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
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
. He is also the co-composer of the musicals ''
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
'', ''
Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''
Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ''
Mamma Mia!'' and ''
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' is a 2018 jukebox musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Ol Parker, from a story by Parker, Catherine Johnson (playwright), Catherine Johnson, and Richard Curtis. It is the sequel and prequel to t ...
'' with fellow ABBA member and close friend
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...
. He is the oldest member of the group.
Early life
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus was born in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
on 25 April 1945. At age 6, he moved with his family to
Västervik
Västervik is a city status in Sweden, city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021. Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland.
Cl ...
,
Kalmar County
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. 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 did
military service
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Few nations, such ...
.
Career
Pre-ABBA
Before gaining international recognition with
ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
, Ulvaeus was a member of the Swedish folk-
schlager band
Hootenanny Singers
The Hootenanny Singers are a popular Folk music, folk group from Västervik, Sweden, founded in 1961. The group included Björn Ulvaeus, who later became a member of ABBA. Other band members were Johan Karlberg (b. Karl Johan Hilding Karlberg ...
, known earlier as the "West Bay Singers", who had an enormous following in
Scandinavia
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. 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
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...
. 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", performed by popular Swedish artist
Brita Borg, for which
Stig Anderson
Stig Erik Leopold "Stikkan" Anderson (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997) was a Swedish music manager, lyricist and music publisher. He was the co-founder of Polar Music and is best known for managing the Swedish pop band ABBA.
Early l ...
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. Another hit came in 1969 with "Speleman", also recorded by Hep Stars.

While filming a nostalgic schlager special for television in May 1969, Björn met eighteen-year-old future wife and singer-songwriter
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...
.
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
Stig Erik Leopold "Stikkan" Anderson (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997) was a Swedish music manager, lyricist and music publisher. He was the co-founder of Polar Music and is best known for managing the Swedish pop band ABBA.
Early l ...
), 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
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, 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.
ABBA years
Björn Ulvaeus's girlfriend
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...
eventually joined Björn&Benny becoming Björn, Benny & Agnetha,
Frida
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People and fictional characters
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**
*Frieda (surname), any of several people or characters
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*Frida (singer) ...
eventually shortening it to
ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
. Björn was the guitar player in the band, but he also sang lead vocals in the following songs: "
People Need Love", "
Merry Go Round", "
Santa Rosa", "
Another Town Another Train", "
I Saw It in the Mirror", "
Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)", "
He Is Your Brother
"He Is Your Brother" is a song recorded in 1972 by Swedish folk group "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid" (which became the pop group ABBA soon after).
The song continued on the lyrical theme from the band's previous single " People Need Lov ...
", "
Rock'n Roll Band", "
She's My Kind of Girl", "
Honey Honey", "Sitting in the Palmtree", "
King King Song", "
Watch Out,
Man in the Middle,
Rock Me,
Crazy World", "Why Did It Have To Be Me?", "
Summer Night City
"Summer Night City" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus as a tribute to their hometown of Stockholm. It is the group's second non-album single, released on 6 September 1978. It was reco ...
", "
Does Your Mother Know", "
Two for the Price Of One".
On 6 July 1971, Björn and Agnetha married.
In July 1980, Björn and Agnetha Fältskog divorced, and the band broke up shortly after the divorce.
Post-ABBA
After ABBA went on hiatus in 1982, Ulvaeus and Andersson created the musicals ''
Chess
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'', a collaboration with lyricist
Tim Rice
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, ''
Kristina från Duvemåla'' (based on ''
The Emigrants'' novels by Swedish writer
Vilhelm Moberg), and ''
Mamma Mia!'' (based on ABBA songs).
Together with Andersson, Ulvaeus was nominated for the
Drama Desk Award
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in the category "Outstanding Music" (for the musical ''Chess''), and for a
Tony Award
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in a category "Best Orchestrations" (for the musical ''Mamma Mia!''). The original cast recordings for both musicals were nominated for a
Grammy Award
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.
For the 2004 semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in
Istanbul
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, thirty years after ABBA had won the
1974 contest in
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
, UK, Ulvaeus 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
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and
Rik Mayall. 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
Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century.
He was born into a musical ...
Award" from the
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
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, "The Music Export Prize" from the Swedish Ministry of Industry and Trade (2008), and "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Swedish Music Publishers Association (SMFF).
On 15 April 2013, it was officially announced by the
EBU and the
SVT that Ulvaeus and Andersson, with the late Swedish DJ and record producer
Avicii
Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose ...
, had composed the anthem for the
2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The song was performed for the first time in the Final on 18 May.
In 2016 American media reported that British entrepreneur Simon Fuller had approached Ulvaeus and other members of ABBA with his idea to create a virtual reality ABBA using new technology. In November that year Fuller was photographed in London meeting with Ulvaeus. In September 2017,
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...
told Swedish newspaper ''
Expressen
(''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden. Describing itself as independent liberal, was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or " to your rescue".
