Older people remember the ABBA quartet from Sweden well. This four in a short time won the hearts of music lovers all over the planet. Ulveus Bjorn is considered one of the founders of this group.
Starting conditions
Ulveus Bjorn was born on April 25, 1945 in an ordinary Swedish family. Parents lived in the small town of Gothenburg. A measured provincial life flowed according to long-established habits. When the time came, the child went to school. He studied well. Bjorn himself wanted to become a musician. On her eleventh birthday, mother, after repeated requests, presented the boy with a guitar. It was a fateful gift.
Together with his cousin, who already owned the technique of playing the guitar, the teenager began to gain performing skills. Bjorn in a short period of time learned to decently perform works of various genres. A year later, the brothers formed an instrumental trio and began performing at local venues. The audience, among which there were many friends, favorably accepted the strumming of guitars and the crackle of a drum kit. Regular exercises and rehearsals were not in vain - professional producers noticed the creativity of young performers.
On the professional stage
Ulveus’s career developed slowly, but successfully. At the age of sixteen he worked in a professional vocal and instrumental group. In 1963, the group won the competition, which was conducted by the music editor of the Swedish radio. After this small victory, a serious and difficult concert activity began. Musicians not only performed at Swedish and foreign venues, but also regularly worked in a recording studio. In ten years, sixteen albums have been released.
On one of his touring trips, guitarist Bjorn Ulveus met keyboardist Benny Andersen. After a short period of time, they co-wrote several songs. It turned out pretty well. A year later, Bjorn quite naturally, at the behest of fate, met the singer and songwriter Agnetu Feltskog. After some time, Annie-Frid Lingstad joined them. As a result of meetings and acquaintances, the famous group ABBA was formed.
