Björn Ulvaeus
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. ...
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Fotos
Películas (85)
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Året var 1975
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Det svenska schlagerkriget
2024 · Self (archive footage)
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
2024 · Self
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren
2024 · Self
More ABBA at the BBC
2024 · Self (archive material)
When ABBA Came to Britain
2024 · Self (archive footage)
ABBA: Against the Odds
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Mellons makt
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Stikkan
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Året var 1974
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Zara Larsson - Honor The Light
2023 · Music
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
2023 · Himself
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022 · Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
2022 · Self (archive footage)
ABBA: New Beginnings
2021 · Self
ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
2021 · Self
Mashup
2021 · Music
ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
2021 · Self
ABBA: In Their Own Words
2020 · Self
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020 · Self - Contestant (archive footage)
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
2019 · Self
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
2019 · Self
ABBA: Super Troupe
2019 · Self
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 · University Professor (uncredited), Songs, Lyricist, Executive Producer, Music
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
2016 · Self
Sven-Bertil
2016 · Self
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
2016 · Self
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)
2015 · Self - Singer, Composer, Director, Writer
ABBA: Gracias por la música
2014 · Self
Beatles på Sverigeturné
2014 · Self
Hjälp sökes
2014 · Lyricist
ABBA at the BBC
2013 · Self
The Joy of ABBA
2013 · Self
Agnetha: ABBA & After
2013 · Self
ABBA: Dancing Queen
2012 · Self
ABBA: The Essential Collection
2012 · Self
Palme
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Thank You for the Music
2012 · Self
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
2009
Chess in Concert
2009 · Music, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Greek God (uncredited), Executive Producer, Lyricist, Songs, Music
Abba: Rock Case Studies
2007 · Self
ABBA: The Visitors
2007 · Self
ABBA: The Golden Years
2007 · Self
ABBA: 16 Hits
2006 · Self
Abba - The complete studio recording
2005 · Self
Tour d'Eurovision
2005 · Self
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
2004 · Self
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
2004 · self
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
2003 · Self
Chess
2003 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist, Songs, Writer
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
2003 · Self
ABBA: The History
2003 · Self
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Self
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
1999 · Self
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
1999 · Self
Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
1998 · Self
Ted - till minne av en popartist
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
1996 · Self, Music, Songs, Lyricist
Abba - More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits
1993
Chess in Concert
1989 · Narrator, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Music
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987 · Original Music Composer, Music
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
1984 · Self
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
1981
ABBA: Words and Music
1981 · Self
ABBA in Concert
1980 · Self, Original Music Composer
Listen to the Music
1979 · Self
ABBA in Switzerland
1979 · Self - ABBA
Det hender ikke meg
1979 · Self
ABBA In Japan
1978 · Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Olivia
1978 · Self
ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Björn Ulvaeus, Original Music Composer
ABBA Veronica Musicspecial
1977 · Self (archive footage)
ABBA in Studio 2
1976 · Self
ABBA-dabba-doo
1976 · Self
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
1975 · Self
Made in Sweden - for export
1975 · Self
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
1969 · Self
The Seduction of Inga
1968 · Original Music Composer
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
1966
Älskling på vift
1964 · Hootenanny Singers - vocals and guitar
Bjorn of the Dead
Series (31)
The Time Thief
2025 · Björn Ulvaeus
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
2024 · Self
BIANCA
2022 · Self - Guest
Benjamin's
2021 · Himself - Guest
Welcome to Sweden
2014 · Self
The Story of Musicals
2012 · Self
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
Idol
2004 · Songs
ZDF-Kultnacht
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Aeschbacher
2001 · Self
Beckmann
1999 · Self
Leute heute
1997 · Self
TFI Friday
1996
Schyyy... det er lørdag
1984 · Sig selv
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self - ABBA
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Show-Express
1980 · Self
Newsnight
1980 · Self
Okay
1979 · Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976 · Self - ABBA
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
Système 2
1975 · Self - ABBA
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self - ABBA
Midi Première
1975 · Self - ABBA
Am laufenden Band
1974 · Self - Guest
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
1972 · Sänger/Gitarre
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969 · Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964 · Self
Melodifestivalen
1959 · Self, Songs
Eurovision Song Contest
1956 · Self - Preformer, Self - Sweden Contestant|Winner🏆, Self - Portugal Contestant