Ted Gärdestad
Known for ActingBorn 1956-02-18 — died 1997-06-22Sollentuna, 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 song "Satellite".
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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
The Rainy Day
1969 · as Self
Stikkan
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
Story of a Woman
1970 · as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
Ted: Show Me Love
2018 · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA in Switzerland
1979 · as Self
Ted - till minne av en popartist
1998 · as Self (archive footage)
Listen to the Music
1979 · as Self - Host
Året var 1975
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
Det svenska schlagerkriget
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
My Brother Ted
as Self (archive footage)
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
2016 · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA-dabba-doo
1976 · as Self
The Stone Face
1973 · as Ted
En vagn kommer lastad
1966 · as Self
Spela Allan
1980
Ett, tu -73
1972 · as Self
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
1967