ABBA’s long-term guitarist Lasse Wellander has died after a short battle with cancer.
The musical legend, 70, starred in some of the band’s biggest hits and was a massive part of their success through the 1970s and 1980s.
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The guitarist, who played in a total of 24 of ABBA’s recordings, died on Good Friday.
Lasse’s family shared the heartbreaking news today.
They wrote in an emotional statement on Facebook: “It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep.
“Lasse recently fell ill with what turned out to be cancer that had spread, and early on Good Friday he passed away surrounded by his loved ones.”
It concluded: “We love and miss you so much.”
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Lasse started playing guitar as a child in his hometown of Nora, Sweden.
In October 1974, he began recording with ABBA – joining Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
They went on to smash out hits like Intermezzo No.1 and Crazy World.
The late guitarist went on to play more than 20 of ABBA’s tracks, including all eight of their albums.
He also toured with the group and performed to massive sold-out crowds.
In 2007, Wellander worked on the smash hit soundtrack for the Mamma Mia! movie, starring the likes of Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried.
In recent years ABBA released its new Voyager album.
The band’s shock reunion included all of the legendary foursome, and saw them release 10 new tracks.
It was released in November 2021 – with Lasse having a hand in helping create it.
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