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 (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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Filmography (Movies)
Året var 1975
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/12/2024
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/05/2024
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2024
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren
Character:Self
Release Date:07/04/2024
More ABBA at the BBC
Character:Self (archive material)
Release Date:06/04/2024
ABBA: Against the Odds
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/03/2024
Stikkan
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2024
Året var 1974
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/12/2023
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
Character:Himself
Release Date:26/07/2023
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/2022
ABBA V Queen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/07/2022
ABBA: New Beginnings
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2021
ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
Character:Self
Release Date:02/09/2021
ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2021
ABBA: In Their Own Words
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2020
The A-Z of Eurovision
Character:Self - Contestant (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2020
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2019
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2019
ABBA: Super Troupe
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Character:University Professor (uncredited)
Release Date:18/07/2018
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/2016
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2015
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)
Character:Self - Singer, Composer
Release Date:16/04/2015
ABBA: Gracias por la música
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/2014
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/2014
ABBA at the BBC
Character:Self
Release Date:27/12/2013
The Joy of ABBA
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2013
Agnetha: ABBA & After
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2013
ABBA: Dancing Queen
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2012
ABBA: The Essential Collection
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/2012
Palme
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/09/2012
Thank You for the Music - 40 Jahre ABBA
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Release Date:02/06/2012
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
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Release Date:03/11/2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2009
Birthing Mamma Mia!
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2008
Mamma Mia!
Character:Greek God (uncredited)
Release Date:03/07/2008
Abba: Rock Case Studies
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2007
ABBA: The Visitors
Character:Self
Release Date:04/06/2007
ABBA: 16 Hits
Character:Self
Release Date:04/08/2006
Abba - The complete studio recording
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/2005
Tour d'Eurovision
Character:Self
Release Date:14/05/2005
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2004
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
Character:self
Release Date:13/09/2004
ABBA - The Last Video
Character:Björn Ulvaeus
Release Date:12/05/2004
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2003
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2003
ABBA: The History
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2003
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
Character:Self
Release Date:15/07/2002
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1999
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1998
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/01/1998
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/1996
Chess in Concert
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/12/1989
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/1984
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
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Release Date:12/09/1981
ABBA: Words and Music
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/1981
ABBA in Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:07/04/1980
Listen to the Music
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/1979
ABBA in Switzerland
Character:Self - ABBA
Release Date:16/04/1979
Det hender ikke meg
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1979
ABBA In Japan
Character:Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Release Date:31/12/1978
Olivia
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/1978
ABBA: The Movie
Character:Björn Ulvaeus
Release Date:15/12/1977
ABBA Veronica Musicspecial
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/08/1977
ABBA in Studio 2
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/1976
ABBA-dabba-doo
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/1976
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/1975
Made in Sweden - for export
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/1975
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
Character:Self
Release Date:16/08/1969
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
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Release Date:26/08/1966
Älskling på vift
Character:Hootenanny Singers - vocals and guitar
Release Date:21/09/1964
Television Appearances
The Time Thief
Character:Björn Ulvaeus
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
Character:Self
BIANCA
Character:Self - Guest
Benjamin's
Character:Himself - Guest
Welcome to Sweden
Character:Self
The Story of Musicals
Character:Self
Skavlan
Character:Self - Guest
Aeschbacher
Character:Self
Beckmann
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Leute heute
Character:Self
Schyyy... det er lørdag
Character:Sig selv
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self - ABBA
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Show-Express
Character:Self
Newsnight
Character:Self
Okay
Character:Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self
Mike Yarwood In Persons
Character:Self - ABBA
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Système 2
Character:Self - ABBA
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self - ABBA
Midi Première
Character:Self - ABBA
Am laufenden Band
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ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
Character:Sänger/Gitarre
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
Character:Self
Die Drehscheibe
Character:Self
Melodifestivalen
Character:Self
Eurovision Song Contest
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