The newspaper awards the cultu ...
'' that there were plans for ABBA to tour "virtually", using digital avatars of the group
and Ulvaeus told the
BBC
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that the idea had been proposed to the band by
Simon Fuller
Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols (franchise), ''Idols'' TV format, including the British series ''Pop Idol'' and the American ser ...
.
In April 2018, the four members issued a statement saying that during preparations for the tour, they had regrouped with Fuller in the studio and recorded two new songs, titled "
I Still Have Faith in You" and "
Don't Shut Me Down".
In 2019, Ulvaeus worked with Swedish songwriter
Andreas Carlsson to arrange an English dub of
Tomas Ledin's
jukebox musical
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Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while ...
film ''
En del av mitt hjärta'' (English: ''A Piece of My Heart'') directed by
Edward af Sillén. Ulvaeus was asked to write English lyrics for Ledin's songs as they are long-term friends.
In 2020, Björn Ulvaeus has been appointed President of
CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers.
On 2 September 2021, via YouTube livestream, ABBA announced their virtual
concert residency
A concert residency (also known as musical residency or simply residency) is a series of concerts, similar to a concert tour, but performed at only one location. The ''Pollstar'' Awards defined a residency as a run of 10 or more shows at a sing ...
"
ABBA Voyage", as well as the release of a studio album, recorded between 2017 and 2021. The new record, their first in 40 years, features ten tracks, including "
I Still Have Faith In You" and "
Don't Shut Me Down", which were first shown in the aforementioned livestream event and released as a double A-side single. On 5 November 2021, the ''
Voyage'' album was released worldwide, and on 27 May 2022, ABBA Voyage opened in a purpose-built venue named the ABBA Arena at the
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City devel ...
in London.
Since November 2021, Ulvaeus and British actor
Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cu ...
have posted
Instagram
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videos featuring the pair
knitting
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Christmas jumpers and other festive attire. In 2023, it was revealed that Ulvaeus and McKellen would be knitting stagewear for Kylie Minogue as part of her ''
More Than Just a Residency''
concert residency
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at Voltaire at
The Venetian Las Vegas
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.
In October 2023, it was confirmed that Ulvaeus would be the
keynote speaker for The Business Day at
Bridlington Spa
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in the
United Kingdom
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on Friday 7 June 2024. Ulvaeus would discuss the creation of ABBA Voyage, leadership,
entrepreneurship
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An entrepreneu ...
,
artificial intelligence
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(AI), Technology, Innovation,
Meta Data and the complexity of business in the
music industry
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.
On 21 March 2024, shortly before the 50th anniversary of their win at the Eurovision Song Contest, all four members of ABBA were appointed ''Commander, First Class, of the
Royal Order of Vasa'' by His Majesty King
Carl XVI Gustaf
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Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...
of Sweden. This was the first time in almost 50 years that the Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood was bestowed on Swedes. ABBA shared the honour with nine other people.
Personal life
On 6 July 1971, Ulvaeus married
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...
. They had two children:
Linda Elin Ulvaeus (born 23 February 1973), and Peter Christian Ulvaeus (born 4 December 1977). The couple separated in early 1979, and their divorce was finalised in July 1980.
Ulvaeus married music journalist Lena Källersjö on 6 January 1981. They have two daughters. Ulvaeus and Källersjö lived on a private island in
Djursholm, an upscale area in
Danderyd Municipality north of Stockholm. From 1984 to 1990, they lived in the United Kingdom, where Ulvaeus founded an IT business with his brother. In February 2022, Ulvaeus and Källersjö announced their separation.
In 2021, while producing ''
Voyage'', Ulvaeus met Christina Sas, a product manager at
Universal Music Group
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, and they began dating the following year. Ulvaeus and Sas were married on 21 September 2024 in
Copenhagen
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, Denmark. The ceremony was conducted by
Sandi Toksvig
Sandra Birgitte Toksvig (; ; born 3 May 1958) is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer on British radio, stage and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015. She ha ...
.
Ulvaeus is one of the four owners (along with
Per Gessle) of NoteHeads, a Swedish company which publishes the
music notation program Igor Engraver
Igor Engraver is a scorewriter for the Macintosh and Windows operating systems, created by Swedish composer Peter Bengtson and published by the Swedish company NoteHeads. Bengtson stated on the Igor-Talk mailing list that he named Igor after the s ...
.
Ulvaeus is a member of the
International Humanist and Ethical Union's Swedish member organisation
Humanisterna
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Humanists S ...
, and was awarded their annual prize, ''Hedenius-priset'', in 2006. Ulvaeus describes himself as an atheist. He has appeared on several shows discussing his views about religion.
