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Ted Gärdestad

1956 - 1997

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Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɛdː ˈjæ̂ːɖɛˌstɑːd]; 18 February 1956 – 22 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gärdestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. Assigned with in-house producers Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Gärdestad released his first single, "Hela världen runt," in late 1971 and worked closely with the four members of ABBA to create his debut album Undringar (1972). As Polar Music's best-selling solo artist (aside from ABBA), he continued to work with the group members throughout the 1970s, releasing three more albums Ted (1973), Upptåg (1974) and Franska Kort (1976), which were moderately successful. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Gärdestad is the 1,670th most popular musician (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 828th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ted Gärdestad ranks 1,670 out of 3,175. Before him are Bobby Timmons, Nils Petter Molvær, Anneke van Giersbergen, Harry Winter, Ramsey Lewis, and Hal David. After him are John Ogdon, Jerry Cantrell, Barry McGuire, Imants Kalniņš, Franco Luambo, and Nat Adderley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ted Gärdestad ranks 400. Before him are Dariusz Wolski, Marc Caro, Christine Hakim, Didier Lockwood, Amira Hass, and Ratko Radovanović. After him are Imangali Tasmagambetov, Yelena Safonova, Jonathan Palmer, Peter Buck, Mina Ahadi, and Hernán Darío Gómez. Among people deceased in 1997, Ted Gärdestad ranks 257. Before him are Sidney Darlington, Jacques Pollet, Ngiratkel Etpison, Georgi Yumatov, K. Shivaram Karanth, and Joanna Moore. After him are Antoine Cuissard, Jeane Dixon, Ronnie Lane, Pilar Miró, Ivor Allchurch, and Stubby Kaye.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ted Gärdestad ranks 941 out of 1,879. Before him are Christian Wilhelmsson (1979), Arvid Thörn (1911), Karl Johan Svensson (1887), Per-Erik Hedlund (1897), Jonas Björkman (1972), and Maria Bonnevie (1973). After him are Nina Persson (1974), Pernilla Wiberg (1970), Erik Abrahamsson (1898), Johan Edman (1875), Håkan Malmrot (1900), and Torsten Palm (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Ted Gärdestad ranks 29. Before him are Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Mic Michaeli (1962), Alice Tegnér (1864), Kee Marcello (1960), José González (1978), and John Levén (1963). After him are Östen Warnerbring (1934), Lasse Holm (1943), Eric Prydz (1976), Michael Amott (1969), Sebastian Ingrosso (1983), and Jonas Berggren (1967).

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