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Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! He co-produced the films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson. He is the oldest member of the group. Björn Kristian Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg on 25 April 1945. In 1951, he moved with his family to Västervik, Kalmar County. His parents were Aina Eliza Viktoria (née Bengtsson; 1909–2005) and Erik Gunnar Ulvaeus (1912–1999). Ulvaeus has one sister, Eva Margareta (born 1948). Ulvaeus studied business and law at Lund University after undertaking his military service, alongside comedian Magnus Holmström. Before gaining international recognition with ABBA, Ulvaeus was a member of the Swedish folk-schlager band Hootenanny Singers, known earlier as the "West Bay Singers", who had an enormous following in Scandinavia. While on the road in southern Sweden in 1966, they encountered the Hep Stars, and Ulvaeus quickly became friends with the group's keyboard player, Benny Andersson. The two musicians shared a passion for songwriting, and each found a composing partner in the other. On meeting again that summer, they composed their first song together: "Isn't It Easy To Say", a song soon to be recorded by Andersson's group. The two continued teaming up for music, helping out each other's bands in the recording studio, and adding guitar or keyboards respectively to the recordings. In 1968, they composed two songs together: "A Flower in My Garden", recorded by Hep Stars, and their first real hit "Ljuva Sextiotal", for which Stig Anderson wrote lyrics. The latter, a cabarét-style ironic song about the 1960s, was submitted for the 1969 Swedish heats for the Eurovision Song Contest, but was rejected; it was later recorded by diva Brita Borg. Another hit came in 1969 with "Speleman", also recorded by Hep Stars. While filming a nostalgic schlager special for television in March 1969, Björn met eighteen-year-old future wife and singer-songwriter Agnetha Fältskog. Björn Ulvaeus continued recording and touring with Hootenanny Singers to great acclaim while working as in-house producer at Polar Record Company (headed by future manager Stig Anderson), with Benny as his new partner. The twosome produced records by other artists and continued writing songs together. Polar artist Arne Lamberts Swedish version of "A Flower in My Garden" ("Fröken Blåklint") was one of Björn & Benny's first in-house productions. In December 1969, they recorded the new song "She's My Kind of Girl", which became their first single as a duo. It was released in March 1970, giving them a minor hit in Sweden and a top-ten hit in Japan two years later. The Hootenanny Singers entered Svensktoppen, the Swedish radio charts, in 1970 with "Omkring Tiggarn Från Luossa", a cover of an old folk-schlager song. It remained on the charts for 52 consecutive weeks, a record which endured until 1990; the song was produced by Björn and Benny, and had Ulvaeus's solo vocal and Benny's piano. ... Source: Article "Björn Ulvaeus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Film · 2026
The Time Thief
Series · 2025
Stikkan
Film · 2024
ABBA: Against the Odds
Film · 2024
More ABBA at the BBC
Film · 2024
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
Film · 2024
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren
Film · 2024
Året var 1975
Film · 2024
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Film · 2024
When ABBA Came to Britain
Film · 2024
Mellons makt
Film · 2024
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
Series · 2024
Året var 1974
Film · 2023
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
Film · 2023
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Film · 2022
ABBA V Queen
Film · 2022
BIANCA
Series · 2022
ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
Film · 2021
ABBA: New Beginnings
Film · 2021
ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
Film · 2021
Benjamin's
Series · 2021
ABBA: In Their Own Words
Film · 2020
The A-Z of Eurovision
Film · 2020
ABBA: Super Troupe
Film · 2019
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
Film · 2019
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
Film · 2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Film · 2018
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
Film · 2016
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
Film · 2016
Sven-Bertil
Film · 2016
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)
Film · 2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Film · 2015
ABBA: Gracias por la música
Film · 2014
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Film · 2014
Welcome to Sweden
Series · 2014
Agnetha: ABBA & After
Film · 2013
The Joy of ABBA
Film · 2013
ABBA at the BBC
Film · 2013
ABBA: Dancing Queen
Film · 2012
Thank You for the Music
Film · 2012
ABBA: The Essential Collection
Film · 2012
Palme
Film · 2012
The Story of Musicals
Series · 2012
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Film · 2009
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
Film · 2009
Skavlan
Series · 2009
Mamma Mia!
Film · 2008
Abba: Rock Case Studies
Film · 2007
ABBA: The Visitors
Film · 2007
ABBA: The Golden Years
Film · 2007
ABBA: 16 Hits
Film · 2006
Tour d'Eurovision
Film · 2005
Abba - The complete studio recording
Film · 2005
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
Film · 2004
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
Film · 2004
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
Film · 2003
ABBA: The History
Film · 2003
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Film · 2003
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
Film · 2002
ZDF-Kultnacht
Series · 2002
Aeschbacher
Series · 2001
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
Film · 1999
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
Film · 1999
Beckmann
Series · 1999
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Film · 1998
Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
Film · 1998
Leute heute
Series · 1997
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
Film · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Abba - More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits
Film · 1993
Chess in Concert
Film · 1989
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Film · 1984
Schyyy... det er lørdag
Series · 1984
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
ABBA: Words and Music
Film · 1981
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Film · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
ABBA in Concert
Film · 1980
Show-Express
Series · 1980
Newsnight
Series · 1980
ABBA in Switzerland
Film · 1979
Listen to the Music
Film · 1979
Det hender ikke meg
Film · 1979
Okay
Series · 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Series · 1979
ABBA In Japan
Film · 1978
Olivia
Film · 1978
ABBA: The Movie
Film · 1977
ABBA Veronica Musicspecial
Film · 1977
ABBA in Studio 2
Film · 1976
ABBA-dabba-doo
Film · 1976
Mike Yarwood In Persons
Series · 1976
Made in Sweden - for export
Film · 1975
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Système 2
Series · 1975
Midi Première
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Am laufenden Band
Series · 1974
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
Series · 1972
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
Film · 1969
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
Series · 1969
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
Film · 1966
Älskling på vift
Film · 1964
Die Drehscheibe
Series · 1964
Melodifestivalen
Series · 1959
Eurovision Song Contest
Series · 1956
Bjorn of the Dead
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