Ted Gärdestad
February 18, 1956 (69 years old) in Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden
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 "Satellit". 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
Credits
- 2024 · Året var 1975 as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Det svenska schlagerkriget as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Stikkan as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Ted: Show Me Love as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Ted Gardestad: For the Sake of Love as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Ted - till minne av en popartist as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · För kärlekens skull as Self
- 1980 · Spela Allan as
- 1979 · Listen to the Music as Self / Host
- 1979 · ABBA in Switzerland as Self
- 1978 · Party hos Parnevik as Himself - Guest
- 1976 · ABBA-dabba-doo as Self
- 1973 · The Stone Face as Ted
- 1972 · Ett, tu -73 as Self
- 1970 · Story of a Woman as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
- 1969 · The Rainy Day as Self
- 1967 · Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram as
- 1966 · En vagn kommer lastad as Self
- 1960 · Julkalendern as Sven, 10 år
- 1959 · Melodifestivalen as Self
- Future · My Brother Ted as Self (archive footage)