Ulvaeus suffered from severe
long-term memory
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loss. However, in a 2009 interview, he stated that reports of his memory loss were "hugely exaggerated". In a TV interview with
Fredrik Skavlan
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, Ulvaeus said the memory loss pertained to
episodic memory
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. He said that, for instance, he was not nostalgic for his days with ABBA: "It was good while it lasted."
''
The Guardian
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'' called him Sweden's "highest-profile cash-free campaigner", explaining that "after his son was robbed several years ago, Ulvaeus became an evangelist for the electronic payment movement, claiming that cash was the primary cause of crime and that 'all activity in the
black economy requires cash'". He has reportedly been living cash-free for more than a decade, and
ABBA The Museum has operated cash-free since it opened in May 2013.
Tax vindication
The
Swedish Tax Agency
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The agency was formed on 1 January ...
accused Björn Ulvaeus of failing to pay 90 million
kronor (US$12.8 million) in
back taxes
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for eight years ending in 2005. The agency claimed that he "
laundered" his music
royalty
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* the mystique/prestige bestowed upon monarchs
** one or more monarchs, such as kings, queens, emperors, empresses, princes, princesses, etc.
*** royal family, the immediate family of a king or queen-regnant, and sometimes h ...
income through institutions in several foreign countries. Ulvaeus paid the taxes as a precautionary measure during the 2½-year dispute. In October 2008, the county administrative court decided the case in Ulvaeus' favour, ruling that he never owed any of the 90 million kronor.
Awards
*

:
Royal Order of Vasa, Commander First Class (21 March 2024)
Discography
Björn solo singles
* 1968: "Raring" (Swedish version of "
Honey
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")/"Vill du ha en vän"
* 1968: "Fröken Fredriksson" (Swedish version of "
Harper Valley PTA")/"Vår egen sång" – (Polar POS 162)
* 1969: "Saknar du något min kära" (Swedish version of "
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"/"Gömt är inte glömt")
* 1969: "Partaj-aj-aj-aj"/"Kvinnan i mitt liv"
[Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C (1995) ''ABBA: The Name of the Game'', Sidgwick & Jackson, p. 226, ]
Björn and Benny singles
* 1970: "
She's My Kind of Girl"/"Inga Theme"
* 1970: "Hej, gamle man!"/"Lycka" (Happiness)
* 1971: "Hey, Musikant"/"Was die Liebe sagt"
* 1971: "Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" (It Can't Be Remedied by a Doctor)/"På bröllop"
* 1971: "Tänk om jorden vore ung" (If Only We Had The Time)/"Träskofolket"
* 1972: "En karusell" (Merry-Go-Round)/"Att finnas till"
* 1972: "Love Has Its Ways"/"Rock 'N' Roll Band" (Benny & Björn 1st version)
Björn and Benny albums
* 1970: ''
Lycka''
* 1984: ''
Chess
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'' (concept album with
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''Jesus C ...
)
* 1986: ''Chess Pieces''
* 1988: ''
Chess: Original Broadway Cast Recording''
* 1994: ''Chess in Concert''
* 1996: ''
Kristina från Duvemåla''
* 1998: ''Från Waterloo till Duvemåla''
* 1999: ''16 favoriter ur Kristina från Duvemåla''
* 1999: ''
Mamma Mia!'' (Original Cast Recording)
* 2000: ''Mamma Mia!'' (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
* 2002: ''Chess på svenska''
* 2005: ''Mamma Mia! på svenska''
* 2008: ''Mamma Mia! – The Movie Soundtrack''
* 2009: ''Chess in Concert'' (London)
* 2010: ''Kristina at Carnegie Hall''
* 2013: ''Hjälp sökes''
Gemini
* 1985: ''
Gemini''
* 1987: ''
Geminism''
Josefin Nilsson
* 1993: ''Shapes''
See also
*
List of Swedes in music
*
Abbacadabra
Notes
References
External links
*
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1945 births
Living people
Singers from Gothenburg
ABBA members
Litteris et Artibus recipients
20th-century Swedish composers
Swedish male composers
Swedish humanists
Swedish musical theatre composers
Swedish male singer-songwriters
21st-century Swedish guitarists
Swedish male guitarists
Eurovision Song Contest-winning songwriters
Ivor Novello Award winners
Eurodisco musicians
Swedish expatriates in the United Kingdom
Swedish rock guitarists
Swedish mandolinists
Swedish banjoists
Acoustic guitarists
Swedish atheists
Swedish agnostics
Swedish lyricists
Swedish pop singers
20th-century Swedish male singers
Swedish rock singers
21st-century Swedish composers
21st-century Swedish male singers
Commanders First Class of the Order of Vasa
Swedish record producers