Lasse Wellander started playing with ABBA in 1974, and appeared on the soundtracks for both Mamma Mia! films and the 2021 album Voyage Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE.

Lasse Wellander, ABBA‘s go-to guitarist across decades of hits, died at age 70 on April 7 due to cancer. He was 70. The news was confirmed in a statement on Wellander’s official Facebook page over the ...

Lasse Wellander, who played guitar on seven ABBA albums and was a staple of the Swedish pop group’s tours, has died at age 70, the band confirmed in an online tribute. Wellander died Friday after a ...

The music industry has lost a beloved member. Lasse Wellander, the longtime guitarist for the band ABBA, died on April 7 after a brief battle with cancer, a message on his personal Facebook page ...