Ted Gärdestad
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1956
- Died
- June 22, 1997 (aged 41)
- Birthplace
- Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden
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
Filmography
My Brother Ted
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Vår älskade låtskatt
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Stikkan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1975
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mellons makt
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ted: Show Me Love
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Spela Allan
Movie
Listen to the Music
Movie · as Self - Host
ABBA in Switzerland
Movie · as Self
Party hos Parnevik
TV · as Himself - Guest · 1 ep
ABBA-dabba-doo
Movie · as Self
The Stone Face
Movie · as Ted
Ett, tu -73
Movie · as Self
Story of a Woman
Movie · as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
The Rainy Day
Movie · as Self
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
Movie
En vagn kommer lastad
Movie · as Self
En småstad vid seklets början
TV · as Sven · 28 eps
Julkalendern
TV · as Sven, 10 år · 28 eps
Melodifestivalen
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep