from

1956-02-18

Active to

1997-06-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

112,240

Total plays

3,487,330

Ted Gärdestad (born February 18, 1956 in Sollentuna - died June 22, 1997) was a Swedish singer, composer and musician. Gärdestad composed his first song, Sollentunavalsen, at the age of six. Gärdestad broke through as an artist as a fifteen year old and he was on the height of his career in the 1970s. He himself wrote the music for his songs, and his brother Kenneth Gärdestad wrote the lyrics. He often made upbeat and catchy pop, which wasn't <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ted+G%C3%A4rdest

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Sweden

Sibling

Kenneth Gärdestad

Occupation

recording artist

Languages spoken

Swedish

Participant in

Melodifestivalen 1979

Genre

pop music

Instrument

voice

Sport

tennis

Official website

www.ted.3w.se

Image

Ted Gärdestad 1973.webp

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