Björn Ulvaeus

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Born: April 25, 1945
From: Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
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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.

Works

78 films

Mamma Mia!

20087.0

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

20187.1

Eternal Disco - The Greatest Hits

20268.0

ABBA: The Movie

19776.7

Ted - till minne av en popartist

1998

70 Jahre ESC - More than Music

2026

Sven-Bertil

2016

The A-Z of Eurovision

20202.0

Olivia

19786.5

ABBA: Against the Odds

20247.0

ABBA: Dancing Queen

20128.0

Det svenska schlagerkriget

2024

ABBA in Concert

19807.5

ABBA: Gracias por la música

2014

Chess in Concert

198910.0

Stikkan

2024

ABBA in Switzerland

19797.8

Älskling på vift

19649.0

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

2009

Palme

20127.6

ABBA: The Definitive Collection

20028.1

Abba - The complete studio recording

20059.5

ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan

2009

The Joy of ABBA

20138.5

Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson

1975

Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull

20168.0

ABBA – Voyage | LIVE

2021

ABBA at the BBC

20137.0

Thank You for the Music

201210.0

Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1

20047.0

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

2022

Listen to the Music

1979

ABBA - The Last Video

20045.8

ABBA-dabba-doo

19768.5

ABBA: The Essential Collection

2012

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

1981

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

1984

ABBA Veronica Musicspecial

1977

ABBA Forever: A Celebration

20198.3

ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold

20237.8

ABBA: In Their Own Words

2020

Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott

1969

ABBA: The Golden Years

20078.0

ABBA V Queen

2022

ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren

2024

Agnetha: ABBA & After

20136.9

Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form

19664.8

ABBA: The Visitors

2007

Bjorn of the Dead

2026

Tour d'Eurovision

20059.0

ABBA In Japan

19788.8

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

20159.3

ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits

20037.7

Året var 1975

20245.0

More ABBA at the BBC

20248.0

ABBA: Words and Music

1981

Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA

19996.0

Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home

200310.0

Det hender ikke meg

1979

Beatles på Sverigeturné

2014

When ABBA Came to Britain

20248.0

ABBA: Super Troupe

2019

ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits

20195.7

ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story

2016

Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much

19986.2

Made in Sweden - for export

19757.0

ABBA: 16 Hits

2006

ABBA in Studio 2

19766.0

Året var 1974

20235.0

ABBA: New Beginnings

2021

ABBA: The Missing 40 Years

20216.8

Abba: Rock Case Studies

2007

Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA

20047.3

ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story

19996.2

ABBA: 50 Years of Pop

20246.0

Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota

1996

ABBA: The History

2003

ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)

2015