Lasse Wellander
Swedish guitarist for ABBA (1952–2023)
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Lars-Ove "Lasse" Wellander (18 June 1952 – 7 April 2023) was a Swedish guitarist, best known for his association with ABBA.[1][2] He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974, and played on all their studio albums from ABBA (1975) to Voyage (2021).[3][4]
Lasse Wellander | |
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 Wellander in May 2012 | |
| Born | 18 June 1952  |
| Died | 7 April 2023 (aged 70) |
| Website | www |
Wellander came from the village of Skrikarhyttan. His musical career began at the age of 16 when he joined Peps & Blues Quality, which without leader Peps Persson later became Nature. Subsequently, they were asked to become a backing band for Ted Gärdestad, who introduced Wellander to Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.[5][6]
Speaking after Wellander's death, the members of ABBA commented: "The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as well as his rock solid guitar work on stage was immense".[7][8]
Awards and honors
- 2005 – Albin Hagström Memorial Award (Swedish: Albin Hagströms Minnespris)[9]
- 2018 – Swedish Musicians' Union Studio Fox (Swedish: Studioräven) award[10]
Discography
Albums
- 1976 – Electrocuted
- 1978 – Wellander & Ronander
- 1985 – Full hand
- 1987 – Tweed
- 1990 – Poker-face
- 1992 – Från Rickfors till Peterson-Berger
- 2018 – 2017/2018
Singles
- 1992 – Vingar/Anthem
- 2017 – Samba Loelek
- 2017 – Out of the shadows
- 2017 – Fri som en fågel (m. Lena Larsson)
- 2017 – The Parting Glass
- 2018 – Old School Boogie
- 2018 – Ut mot öppet hav
- 2018 – In My Heart And Soul – instrumental version
- 2018 – In My Heart And Soul (m. Stefan Nykvist)
- 2018 – Postludium (m. Sophisticated Ladies)
- 2019 – Anitra's Dance (Anitras dans)
- 2020 – Mellan hägg och syren
- 2020 – Is There A Chance (m. Lena Larsson)
- 2021 – Guitarism (inkl. Radio Edit-version)
- 2021 – Nostalgia
- 2021 – O helga natt
- 2022 – Overdrive
- 2022 – Merry-Go-Round
- 2022 – Oh Come, All Ye Faithful