The celebrities of ABBA have led tributes to late guitarist Lasse Wellander.
On Sunday, Wellender’s household introduced that the musician died on the age of 70 on Friday following a battle with most cancers.
Following the unhappy information, ABBA – comprised of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – issued an announcement through which they remembered Wellander as a “very good guitarist”.
“Lasse was a pricey pal, a enjoyable man and an outstanding guitarist. The significance of his inventive enter within the recording studio in addition to his rock-solid guitar work on stage was immense,” they mentioned. “We mourn his tragic and untimely demise and keep in mind the sort phrases, the sense of humour, the smiling face, the musical brilliance of the person who performed such an integral function within the ABBA story.
“He will probably be deeply missed and by no means forgotten.”
Wellander performed on seven of ABBA’s 9 studio albums, together with 2021’s Voyage.
