Ted Gärdestad
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.
Acting
TV
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Contestant
1956
Movie
Ted: Show Me Love
as Self (archive footage)
2018
TV
Julkalendern
as Sven, 10 år
1960
TV
Melodifestivalen
as Self
1959
Movie
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Movie
The Stone Face
as Ted
1973
Movie
ABBA in Switzerland
as Self
1979
Movie
ABBA-dabba-doo
as Self
1976
Movie
Story of a Woman
as Swedish Boy Playing Accordion (uncredited)
1970
Movie
Året var 1975
as Self (archive footage)
2024
TV
En småstad vid seklets början
as Sven
1966
Movie
My Brother Ted
as Self (archive footage)
Movie
Ted - till minne av en popartist
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Movie
Listen to the Music
as Self - Host
1979
Movie
Stikkan
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Spela Allan
1980
Movie
Kärlek - Ett minnesprogram
1967
Movie
En vagn kommer lastad
as Self
1966
Movie
Ett, tu -73
as Self
1972
Movie
The Rainy Day
as Self
1969
Movie
Det svenska schlagerkriget
as Self (archive footage)
2024
TV
Party hos Parnevik
as Himself - Guest
1978
