Named artist Writer Winning performance Björn Ulvaeus

Member of ABBA and the Hootenanny Singers. Composer with Benny Andersson of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! Wrote We Write the Story with Andersson and Avicii for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.

Married to...

YearCountrySongRole
1974Sweden Waterloo [Winning song] Named artist artist (ABBA)
1974Sweden Waterloo [Winning song] Writer writer

National final entries

As named artist or writer. (Note: writer data has so far been added for 2024, for Melodifestivalen, and for Norway's Melodi Grand Prix back to 1984.)

YearCountrySongRole
1975Sweden Bang en boomerang Writer writer
1974Sweden Waterloo [Winning song] Named artist artist (ABBA)
1974Sweden Waterloo [Winning song] Writer writer
1973Sweden Ring ring (bara du slog en signal) Named artist artist (ABBA)
1973Sweden Ring ring (bara du slog en signal) Writer writer
1972Sweden Säg det med en sång Writer writer
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