Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 18, 1956
Died
Jun 22, 1997
Place of Birth
Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden
Credits
25 titles
Ted 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 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 (archive footage)
Året var 1975
Self (archive footage)
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Self (archive footage)
Mellons makt
Self (archive footage)
Stikkan
Self (archive footage)
Ted: Show Me Love
Self (archive footage)
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
Self (archive footage)
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Self (archive footage)
Spela Allan
Listen to the Music
Self - Host
ABBA in Switzerland
Self
Party hos Parnevik
Himself - Guest
ABBA-dabba-doo
Self
The Stone Face
Ted
Mona and Marie
Original Music Composer
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 - Contestant
My Brother Ted
Self (archive footage)