Björn Ulvaeus
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Bjorn of the Dead
Movie
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Time Thief
TV · as Björn Ulvaeus · 24 eps
Stikkan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA: Against the Odds
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
More ABBA at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive material)
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
Movie · as Self
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren
Movie · as Self
Året var 1975
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
When ABBA Came to Britain
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mellons makt
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Året var 1974
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
Movie · as Himself
ABBA V Queen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
BIANCA
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
Movie · as Self
ABBA: New Beginnings
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
Movie · as Self
Benjamin's
TV · as Himself - Guest · 1 ep
ABBA: In Their Own Words
Movie · as Self
The A-Z of Eurovision
Movie · as Self - Contestant (archive footage)
ABBA: Super Troupe
Movie · as Self
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
Movie · as Self
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Movie · as University Professor (uncredited)
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
Movie · as Self
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
Movie · as Self
Sven-Bertil
Movie · as Self
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)
Movie · as Self - Singer, Composer
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Movie · as Self
ABBA: Gracias por la música
Movie · as Self
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Movie · as Self
Welcome to Sweden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Agnetha: ABBA & After
Movie · as Self
The Joy of ABBA
Movie · as Self
ABBA at the BBC
Movie · as Self
ABBA: Dancing Queen
Movie · as Self
Thank You for the Music
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The Essential Collection
Movie · as Self
Palme
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Musicals
TV · as Self · 2 eps
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
Movie
Skavlan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Mamma Mia!
Movie · as Greek God (uncredited)
Abba: Rock Case Studies
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The Visitors
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The Golden Years
Movie · as Self
ABBA: 16 Hits
Movie · as Self
Tour d'Eurovision
Movie · as Self
Abba - The complete studio recording
Movie · as Self
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
Movie · as Self
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
Movie · as self
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The History
Movie · as Self
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
Movie · as Self
ZDF-Kultnacht
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Aeschbacher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
Movie · as Self
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
Movie · as Self
Beckmann
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
Movie · as Self
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
Movie · as Self
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Abba - More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits
Movie
Chess in Concert
Movie · as Narrator
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Movie · as Self
Schyyy... det er lørdag
TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self - ABBA · 1 ep
ABBA: Words and Music
Movie · as Self
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Movie
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ABBA in Concert
Movie · as Self
Show-Express
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Newsnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ABBA in Switzerland
Movie · as Self - ABBA
Listen to the Music
Movie · as Self
Det hender ikke meg
Movie · as Self
Okay
TV · as Self · 1 ep
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ABBA In Japan
Movie · as Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Olivia
Movie · as Self
ABBA: The Movie
Movie · as Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA Veronica Musicspecial
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA in Studio 2
Movie · as Self
ABBA-dabba-doo
Movie · as Self
Mike Yarwood In Persons
TV · as Self - ABBA · 1 ep
Made in Sweden - for export
Movie · as Self
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
Movie · as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self - ABBA · 7 eps
Système 2
TV · as Self - ABBA · 2 eps
Midi Première
TV · as Self - ABBA · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Am laufenden Band
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
TV · as Sänger/Gitarre · 46 eps
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
Movie · as Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
Movie
Älskling på vift
Movie · as Hootenanny Singers - vocals and guitar
Die Drehscheibe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Melodifestivalen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Preformer, Self - Sweden Contestant|Winner🏆, Self - Portugal Contestant · 1 ep