MUSICIAN

Ted Gärdestad

1956 - 1997

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Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɛdː ˈjæ̂ːɖɛˌstɑːd]; 18 February 1956 – 22 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gärdestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. Assigned with in-house producers Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Gärdestad released his first single, "Hela världen runt," in late 1971 and worked closely with the four members of ABBA to create his debut album Undringar (1972). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Gärdestad has received more than 407,287 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Gärdestad is the 1,466th most popular musician (up from 1,529th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 798th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swedish Musician.

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  • 410k

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  • 54.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ted Gärdestad ranks 1,466 out of 3,175. Before him are Leslie West, Michael Nesmith, Alexander Rosenbaum, Manuel Göttsching, Oliver Nelson, and Beth Gibbons. After him are Billy Hart, Joe Morello, Karl Logan, Josef Labor, Ramsey Lewis, and Sean Lennon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ted Gärdestad ranks 328. Before him are Amitav Ghosh, Andro Knego, Jamie Dimon, Aleksandr Kaleri, Tim Daly, and Bill Maher. After him are Joy Mangano, Ray Wilkins, Ahmad Zia Massoud, Thomas Wassberg, Schelte J. Bus, and Chloe Webb. Among people deceased in 1997, Ted Gärdestad ranks 244. Before him are Mikel Koliqi, Matti Sippala, Anne Stine Ingstad, Julio Musimessi, Stubby Kaye, and Tony Zale. After him are Henry Vestine, Kiki Kogelnik, Reinhard Lauck, Ivor Allchurch, Tamara Makarova, and Georgi Yumatov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ted Gärdestad ranks 828 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustav Freij (1922), Dagny Carlsson (1912), Olof Mellberg (1977), Greta Johansson (1895), Ivan Betskoy (1704), and Per Olof Sundman (1922). After him are Per Berlin (1921), Mats Wahl (1945), Nils Hellsten (1885), Quorthon (1966), Maria Röhl (1801), and Ulf Schmidt (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Ted Gärdestad ranks 20. Before him are Peter Tägtgren (1970), Max Martin (1971), Mic Michaeli (1962), Jens Johansson (1963), Lasse Holm (1943), and Kee Marcello (1960). After him are Quorthon (1966), Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Tim Sköld (1966), John Levén (1963), Anders Johansson (1962), and Alice Tegnér (1864).

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