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| Birth name | Björn Kristian Ulvaeus |
| Born | April 24, 1945 |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Folklore, Pop Music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Composer, writer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, |
| Years active | 1964 - present |
| Label(s) | Polar Music |
| Associated acts | ABBA, Hootenanny Singers |
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA (1972-1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polar Music is a Swedish Record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag The Hootenanny Singers (for a couple of weeks originally called the Westbay Singers, Westbay English for Västervik) were a popular Folk group Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Chess is a musical with Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA Kristina från Duvemåla ("Kristina from Duvemåla" is a Swedish musical written by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus This article is about the stage musical For the film see Mamma Mia! The Movie. Currently co-producing forthcoming film Mamma Mia!.
Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Västervik is a city in the traditional province of Småland, Sweden, and the seat of Västervik Municipality in Kalmar County. Ulvaeus studied Business and Law at the Lund University after doing his Military Service with stand-up comedian Magnus Holmström. Lund University (Lunds universitet located in Lund in southernmost Sweden is one of Sweden 's most prestigious Universities and one of Scandinavia Military service in its simplest sense is service by an individual or group in an Army or other military organization whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary
Prior to gaining international recognition with ABBA, Björn was a member of the Swedish folk/schlager band Hootenanny Singers who had an enormous following in Scandinavia. The Hootenanny Singers (for a couple of weeks originally called the Westbay Singers, Westbay English for Västervik) were a popular Folk group Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well While on the road in southern Sweden in 1966, they encountered the Hep Stars, and Björn quickly became friends with the group’s keyboard player, Benny Andersson. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Hep Stars was a Swedish pop group formed in 1963 The group were among the most successful of 1960s Swedish pop groups Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer The two musicians shared the passion of writing, and in the other found a composing partner. Together they composed their first song during their second encounter that same summer: "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 when the other's band were in the recording studio, adding guitar or keyboards respectively to the recordings. During 1968 the two composed a couple of songs together: "A Flower In My Garden", recorded by Hep Stars, and Stig Anderson wrote lyrics for their first 'real' hit "Ljuva Sextiotal", a song submitted for the 1969 Swedish heats for Eurovision Song Contest -but rejected; the song - a cabarét-style ironical song about the 1960s - was recorded by diva Brita Borg. Stig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson (né Andersson ( January 25, 1931 &ndash September 12, 1997) was born in Hova, Sweden Brita Kerstin Gunvor Borg, born June 10 1926 in Stockholm, is a singer actress and variety-show artist Another hit came in the 1969 hit "Speleman", recorded by Hep Stars.
While filming a nostalgic schlager special for television in March 1969, Björn met eighteen-year-old singer/songwriter Agnetha Fältskog. Agnetha Åse Fältskog (aŋneta osɛ fɛltskug (born Agneta Åse Fältskog) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Record Benny had met his future spouse 24-year old jazz and schlager vocalist Anni-Frid Lyngstad only weeks before. Anni-Frid Princess Reuss von Plauen (born Anni-Frid Lyngstad 15 November 1945 in Bjørkåsen Ballangen, Norway) is a Norwegian
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 Andersson), and did so with Benny as new partner. Stig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson (né Andersson ( January 25, 1931 &ndash September 12, 1997) was born in Hova, Sweden 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 & Bennys first in-house productions. In December 1969 the two recorded the new song "She's My Kind Of Girl", which became their first single as a duo, released in March 1970, giving them a minor hit in Sweden (and by chance a no. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 1 hit in Japan two years later). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
The Hootenanny Singers entered Svensktoppen - the Swedish radio charts - in 1970 with "Omkring Tiggarn Från Luossa", a cover of an old folk/schlager song, and remained in the charts for 52 consecutive weeks, a record which was held until 1990; the song was produced by Björn and Benny, and had Björn's solo vocal and Benny's piano. Svensktoppen is a Record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003 the Songs had to be in the Swedish language.
After being a member of ABBA Ulvaeus, together with Andersson, created the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla (based on The Emigrants novels by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg), and Mamma Mia! (based on ABBA songs). Chess is a musical with Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA Kristina från Duvemåla ("Kristina from Duvemåla" is a Swedish musical written by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus The Emigrants is the collective name of a four novel suite by the Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg: The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg ( August 20, 1898 - August 8, 1973) was a Swedish author and historian best known for his series of four novels This article is about the stage musical For the film see Mamma Mia! The Movie.
Together with Andersson, Ulvaeus was nominated for the Drama Desk Award in a category "Outstanding Music" (for the musical Chess), and for a Tony Award in a category "Best Orchestrations" (for musical Mamma Mia!). The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Original cast recordings of both musicals were nominated for a Grammy Award. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
For the 2004 semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, staged in Istanbul thirty years after ABBA had won the contest in Brighton, Björn appeared briefly in a special comedy video made for the interval act, entitled "Our Last Video". Each of the four members of the group appeared briefly in cameo roles, as did others such as Cher and Rik Mayall. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (born 7 March, 1958) is an English Actor, Writer and Comedian. The video was not included in the official DVD release of the Eurovision Contest, but was issued as a separate DVD release. It was billed as the first time the four had worked together since the group split. In fact, they each filmed their appearances separately.
Ulvaeus also shared with Andersson "The Special International Ivor Novello Award" from 'The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters', "The Music Export Prize" from the Swedish Ministry of Industry and Trade, and "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Swedish Music Publishers Association (SMFF). David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 &ndash 6 March 1951 better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh Composer, Singer and Actor, who
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On July 6, 1971, Björn married Fältskog; the marriage resulted in two children: Linda (born in 1973), and Christian (born in 1977). Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Linda Elin Ulvaeus (born February 23 1973 in Vallentuna,) is a Swedish singer screen actress and stage In July 1980, Björn and Agnetha divorced, although they both agreed to remain in ABBA. Björn then married music journalist Lena Kallersjö on January 6, 1981. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 This marriage produced another two daughters: Emma (born in 1982) and Anna (born in 1986).
Ulvaeus and Kallersjö currently live in Stockholm. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the From 1984 to 1990 they resided in the UK where Ulvaeus founded an IT-business together with his brother. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
He is also one of four people (also including Per Gessle) who own NoteHeads, a Swedish company which publishes the music notation program Igor Engraver. Per Håkan Gessle (pæːr 'gæslæ born January 12, 1959, in Halmstad) is a Swedish pop Singer, Guitarist A scorewriter, or music notation program, is Software used to automate the task of writing and engraving Sheet music. Igor Engraver is a music notation program, published by the Swedish company NoteHeads and was produced for the Macintosh and Windows Operating systems [1]
Ulvaeus is a member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union's Swedish member organisation Humanisterna, and was awarded their annual prize, Hedenius-priset, in 2006. This article discusses the non-theistic Life stance of a major Humanist organisation "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Swedish Humanist Association (Humanisterna "the Humanists" is the largest humanist /rationalist organisation in Sweden with over 4000 members
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