Actor

Ted Gärdestad

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Movies: 16Series: 5

TMDB ID: 1244012

IMDb ID: nm0350693

Known for: Acting

Born: February 18, 1956

Died: June 22, 1997

Age: 41

Place of birth: Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 2024

Years active: 69

Average TMDB rating: 7.17

Wikidata: Q552529

Also known as

Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad

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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.

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