Björn Ulvaeus
Acting
1945-04-25 · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
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. ... Source: Article "Björn Ulvaeus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
2026 · Movie
The Time Thief
2025 · Series
Året var 1975
2024 · Movie
Det svenska schlagerkriget
2024 · Movie
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
2024 · Movie
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren
2024 · Movie
More ABBA at the BBC
2024 · Movie
When ABBA Came to Britain
2024 · Movie
ABBA: Against the Odds
2024 · Movie
Mellons makt
2024 · Movie
Stikkan
2024 · Movie
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
2024 · Series
Året var 1974
2023 · Movie
Zara Larsson - Honor The Light
2023 · Movie
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
2023 · Movie
BIANCA
2022 · Series
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022 · Movie
ABBA V Queen
2022 · Movie
ABBA: New Beginnings
2021 · Movie
ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
2021 · Movie
Mashup
2021 · Movie
ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
2021 · Movie
Benjamin's
2021 · Series
ABBA: In Their Own Words
2020 · Movie
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020 · Movie
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
2019 · Movie
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
2019 · Movie
ABBA: Super Troupe
2019 · Movie
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 · Movie
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
2016 · Movie
Sven-Bertil
2016 · Movie
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
2016 · Movie
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Movie
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)
2015 · Movie
ABBA: Gracias por la música
2014 · Movie
Welcome to Sweden
2014 · Series
Beatles på Sverigeturné
2014 · Movie
Hjälp sökes
2014 · Movie
ABBA at the BBC
2013 · Movie
The Joy of ABBA
2013 · Movie
Agnetha: ABBA & After
2013 · Movie
ABBA: Dancing Queen
2012 · Movie
ABBA: The Essential Collection
2012 · Movie
Palme
2012 · Movie
Thank You for the Music
2012 · Movie
The Story of Musicals
2012 · Series
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
2009 · Movie
Chess in Concert
2009 · Movie
Skavlan
2009 · Series
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009 · Movie
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Movie
Abba: Rock Case Studies
2007 · Movie
ABBA: The Visitors
2007 · Movie
ABBA: The Golden Years
2007 · Movie
ABBA: 16 Hits
2006 · Movie
Abba - The complete studio recording
2005 · Movie
Tour d'Eurovision
2005 · Movie
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
2004 · Movie
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
2004 · Movie
Idol
2004 · Series
Chess
2003 · Movie
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
2003 · Movie
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
2003 · Movie
ABBA: The History
2003 · Movie
ZDF-Kultnacht
2002 · Series
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Movie
Aeschbacher
2001 · Series
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
1999 · Movie
Beckmann
1999 · Series
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
1999 · Movie
Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
1998 · Movie
Ted - till minne av en popartist
1998 · Movie
Leute heute
1997 · Series
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
1996 · Movie
TFI Friday
1996 · Series
Abba - More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits
1993 · Movie
Chess in Concert
1989 · Movie
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987 · Movie
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
1984 · Movie
Schyyy... det er lørdag
1984 · Series
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
1981 · Movie
ABBA: Words and Music
1981 · Movie
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Series
Show-Express
1980 · Series
ABBA in Concert
1980 · Movie
Newsnight
1980 · Series
Listen to the Music
1979 · Movie
Okay
1979 · Series
ABBA in Switzerland
1979 · Movie
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Series
Det hender ikke meg
1979 · Movie
ABBA In Japan
1978 · Movie
Olivia
1978 · Movie
ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Movie
ABBA Veronica Musicspecial
1977 · Movie
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976 · Series
ABBA in Studio 2
1976 · Movie
ABBA-dabba-doo
1976 · Movie
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
1975 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Made in Sweden - for export
1975 · Movie
Système 2
1975 · Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
Midi Première
1975 · Series
Am laufenden Band
1974 · Series
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
1972 · Series
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
1969 · Movie
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969 · Series
The Seduction of Inga
1968 · Movie
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
1966 · Movie
Älskling på vift
1964 · Movie
Die Drehscheibe
1964 · Series
Melodifestivalen
1959 · Series
Eurovision Song Contest
1956 · Series
Bjorn of the Dead
Movie