Lasse Wellander

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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, best known for his association with ABBA.^[1][2] He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974, and played on all their studio albums from ABBA (1975) to Voyage (2021).^[3][4]

Wellander came from the village of Skrikarhyttan [sv]. His musical career began at the age of 16 when he joined Peps & Blues Quality [sv], which without leader Peps Persson later became Nature [sv]. Subsequently, they were asked to become a backing band for Ted Gärdestad, who introduced Wellander to Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.^[5][6]

Speaking after the Wellander's death, the members of ABBA commented: "The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as well as his rock solid guitar work on stage was immense".^[7][8]