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.
Mamma Mia!
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
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ABBA: The Movie
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Chess på svenska: The musical that came home
as SelfA film about Chess - from reading to first night
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Abba - The complete studio recording
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ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
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ABBA: Against the Odds
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ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
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ABBA In Japan
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ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
as SelfDocumentary about ABBA and the photographers who worked with them.
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Agnetha: ABBA & After
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ABBA V Queen
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Chess in Concert
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ABBA Forever: A Celebration
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ABBA: Dancing Queen
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ABBA: In Their Own Words
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ABBA - The Last Video
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The A-Z of Eurovision
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ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
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ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
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ABBA: Made in Sweden for Export
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Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
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ABBA: The Definitive Collection
as SelfIf you're an ABBA fan or just a fan of good music in general, this assortment of 35 music videos...
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Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
as SelfA documentary about the recording of the CHESS concept album by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and...
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ABBA at the BBC
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ABBA: Super Troupe
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
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Abba: Rock Case Studies
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ABBA: The History
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The Joy of ABBA
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ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
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Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
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ABBA: The Essential Collection
as SelfA collection of music videos and promotional clips from the iconic 1970s Swedish pop band....
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ABBA: In Concert
as SelfABBA's 1979 tour of North America and Europe, with emphasis on performances at Wembley Arena,...
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ABBA in Studio 2
as SelfABBA performs (all to playback): Arrival (only about 1.5 minutes of it) Waterloo (over footage...
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Olivia
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Listen to the Music
as SelfSwedish-Canadian television special hosted by Swedish artist Ted Gärdestad and Canadian artist...
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ABBA in Switzerland
as Self - ABBAABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also...
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Älskling på vift
as Hootenanny Singers - vocals and guitarWhat happens if a regular housewife picks up in a local beauty contest - and wins? How will it...
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ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
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ABBA: New Beginnings
as SelfFor ABBA fans the journey hasn’t ended! The Swedish supergroup – Agnetha, Anna-Frid, Bjorn and...
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Året var 1974
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ABBA-dabba-doo
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Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
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Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
as SelfDocuments the highlights of a concert version of the musical written by former ABBA members...
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ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
as SelfA brand new album out November 5 and revolutionary concert coming to London Spring 2022. Listen...
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Ted - till minne av en popartist
as Self (archive footage)A program about Ted Gärdestad and his music with archival images from his entire musical career...
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Ted Gardestad: For the Sake of Love
as SelfDocumentary about Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad. He wrote numerous hits in the 1970s...
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Stikkan
as Self (archive footage)It has been 50 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. But of all who...
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More ABBA at the BBC
as Self (archive material)As ABBA mark 50 years since winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, it's time to take another...
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ABBA: Words and Music
as SelfA TV special documentary made by CBS for the release of Super Trouper.
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Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
as SelfSwedish composer Jules Sylvain discusses his music and interpretations by other musicians play.
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical GuestA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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CBS News Sunday Morning
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Wetten, dass..?
as SelfA long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...
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Midi Première
as Self - ABBAMidi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre...
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Melodifestivalen
as SelfThe annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and...
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Eurovision Song Contest
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Skavlan
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show
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Welcome to Sweden
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Mike Yarwood In Persons
as Self - ABBAPopular and ratings-winning BBC sketch and impressions series with Mike Yarwood.
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Benjamin's
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BIANCA
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