Ted Gärdestad

Ted Gärdestad born on February 18 1956 was a Swedish singer composer musician and actor He rose to fame as a teenager in the 1970s and quickly became one of Swedens most beloved pop artists Together with his brother Kenneth Gärdestad who wrote the lyrics to most of his songs he created several timeless classics In 1979 he represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Satellite He also appeared in a number of Swedish television productions and a few films as an actor In 1966 he appeared in SVTs Christmas calendar series En småstad vid seklets början In his later years Ted Gärdestad lived with mental illness which led him to end his life on June 22 1997