Título: Ted Gärdestad
Seção: International career
Background: Ted Arnbjorn Gardestad (Swedish pronunciation: [ted 2jae:de,sta:d]) (18 February 1956 - 22 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gardestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. Assigned with in-house producers Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus,  Gardestad released his first single, "Hela varlden runt," in late 1971 and worked closely with the four members of ABBA to create his debut album Undringar (1972). As Polar Music's best-selling solo artist (aside from ABBA), he continued to work with the group members throughout the 1970s, releasing three more albums Ted (1973), Upptag (1974) and Franska Kort (1976), which were moderately successful.

Conteúdo: Stig Anderson still thought Gardestad had some international potential, and he and his brother Kenneth travelled to Hollywood in late 1977 to record Gardestad's first English-language album Blue Virgin Isles. The west coast rock orientated album featured contributions from American and English musicians including Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, Jim Keltner, David Hungate, Jay Graydon, Dr. John and John Mayall, many of whom were Gardestad's personal idols. Blue Virgin Isles was released worldwide in late 1978 on Epic Records, and produced the singles "Take Me Back To Hollywood", an English version of "Chapeau-Clacque", and "Love, You're Making All The Fools". Despite the expensive production and the big push to launch Gardestad--including promotional appearances alongside ABBA--his Swedish success did not translate internationally. In Sweden, the album peaked at No. 29 and spent one week on the chart. Thirty years after its original release, Blue Virgin Isles remains Gardestad 's only studio album that has not been re-released on CD by Polar Music/PolyGram/Universal Music Group.  In early 1979, Ted and Kenneth Gardestad had a fourth attempt at Melodifestivalen and won with the song "Satellit", a mid-tempo rock track whose arrangement bore resemblances to Toto's 1978 hit "Hold the Line". The similarities caused speculation of plagiarism in the Swedish media and disqualification from the contest. The connection between the two songs was that the song's producer Janne Schaffer had h

user: Where did he work internationally?

assistant: he and his brother Kenneth travelled to Hollywood in late 1977

user: What did they do in hollywood

assistant: record Gardestad's first English-language album Blue Virgin Isles.

user: Did he record any other albums?

assistant: his 1981 album Stormvarning (#

user: What songs were on Stormvarning

assistant: "Lat solen varma dig" ("Let the Sun Warm You")

user: Were there any good songs on the Blue Virgin Isles

assistant: the singles "Take Me Back To Hollywood", an English version of "Chapeau-Clacque", and "Love, You're Making All The Fools".

user: Did the Blue Virgin win any awards

assistant: the album peaked at No. 29 and spent one week on the chart.

user: What else was interesting about the blue virgin

assistant: Thirty years after its original release, Blue Virgin Isles remains Gardestad 's only studio album

user: What else should I know about the blue virgin isles

assistant: Blue Virgin Isles was released worldwide in late 1978 on Epic Records,

user: Were there any other albums

assistant: 1981 album Stormvarning (#31, 2 weeks)--which was internationally released

user: Did that album fare well

assistant: disappointing sales

user: Did he make more music after that?

assistant: Gardestad left the music scene at the age of 25.