Born in Gothenburg on 25 April 1945; Björn Ulvaeus is a musician and songwriter. As a member of ABBA he won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with “Waterloo”; in 2010 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With Benny Andersson he composed the musicals “Chess”, “Kristina fran Duvemala” and “Mamma Mia!”, and he co-produced the films “Mamma Mia!” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”. He is president of CISAC, the international confederation of authors’ societies, and was re-elected in June 2026 for the years 2026 to 2029. On the gala recording Doc Heilein and Friends Gala 2021 – Joyful (2022) Matthias Heilein, Tomas Kildisius, Eva Schäfer and Leslie Jost sing “I Know Him So Well” from “Chess”, for which he wrote the music with Benny Andersson; the lyrics are by Tim Rice.
Björn Ulvaeus
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