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Björn Ulvaeus

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Björn Ulvaeus
An incompetent radio DJ tries to get an interview with the Swedish pop group during their famous week-long 1977 tour of Australia.
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Björn Ulvaeus was born on 25 April 1945 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He is an actor and composer, known for Mamma Mia! (2008), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
BornApril 25, 1945
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BornApril 25, 1945
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Amanda Seyfried in Mamma Mia! (2008)
    Mamma Mia!
    6.5
    • Music Department(guitar, "Waterloo")
    • 2008
    Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
    6.6
    • University Professor(uncredited)
    • 2018
    Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
    Thor: Love and Thunder
    6.1
    • Soundtrack("Our Last Summer")
    • 2022
    Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
    The Martian
    8.0
    • Soundtrack("Waterloo")
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Gintberg på kanten (2011)
      Gintberg på kanten
      6.9
      TV Series
      • music
      • 2015
    • Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, and Justin McElroy in My Brother, My Brother and Me (2010)
      My Brother, My Brother and Me
      9.4
      Podcast Series
      • title music
      • 2010–2011
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • music by
      • 2009
    • Amanda Seyfried in Mamma Mia! (2008)
      Mamma Mia!
      6.5
      • lyricist
      • musician: guitar, "Waterloo"
      • 2008
    • Vinylshakerz: One Night in Bangkok (2005)
      Vinylshakerz: One Night in Bangkok
      Music Video
      • lyrics
      • 2005
    • Pernilla August, Helena Bergström, Stina Ekblad, Lena Endre, Ewa Fröling, Margaretha Krook, Marika Lagercrantz, Suzanne Reuter, Marie Richardson, and Gunilla Röör in Gossip (2000)
      Gossip
      4.7
      • composer: song "Gimme Gimme Gimme"
      • 2000
    • Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999)
      Gimme Gimme Gimme
      7.5
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1999–2001
    • Kristina från Duvemåla - En konsertresa till Minnesota (1996)
      Kristina från Duvemåla - En konsertresa till Minnesota
      9.2
      TV Movie
      • lyricist
      • 1996
    • Susanne Vejen Vig in Enken (1990)
      Enken
      6.8
      Video
      • composer: song "Hasta Mañana"
      • 1990
    • AbbaCaDaBra
      TV Movie
      • song writer (as Bjorn Ulvaeus)
      • 1985
    • Murray Head in Murray Head: One Night in Bangkok (1985)
      Murray Head: One Night in Bangkok
      7.4
      Music Video
      • record producer
      • 1985
    • Abbacadabra
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • song writer
      • 1984
    • Magasinet (1979)
      Magasinet
      TV Series
      • music: Chess
      • 1984
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: Happy New Year (1981)
      ABBA: Happy New Year
      6.9
      Music Video
      • record producer
      • 1981
    • Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
      TV Special
      • musician: guitar
      • 1981

    Actor

    • Bjorn of the Dead
      • Completed
    • ABBA: Don't Shut Me Down
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 2021
    • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
      Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
      6.6
      • University Professor (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Josephine Bornebusch and Greg Poehler in Welcome to Sweden (2014)
      Welcome to Sweden
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 2014
    • Amanda Seyfried in Mamma Mia! (2008)
      Mamma Mia!
      6.5
      • Greek God (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Chess in Concert
      TV Movie
      • Narrator
      • 1989
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: Under Attack (1983)
      ABBA: Under Attack
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1983
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: The Day Before You Came (1982)
      ABBA: The Day Before You Came
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1982
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: When All Is Said and Done (1982)
      ABBA: When All Is Said and Done
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1982
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: Head Over Heels (1982)
      ABBA: Head Over Heels
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1982
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: No hay a quien culpar (1981)
      ABBA: No hay a quien culpar
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1981
    • Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and ABBA in ABBA: One of Us (1981)
      ABBA: One of Us
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1981
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: Felicidad (1981)
      ABBA: Felicidad
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1981
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: Happy New Year (1981)
      ABBA: Happy New Year
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1981
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: Lay All Your Love on Me (1981)
      ABBA: Lay All Your Love on Me
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1981
    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA: On and on and On (1980)
      ABBA: On and on and On
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Björn Ulvaeus
      • 1980

    Composer

    • ABBA: Little Things (2021)
      ABBA: Little Things
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Mashup (2021)
      Mashup
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Pentatonix: 90s Dance Medley
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
      Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
      6.6
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2018
    • Slipping Through My Fingers (or Meow-Ma Mia) (2018)
      Slipping Through My Fingers (or Meow-Ma Mia)
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Forklift Comedy Covers ABBA's Take A Chance On Me
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Melanie C feat. Emma Bunton: I Know Him So Well (2012)
      Melanie C feat. Emma Bunton: I Know Him So Well
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2012
    • Therion: Summer Night City (2009)
      Therion: Summer Night City
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Amanda Seyfried in Mamma Mia! (2008)
      Mamma Mia!
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Sylver: Lay All Your Love on Me
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Madonna in Madonna: Hung Up (2005)
      Madonna: Hung Up
      7.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Vinylshakerz: One Night in Bangkok (2005)
      Vinylshakerz: One Night in Bangkok
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • ABBA: Our Last Video Ever (2004)
      ABBA: Our Last Video Ever
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Chess (2003)
      Chess
      7.9
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2003

    Videos10

    The Making of Mamma Mia!: Part 1, Clip 2
    Clip 0:46
    The Making of Mamma Mia!: Part 1, Clip 2
    Trailer
    Trailer 3:21
    Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 3:21
    Trailer
    The Making of Mamma Mia!: Part Two
    Featurette 0:54
    The Making of Mamma Mia!: Part Two
    The Making of Mamma Mia!, Part One
    Featurette 0:57
    The Making of Mamma Mia!, Part One
    Outtakes from Mamma Mia!
    Featurette 1:07
    Outtakes from Mamma Mia!
    A Look Inside Mamma Mia!
    Featurette 1:43
    A Look Inside Mamma Mia!

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • ABBA: The Site
      • Apple Music
    • Alternative names
      • ABBA
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • April 25, 1945
      • Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
    • Spouses
        Christina Sas September 21, 2024 - present
    • Children
        Linda Ulvaeus
    • Parents
        Emma
    • Relatives
        Elisabeth Moss(Cousin)
    • Other works
      Wrote musicals "Chess", "Kristina från Duvemåla" and "Mamma Mia" together with Benny Andersson.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Portrayal
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Used to write songs with Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson.
    • Quotes
      The British took us to their hearts and made us their own, which we are very proud of. Coming to England is like going home.

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