Ted Gärdestad

Mixing slick creation with private, often naïve lyrics, Ted Gärdestad moved from a posture as kid star to become Swedish young idol within the ’70s. But his sense for melodies got him beyond that, and he efficiently filled the distance between the intensifying movement’s tests and ABBA’s disco-pop. Controlling the difficult changeover from child celebrity to teenager idol he later on didn’t make much effect on a far more mature market and went tranquil within the ’80s. Following a stressed decade he attempted to produce a return in the first ’90s, but shortly disappeared once again before acquiring his lifestyle in 1997. Ted Gärdestad was created in suburban Stockholm in 1956 and began to compose music at age six. At age eight he performed his very own compositions on nationwide television, with ten he was the superstar of a nationwide Television series. In his early teenagers, Gärdestad began to compose pop music to which his sibling Kenneth Gärdestad composed the lyrics, a practice that could continue throughout their whole profession. In 1971, today 15 yrs . old, Gärdestad agreed upon a agreement with Polar and afterwards that calendar year his debut record, Undringar, premiered, made by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA. Once the one “Jag Vill Ha En Egen Måne” charted, the psychological and lovely Gärdestad shortly became a teenager idol. Pursuing albums, containing main strikes like “Sol Vind Och Vatten” and “Eiffeltornet,” marketed perfectly. Gärdestad held the positioning among the most significant Swedish mainstream pop performers through the entire ’70s but was limited to a local market with the Swedish lyrics. In 1978, he visited Hollywood to record his initial album completely in English, acquiring along help from Jeff Porcaro and Jay Gradon. But Blue Virgin Isle didn’t make very much impression either in the home or overseas. Time for Sweden, Gärdestad released Stormvarning in 1981 before disappearing in the music picture for 12 years. If uneventful musically, these 12 years supposed dramatic adjustments in Gärdestad’s personal life. Signing up for the Bhagwan sect, he transferred to Oregon, coming back once the sect disintegrated. After arriving home, something occurred that would have an effect on the entire country in addition to having tragic results for Gärdestad individually: Olof Palme, the Swedish Primary Minister, was murdered. A believe described Gärdestad’s name during an interrogation and the info leaked towards the press. The accusations had been without substance however the gossips that followed got their toll within the delicate and unstable previous star, who proceeded to go right into a deep major depression. In 1993, he attempted a return and, in 1994, he released his 1st new recording in 13 years, Äntligen På Väg, but was struggling to obtain his career operating and sank back to major depression. In 1997, Gärdestad got his life, tossing himself before a suburban teach.