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Stig Anderson
Hova, Sweden
Stig 'Stikkan' Anderson, born in 1931 in Hova, wrote his first song at just 16. By the 1960s he had built a successful career as a songwriter, lyricist, and music publisher, layin…
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Stig 'Stikkan' Anderson, born in 1931 in Hova, wrote his first song at just 16. By the 1960s he had built a successful career as a songwriter, lyricist, and music publisher, laying the foundations of a major music business. In 1963 he co-founded Polar Music with Bengt Bernhag, signing the Hootenanny Singers, which included Björn Ulvaeus. Early on, Stig recognized the songwriting potential of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and later brought together Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, forming ABBA. While he wrote lyrics and memorable titles for several ABBA songs, his main role was as the group’s manager, shifting his focus entirely to business after 1977. A dedicated workaholic, Stig’s health declined in later years, and he died of a heart attack in 1997 at the age of 66. His influence endures through the Polar Music Prize, founded by him in 1992.
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2026
Vår älskade låtskatt
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2024
Det svenska schlagerkriget
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
ABBA: Against the Odds
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
Stikkan
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
Movie Himself (archive) - ABBA Manager
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2019
ABBA: Super Troupe
Movie Self
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2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Movie Lyricist
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2008
Mamma Mia!
Movie Songs
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1998
Ted - till minne av en popartist
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1995
Stikkan om Stikkan
Movie Self
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1988
Grattis Lill-Babs!
Movie Self
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1978
Party hos Parnevik
TV show Himself - Guest
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1977
ABBA: The Movie
Movie ABBA Manager
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1976
ABBA-dabba-doo
Movie Self
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1975
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan Anderson
Movie Self
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1973
Säg det med en sång
TV show
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1972
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition
TV show Manager of Operations
- 1957
