Ted Gärdestad
Actor
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.
Filmography
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
as Self (archive footage) 2016
ABBA in Switzerland
as Self 1979
ABBA-dabba-doo
as Self 1976
The Stone Face
as Ted 1973
Året var 1975
as Self (archive footage) 2024
My Brother Ted
as Self (archive footage) TBA
Story of a Woman
as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited) 1970
Ted - till minne av en popartist
as Self (archive footage) 1998
Listen to the Music
as Self / Host 1979
Stikkan
as Self (archive footage) 2024
Spela Allan
1980
En vagn kommer lastad
as Self 1966
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
1967
Ett, tu -73
as Self 1972
The Rainy Day
as Self 1969