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.

Known For

Eurovision Song Contest

Melodifestivalen

Julkalendern

Ted: Show Me Love

Story of a Woman

En småstad vid seklets början

The Stone Face

Stikkan

All Movies (17)

• Året var 19752024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Det svenska schlagerkriget2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stikkan2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ted: Show Me Love2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ted - till minne av en popartist1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Spela Allan1980
• Listen to the Music1979 · as Self - Host
• ABBA in Switzerland1979 · as Self
• ABBA-dabba-doo1976 · as Self
• The Stone Face1973 · as Ted
• Ett, tu -731972 · as Self
• Story of a Woman1970 · as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
• The Rainy Day1969 · as Self
• Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram1967
• En vagn kommer lastad1966 · as Self
• My Brother Ted— · as Self (archive footage)

All TV Shows (5)

• Party hos Parnevik1978 · as Himself - Guest
• En småstad vid seklets början1966 · as Sven
• Julkalendern1960 · as Sven, 10 år
• Melodifestivalen1959 · as Self
• Eurovision Song Contest1956 · as Self - Contestant