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.
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Movies (16)
Året var 1975
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Det svenska schlagerkriget
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Stikkan
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Ted: Show Me Love
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Ted - till minne av en popartist
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Spela Allan
1980
Listen to the Music
as Self / Host
1979
ABBA in Switzerland
as Self
1979
ABBA-dabba-doo
as Self
1976
The Stone Face
as Ted
1973
Ett, tu -73
as Self
1972
Story of a Woman
as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
1970
The Rainy Day
as Self
1969
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
1967
En vagn kommer lastad
as Self
1966
