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 "Satellit". 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

Ted: Show Me Love

as Self (archive footage)

Julkalendern

as Sven, 10 år

Melodifestivalen

as Self

Ted Gardestad: For the Sake of Love

as Self (archive footage)

ABBA in Switzerland

as Self

ABBA-dabba-doo

as Self

The Stone Face

as Ted

Året var 1975

as Self (archive footage)

My Brother Ted

as Self (archive footage)

Story of a Woman

as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)