Documentary about Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad. He wrote numerous hits in the 1970s and up to his death in 1997. In this program artists remember Ted as does his text writing brother Kenneth and Ted's daughter Sara Zacharias.
A program about Ted Gärdestad and his music with archival images from his entire musical career and newly made interviews with people who have influenced and were influenced by Ted's music.
A music video for the song För kärlekens skull by the Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad, consisting of sequences with both actors and the brothers Ted and Kenneth Gärdestad in Paris, inspired by the mention of a Cathedral in the lyrics. The music video took approximately one week to film. The song is the only new song written for his compilation album "Kalendarium 1972 - 93", for his comeback after 13 years.
Kenneth Gärdestad was a Swedish lyricist, architect, and lecturer, best known for his collaborations with his brother Ted Gärdestad. He wrote almost all the lyrics for Ted's songs, including classics such as "Jag vill ha en egen måne" and "Sol, vind och vatten". In addition to his musical work, Kenneth Gärdestad was a trained architect and served as chief architect at Kunskapsskolan, where he designed the schools' facilities. After his brother's passing in 1997, he became an active advocate for mental health and founded the Ted Gärdestad Scholarship to support young songwriters and singers. In his later years, he received several awards for his contributions to Swedish music, including the Music Publishers' Honorary Award in 2016 and a Grammis Honorary Award in 2018. He passed away in March 2018 after a period of illness.
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