Lena Maria Gårdenäs
Lena Maria Gårdenäs | |
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.jpg) Gårdenäs in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Lena Maria Gårdenäs 10 April 1947 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 21 April 2026 (aged 79) |
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| Labels | Philips, Columbia, EMI, Polydor, Phonogram, |
Spouse(s) | Dougie Lawton, Kenny Lindquist |
Lena Maria Gårdenäs (previously Gårdenäs Lawton; 10 April 1947 – 21 April 2026) was a Swedish actress and singer.
Background
Gårdenäs was born on 10 April 1947 in Brännkyrka a suburb of Stockholm,[1] but at the age of five she moved to Helsingborg.[2]
Career
She started her career as the lead singer in the music group Rainy Day Women in 1966, and later sang in the group Lena Maria & Sweet Wine in the 1970s.[3] The group Sweet Wine had recorded under their own name as well.[4][5]
Sweet Wine recorded the single "All Alone" bw "Nelly Bourbon" which was released on the JF label.[6][7]
A single by Sweet Wine, "Miss Lady", originally recorded by Buddy Miles backed with Sly & the Family Stone's "Dynamite" had been released on the Parlophone label in 1970.[8][9]
In March 1972 Gårdenäs and Sweet Wine members, Erik Strandh on organ and piano, Dougie Lawton on guitar, Gert Sandin on bass and Lars Liljeryd on drums recorded an album in Studio Decebel. The producer was Håkan Sterner and Dougie Lawton handled the arrangements. The end result was the album Det Bästa Från Jesus Christ Superstar which was credited to Lena-Maria and Sweet Wine.[10] Also that year, their recording "Michaels Mamma" ("Sylvia's Mother"), backed with "Jag Är Kvinna" ("I'm A Woman") was released on Polydor 2053.096.[11]
Lena Maria & Sweet Wine would go on to have success with the 1973 single "Flyg din väg" aka "Hideaway" which was a hit on the Svensktoppen chart.[12][13]
Along with the group Rockfolket she participated in a so called barshow at Bachu Wapen in 1978, and in the early 1980s she worked with Janne Loffe Carlsson in his show at Berns salonger in Stockholm.[14] She also toured with Eva Rydberg, Janne Lucas and Jerry Williams in Sweden, and with ABBA on their tour around Europe and Australia in 1977. She was part of the movie ABBA: The Movie.[14]
In 1979, Gårdenäs played the female lead in the movie Repmånad. She also acted in TV series like Skulden broadcast on SVT in 1982.[15]
Between 1980 and 1981, she had her own show on SVT the Lena Maria Show, at the same time she released new music with the LPs Lena Maria och Lena Marias Nya.[15]
Death
Gårdenäs died on 21 April 2026, at the age of 79.[16] Her ex-husband Dougie Lawton also died that year on 23 March.[17][18][19]
References
- ↑ Sveriges befolkning
- ↑ Classon, Roland Classon (6 December 2010). "Den stora släkthemligheten". Retrieved 27 April 2026 – via Helsingborgs Dagblad.
- ↑ "Bitarna i livspusslet faller på plats". HD (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ 45Cat - Sweet Wine - Miss Lady
- ↑ Pop Fakta - Övergripande information, Titel: Miss Lady, Låtlista
- ↑ 45Cat - Sweet Wine - All Alone
- ↑ Pop Fakta - Övergripande information, Titel: All alone
- ↑ 45Cat - Sweet Wine - Miss Lady
- ↑ Pop Fakta - Övergripande information, Titel: Miss Lady, Låtlista
- ↑ Jesus Christ Superstar Zone - Lena-Maria & Sweet Wine (1972)
- ↑ Muzilla - Lena-Maria Gårdenäs – Michaels Mamma
- ↑ Pop Fakta - Flyg din väg
- ↑ Expressen, 27 apr 2026 - Skådespelaren Lena Maria Gårdenäs är död
- 1 2 "Lena Maria Gårdenäs efter turnén med ABBA: Jag har aldrig behövt söka jobb". Svensk Damtidning. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- 1 2 ""Repmånad"-stjärnan död". Dagens Nyheter. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Nyhetsbyrån, Foto: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / TT (27 April 2026). "Lena Maria Gårdenäs är död – blev 79 år". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Record Palace - DOUGIE LAWTON
- ↑ Douglas Lawton Much Loved - Douglas Ewart Lawton, 1948 - 2026
- ↑ Svensk Filmdatabas - Dougie Lawton
External links
Media related to Lena Maria Gårdenäs at Wikimedia Commons
- Lena Maria Gårdenäs discography at Discogs
- Lena Maria Gårdenäs at IMDb