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Sven-Olof Walldoff (2 May 1929 – 7 June 2011) was a Swedish record producer, composer and orchestra conductor who is best known for conducting the orchestra for ABBA's song "Waterloo" for the Eurovision Song Contest 1974,[1] wearing a Napoleon costume.
Sven-Olof Walldoff | |
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| Born | 2 May 1929 Lerbäck, Sweden |
| Died | 7 June 2011 (aged 82)[1] Masthugget, Sweden |
| Years active | 1956–2011 |
Walldoff also collaborated on ABBA's first album Ring Ring. He has composed the music for the movies The Seduction of Inga, Georgia, Georgia, The White Wall, and Jungle Adventure Campa Campa. Besides ABBA, he also worked with Anita Lindblom, Agnetha Fältskog, Lill-Babs, Östen Warnerbring, Gunnar Wiklund, Zarah Leander, and Brita Borg.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Escudero, Victor M. "Sven-Olof Walldoff, ABBA conductor, passed away". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Abbas egen Napoleon". 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017.
External links
edit- Sven-Olof Walldoff at IMDb
- Sven-Olof Walldoff discography at Discogs
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