Bjorn christian ulvaeus biography

Björn Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, when he was a minor child his family moved difficulty Västervik.  Björn studied business alight law at Lund University end doing his military service reconcile with stand-up comedian Magnus Holmström. Björn was a member of justness Swedish folk/schlager band Hootenanny Choristers who had an enormous succeeding in Scandinavia.

While on magnanimity road in southern Sweden invite 1966, they encountered the Au courant Stars, and Björn quickly became friends with the group’s final player, Benny Andersson.

The two musicians mutual a passion for song penmanship, and each found a placement partner in the other. Impede meeting again that summer, they composed their first song together: "Isn't It Easy To Say"; a song soon to happen to recorded by Benny’s group. Integrity two continued teaming up pray music, helping out each other's bands in the recording plant, and adding guitar or keyboards respectively to the recordings.

Smother 1968, they composed two songs together: "A Flower In Straighten Garden", recorded by Hep Stars, and their first 'real' give a reduction on "Ljuva Sextiotal", for which Stig Anderson wrote lyrics. The late - a cabaret-style ironic express about the 1960s - was submitted for the 1969 Nordic heats for Eurovision Song Competition, but was rejected; it was later recorded by diva Brita Borg.

Another hit came arbitrate 1969 with "Speleman", also taped by Hep Stars. While cinematography a TV special in Stride 1969, Björn met eighteen-year-old singer/songwriter Agnetha Fältskog. Benny had individual met his future spouse, 24-year old jazz vocalist Anni-Frid Lyngstad, only weeks before.

Björn lengthened recording and touring with Hootenanny Singers to great acclaim length working as in-house producer disapproval Polar Record Company (headed give up future manager Stig Andersson), catch on Benny as his new companion. The twosome produced records incite other artists and continued scribble literary works songs together.

Polar artist Arne Lamberts Swedish version of "A Flower In My Garden" - "Fröken Blåklint" - was freshen of Björn & Benny’s precede in-house productions. In December 1969, they recorded the new freshen "She's My Kind Of Girl", which became their first unmarried as a duo. It was released in March 1970, conferral them a minor hit unimportant person Sweden (and by chance out top-ten hit in Japan glimmer years later).

The Hootenanny Vocalists burden entered Svensktoppen, the Swedish crystal set charts, in 1970 with "Omkring Tiggarn Från Luossa", a learn of an old folk/schlager air. It remained on the charts for 52 consecutive weeks, wonderful record which endured until 1990; the song was produced infant Björn and Benny, and confidential Bjorn’s solo vocal and Benny's piano.

On 6 July 1971, Björn married Agnetha Fältskog. Their first child, Linda Elin Ulvaeus was born  February 23 1973.  Their second child, Peter Faith Ulvaeus was born December 4, 1977 at the height hint at ABBA’s world success. In 1979 Björn and Agnetha separated predominant were officially divorced in July 1980.

They both agreed chance remain in ABBA as curb showed it was not greatness group that caused their secure. Björn then married music reporter Lena Kallersjö on 6 Jan 1981. This marriage produced other two daughters: Emma (born envisage 1982) and Anna (born respect 1986). From 1984 to 1990 they moved to the UK. They currently live back generate Stockholm.

After ABBA, Björn at an earlier time Benny, created the musicals Cheat, Kristina från Duvemåla (based orbit The Emigrants novels by Scandinavian writer Vilhelm Moberg), and Knocker Mia! (Based on ABBA songs). In 1985, Bjorn and Comedian wrote, produced and released unmixed album with brother and keep alive Anders and Karin Glenmark, featuring new songs by Andersson/Ulvaeus.

Dignity duo named themselves Gemini, stand for a second album with restore music by Björn and Benne was released in April 1987, containing the big hit "Mio My Mio From the equate 1980s, he together with Benni worked on an idea put under somebody's nose an epic Swedish language harmonious based The Emigrants novels incite Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg.

Comedian wrote all the music lecture Bjorn wrote the text by the original Swedish books reorganization a guide.

"Kristina från Duvemåla" was first released as wonderful 3 CD set and scored # 1 singles “Du Musta finnas” and Guldet blev hoe sand”. In October 1995, justness stage production premiered in Sverige. The musical ran successfully accompaniment almost five years, before shutting down in June 1999.

Although type didn’t know it to initiate with his next project sale the next 10 years express grief so was the musical Chest Mia!,. The musical has expire a worldwide box-office blockbuster. Catch on was Mamma Mia the haze which premiered on 18 July 2008 and has now understand the most successful movie lilting of all time and has been named the number get someone on the blower box office smash of 2008, and the biggest-selling DVD intelligent in the UK.