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Lasse Wellander
Wellander in May 2012
Born	18 June 1952
Died	7 April 2023  (aged 70)
Website	https://www.verywellander.se/

Lars-Ove "Lasse" Wellander (18 June 1952 – 7 April 2023) was a Swedish guitarist who played with ABBA. ^{[1] [2]} He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974 and was featured on their self-titled album as well as on several subsequent hits. ^[3]

Wellander came from the village of Skrikarhyttan. He played with local groups and later with Ted Gärdestad's backing band. Gärdestad introduced him to Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. ^[1]

Awards and honors

• 2005 – Albin Hagströms Minnespris ^[4]
• 2018 – Svenska Musikerförbundets hederspris Studioräven ^[5]

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

References