Björn Ulvaeus
Acting • Born 1945-04-25
Biography
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
102 credits
ABBA – Voyage | LIVE
Movie • 2021
Self
ABBA: New Beginnings
Movie • 2021
Self
ABBA in Concert
Movie • 1980
Self
Tour d'Eurovision
Movie • 2005
Self
ABBA in Switzerland
Movie • 1979
Self - ABBA
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
Movie • 1996
Self
ABBA: Gracias por la música
Movie • 2014
Self
ABBA: The Movie
Movie • 1977
Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA: In Their Own Words
Movie • 2020
Self
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
Movie • 2002
Self
ABBA in Studio 2
Movie • 1976
Self
ABBA Veronica Musicspecial
Movie • 1977
Self (archive footage)
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
Movie • 1999
Self
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
Movie • 2003
Self
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBA
Movie • 1999
Self
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
Listen to the Music
Movie • 1979
Self
Agnetha: ABBA & After
Movie • 2013
Self
Made in Sweden - for export
Movie • 1975
Self
ABBA: The Missing 40 Years
Movie • 2021
Self
ABBA In Japan
Movie • 1978
Self (Vocals / Guitar)
ABBA: The History
Movie • 2003
Self
Abba: Rock Case Studies
Movie • 2007
Self
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Movie • 1984
Self
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Joy of ABBA
Movie • 2013
Self
Stikkan
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
ABBA: The Visitors
Movie • 2007
Self
The A-Z of Eurovision
Movie • 2020
Self - Contestant (archive footage)
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Movie • 2014
Self
ABBA: Dancing Queen
Movie • 2012
Self
Året var 1974
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Movie • 2003
Self
ABBA: 16 Hits
Movie • 2006
Self
Älskling på vift
Movie • 1964
Hootenanny Singers - vocals and guitar
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
Movie • 1975
Self
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
Movie • 1969
Self
ABBA: Against the Odds
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Abba - The complete studio recording
Movie • 2005
Self
More ABBA at the BBC
Movie • 2024
Self (archive material)
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop
Movie • 2024
Self
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu Avataren
Movie • 2024
Self
ABBA: Words and Music
Movie • 1981
Self
Det hender ikke meg
Movie • 1979
Self
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
Movie • 2023
Himself
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
Movie • 1966
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story
Movie • 2016
Self
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)
Movie • 2015
Self - Singer, Composer
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA
Movie • 2004
Self
Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much
Movie • 1998
Self
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
Movie • 2016
Self
Olivia
Movie • 1978
Self
ABBA - The Last Video
Movie • 2004
Björn Ulvaeus
Thank You for the Music - 40 Jahre ABBA
Movie • 2012
Self
ABBA: Super Troupe
Movie • 2019
Self
Chess in Concert
Movie • 1989
Narrator
ABBA: The Essential Collection
Movie • 2012
Self
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
Movie • 2019
Self
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
Movie • 2019
Self
Mamma Mia!
Movie • 2008
Greek God (uncredited)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Movie • 2015
Self
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Movie • 2018
University Professor (uncredited)
ABBA-dabba-doo
Movie • 1976
Self
ABBA at the BBC
Movie • 2013
Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1975
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
Movie • 2004
self
Palme
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Movie • 1981
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
Movie • 2009
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Bjorn of the Dead
Movie
Sven-Bertil
Movie • 2016
Self
Okay
TV • 1979
Self
BIANCA
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Skavlan
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Eurovision Song Contest
TV • 1956
Self
Benjamin's
TV • 2021
Himself - Guest
Mike Yarwood In Persons
TV • 1976
Self - ABBA
Am laufenden Band
TV • 1974
Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Welcome to Sweden
TV • 2014
Self
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
TV • 1972
Sänger/Gitarre
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
TV • 2024
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self - ABBA
Show-Express
TV • 1980
Self
Melodifestivalen
TV • 1959
Self
Système 2
TV • 1975
Self - ABBA
Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self - ABBA
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self - ABBA
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Beckmann
TV • 1999
Self
Aeschbacher
TV • 2001
Self
Die Drehscheibe
TV • 1964
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
Schyyy... det er lørdag
TV • 1984
Sig selv
The Story of Musicals
TV • 2012
Self
Newsnight
TV • 1980
Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
TV • 1969
Self
The Time Thief
TV • 2025
Björn Ulvaeus