Björn Ulvaeus

Swedish musician; member of ABBA

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Born 1945 · age 81Sweden

Sweden MusiciansSinger / Musician

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Born 1945
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Mamma Mia!
2008

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Updated 2026-06-21

One quarter of ABBA, the Swedish pop juggernaut that turned Eurovision into a launchpad and never really left the charts. The melodies stuck, the musicals followed, and the royalties never stopped.

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Born in April 1945, Björn Kristian Ulvaeus grew up in Sweden and found his way into music before joining forces with Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad to form ABBA. The group became a global phenomenon, and Ulvaeus—the oldest of the four—co-wrote the hooks that defined a decade. After the band, he and Andersson kept working: they co-composed the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!, the last of which became a stage sensation and then a film franchise. Ulvaeus co-produced both Mamma Mia! movies with Andersson, his close friend and long-time collaborator…

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Björn Ulvaeus

said5 Jul 2008

We will never appear on stage again. There is simply no motivation to re-group. Money is not a factor and we would like people to remember us as we were.

— Daily Telegraph, 5 Jul 2008

Björn Ulvaeus

said5 Jul 2008

Touring we thought was a waste of time. It was much more productive and much more creative to write and record. I am glad today that we didn't tour.

— Daily Telegraph, 5 Jul 2008

Björn Ulvaeus

said14 Jul 2006

I miss those days when people believed in science and common sense as in the Fifties and Sixties. Now fundamentalism and contempt for science seems to be spreading.

— Björn Ulvaeus Speaks on Humanism, 14 July 2006

Björn Ulvaeus

said14 Jul 2006

The story of Jesus is very fascinating. It still has such a tremendous power, even after 2,000 years! We don't really know if he existed as a historical figure.

— Björn Ulvaeus Speaks on Humanism, 14 July 2006

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