Sven-Olof Walldoff (2 May 1929 – 7 June 2011) was a Swedish

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, composer and orchestra conductor who is best known for conducting the orchestra for

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The grou ...

's song " Waterloo" for the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, wearing a

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costume. Walldoff also collaborated on

's first album '' Ring Ring''.

References

* http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sven-Olof+Walldoff

External links

* 1929 births 2011 deaths Swedish conductors (music) Male conductors (music) Swedish composers Swedish male composers Swedish record producers Swedish music arrangers {{Sweden-composer-stub