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
Cast Credits
Året var 1975
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Stikkan
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Ted: Show Me Love
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2018
Ted Gardestad: For the Sake of Love
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2016
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1998
För kärlekens skull
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1993
Spela Allan
Character:
MOVIE • 1980
Listen to the Music
Character: Self / Host
MOVIE • 1979
ABBA in Switzerland
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1979
Party hos Parnevik
Character: Himself - Guest
TV • 1978
ABBA-dabba-doo
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1976
The Stone Face
Character: Ted
MOVIE • 1973
Ett, tu -73
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1972
Story of a Woman
Character: Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1970
The Rainy Day
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1969
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
Character:
MOVIE • 1967
En småstad vid seklets början
Character: Sven
TV • 1966
En vagn kommer lastad
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1966
Julkalendern
Character: Sven, 10 år
TV • 1960
Crew