Gårdenäs was born on 10 April 1947 in Brännkyrka a suburb of Stockholm,[1] but at the age of five she moved to Helsingborg.[2] She started her career as the lead singer in the music group Rainy Day Women in 1966, and later sang in the group Lena Maria & Sweet Wine in the 1970s.[3]
Along with the group Rockfolket she participated in a so called barshow at Bachu Wapen in 1978, and in the early 1980s she worked with Janne Loffe Carlsson in his show at Berns salonger in Stockholm.[4] She also toured with Eva Rydberg, Janne Lucas and Jerry Williams in Sweden, and with ABBA on their tour around Europe and Australia in 1977. She is part of the movie Abba – the Movie.[4]
In 1979, Gårdenäs played the female lead in the movie Repmånad. She also acted in TV series like Skulden broadcast on SVT in 1982.[5]
Between 1980 and 1981, she had her own show on SVT the Lena Maria Show, at the same time she released new music with the LPs Lena Maria och Lena Marias Nya.[5]
Gårdenäs died on 21 April 2026, at the age of 79.[6]
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