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Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus 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.
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entertainment · Swedish musician (born 1945) · singer · composer · guitarist · songwriter · record producer · librettist · screenwriter · pop musician · musician · also Björn Ulvaeus, Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, Björn, Ulvaeus
Born 25 April 1945 · Q179682
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2026· 2 entries
Released album “CHESS the Musical (2025 Broadway Cast Recording)”.
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2025· 2 entries
Yardbarker: ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus had 'severe problems' with age gap romance
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Yardbarker: Bjorn Ulvaeus was drunk when he wrote The Winner Takes It All
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2024· 4 entries
Awarded Commander 1st class of the Order of Vasa (2024).
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Reuters: Bjorn Ulvaeus says ABBA success humbling as he marks two milestones
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Deadline.com: ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus Surprises ‘Mamma Mia!’ Audience On 50th Anniversary Of ‘Waterloo’ Win
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Ulvaeus and Sas were married on 21 September 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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2023· 1 entry
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 at Voltaire at The Venetian Las Vegas
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2022· 2 entries
CNBC: Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA is 'astonished' by the band's lasting popularity
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Ultimate Classic Rock: Watch ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus Roast Former Backing Singer in Video
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2021· 1 entry
While producing Voyage, Ulvaeus met Christina Sas, a product manager at Universal Music Group, and they began dating the following year
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2020· 2 entries
Björn Ulvaeus has been appointed President of CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers
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Career landmark: President of CISAC (2020).
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2019· 1 entry
Ulvaeus worked with Swedish songwriter Andreas Carlsson to arrange an English dub of Tomas Ledin's jukebox musical film En del av mitt hjärta (English: A Piece of My Heart) directed by Edward af Sillén
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2018· 1 entry
Released album “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”.
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2017· 2 entries
UPI: Topic: Bjorn Ulvaeus
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BroadwayWorld: Bjorn Ulvaeus Videos
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2016· 2 entries
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
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Ulvaeus co-founded the "Music Rights Awareness Foundation" with the Swedish songwriter Max Martin and the pop songwriter Niclas Molinder
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2013· 1 entry
“could and should be the first cashless society in the world”
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Mamma mia ! L'Album live du spectacle français”.
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2010· 1 entry
Released album “Kristina”.
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2009· 1 entry
Released album “Chess in Concert (2008 concert cast)”.
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2008· 2 entries
Released album “Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack: Featuring the Songs of ABBA”.
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Awarded Musikexportpriset (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
“s hits with fellow musician Benny Andersson Bjorn Ulvaeus of Abba has been accused of avoiding taxes of 16m kronor (�1.2m) by authorities in Sweden. The musician was”
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2006· 1 entry
Released album “Chess (2006 London Theatre Orchestra & Cast)”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “Mamma Mia! (2004 German cast)”.
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Released album “Mamma Mia! De musical met de hits van ABBA”.
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Mamma Mia!”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “Chess på svenska”.
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “Chess in Concert (1994 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Anders Eljas)”.
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Released album “Chess (2001 Danish tour cast)”.
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Musikexportpriset (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Litteris et Artibus (1999).
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Released album “Sexton favoriter ur Kristina från Duvemåla”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Från Waterloo till Duvemåla”.
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Kristina från Duvemåla: Den kompletta utgåvan”.
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Released album “Chess Pieces”.
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1994· 1 entry
Released album “Chess In Concert”.
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1987· 1 entry
Released album “Chess: Original London Cast Live”.
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1984· 1 entry
Released album “Chess”.
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1982· 1 entry
Ulvaeus and Andersson created the musicals Chess, a collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice, Kristina från Duvemåla (based on The Emigrants novels by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg), and Mamma Mia
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1973· 1 entry
They had two children: Linda Elin Ulvaeus (born 23 February 1973), and Peter Christian Ulvaeus (born 4 December 1977).
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1971· 1 entry
On 6 July 1971, Ulvaeus married Agnetha Fältskog.
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1970· 2 entries
Released album “Lycka”.
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With "Omkring Tiggarn Från Luossa", a cover of an old folk-schlager song
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1969· 1 entry
With "Speleman", also recorded by Hep Stars
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1968· 1 entry
Composed two songs together: "A Flower in My Garden", recorded by Hep Stars, and their first real hit "Ljuva Sextital", performed by popular Swedish artist Brita Borg, for which Stig Anderson wrote lyrics
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1966· 1 entry
Encountered the Hep Stars, and Ulvaeus quickly became friends with the group's keyboard player, Benny Andersson
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1949· 1 entry
Ulvaeus married music journalist Lena Källersjö (1949–2026) on 6 January 1981.
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-04-25.
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