Lars-Ove "Lasse" Wellander (18 June 1952 – 7 April 2023) was a Swedish guitarist, best known for his association with ABBA. (Titles of print and online versions differ). He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974, and played on all their studio albums from ABBA (1975) to Voyage (2021).
Wellander came from the village of . His musical career began at the age of 16 when he joined , which without leader Peps Persson later became . Subsequently, they were asked to become a backing band for Ted Gärdestad, who introduced Wellander to Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.
Speaking after 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".
Awards and honors 2005 – Albin Hagström Memorial Award () 2018 – Swedish Musicians' Union () award
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
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