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Bookmark or Share- Stig “Stikkan” Anderson - ABBAStig “Stikkan” Anderson. Stig Anderson was born 1931 in Hova, a small Swedish town. At the age of 16 he wrote his first song. By the 1960s he had become a successful songwriter, lyricist and publisher. Stig would acquire the rights to a foreign hit song and write the Swedish lyrics himself.
- Stig Anderson - WikipediaStig Erik Leopold " Stikkan " Anderson (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997) [2] was a Swedish music manager, lyricist and music publisher. He was the co-founder of Polar Music, and is best known for managing the Swedish pop band ABBA.
- In focus: Stig Anderson – master of words - ABBAAt the age of 66, Stig Anderson died. Today, more than a decade after he passed away, his legacy and influence on the Swedish music industry is still felt. The songs for which he wrote lyrics – not only ABBA hits such as ‘Waterloo’, ‘SOS’ and ‘Dancing Queen’ – are still fondly remembered by the general public.
- ABBA's business brain: how Stig Anderson built - The TelegraphSo who was Stig Anderson? How did he create a musical juggernaut in the relative pop backwater of Sweden and why exactly did relationships sour? And with the imminent release of film sequel Mama...
- In Focus: Hova’s Witness – Stig Anderson At 50 - ABBAJanuary 25, is legendary ABBA manager Stig Anderson’s birthday. We look back on ‘Hovas vittne’ – the song recorded by ABBA as a special tribute to Stig on his 50th birthday in 1981. As birthday gifts go, most would agree that having a song written for you as a tribute would be pretty flattering.
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