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Rutger Gunnarsson

real name Johan Rutger Gunnarsson

Rutger Gunnarsson is credited on 2,064 releases across 404 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,064

Credits

404

Albums

6

Decades active

468

In collections

Biography

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Swedish bass player, guitarist, arranger, and producer. Born on 12 February 1946 in Linköping - Died on 30 April 2015 in Stockholm.
Studied at Royal College of Music in Stockholm (opens in a new tab), when he auditioned for the Hootenanny Singers, in which he was to meet and eventually team up with Björn Ulvaeus. Consequently, he is to be found on almost every ABBA record as bass player or arranger. Also toured extensively with them until the act's final demise in 1986. From that time on, he worked with the likes of Céline Dion, Elton John, Westlife, and Gwen Stefani, as well as contributing to a string of musicals including: Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables, and Chess. In 1997, he conducted Russia's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, "Примадонна = Diva Prima Donna = Primadonna" by Alla Pugacheva (opens in a new tab).
Father of Rickard Gunnarsson.

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Credited work

2,064 releases · 404 albums · active 1972–2025

  • Performance · 3,494
  • Production · 238
  • Other credits · 105
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Metronome Studio, Stockholm · Polar Studios · KMH Studios · Marcus Music

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