
Acting
Janne Schaffer
Born
1945-09-24 (81)
Place of birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Known for
Acting
Credits
18 titles
Janne Schaffer, born on September 24, 1945, in Stockholm, is one of Sweden's most prominent guitarists and composers. Over a career spanning more than 60 years, he has appeared on nearly 5,000 recordings and released over 30 solo albums, including collaborations with groups like Electric Banana Band. He is also known for his work as a session guitarist for international artists and groups such as ABBA, Bob Marley, and Toto. Schaffer grew up in Blackeberg, Stockholm, and began his musical journey playing the piano before switching to guitar. He was involved in the progressive rock band Svenska Löd AB and has worked with artists like Ted Gärdestad, Cornelis Vreeswijk, and Björn J:son Lindh. H…
Known for
5.4Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish tv show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays. The audience is supposed to sing-along with musical guests to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience. Today about 10 000–25 500 people come to each performance.
Allsång på Skansen
1979
6.2Doobidoo is a Swedish musical game show first aired in 2005 on the public service network SVT. There is also a Polish, TVP2, version called Dubidu - show host Piotr Gasowski - and an Australian version that goes by You may be right, hosted by Todd McKenney The Swedish version of the show is hosted by entertainment personality Lasse Kronér.
Doobidoo
2005
7.0Five celebrities spend five days together on a castle somewhere in Sweden. Each episode (or day) centres around one of them. This person decides what to to and eat. The others get the chance to ask questions about this persons life and career.
Stjärnorna på slottet
2006
5.9The story of a big party during which Jacques Tati brings together audience members, performers, clowns, children, and himself.
Parade
1974
NRAt the annual July 25th concert in Mariehamn, we will see performances by a wide range of artists, from Ronan Keating to Viktor Leksell and Linda Lampenius.
25 juli-konserten på Åland 2026
2026
8.0Documentary about Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad. He wrote numerous hits in the 1970s and up to his death in 1997. In this program artists remember Ted as does his text writing brother Kenneth and Ted's daughter Sara Zacharias.
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
2016
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
NRAt the annual July 25th concert in Mariehamn, we will see performances by a wide range of artists, from Ronan Keating to Viktor Leksell and Linda Lampenius.
25 juli-konserten på Åland 2026
2026
NRCelebrating 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 with Waterloo, through the extraordinary and entertaining story of how international stardom almost didn't happen for the group.
ABBA: How They Won Eurovision
2024
6.0Documentary about the artist Pierre Isacsson, whose song "Då går jag ner i min källare" became one of the biggest Swedish hits of the 1970s. The vast majority of people recognize the characteristic whistling melody - but few know who was behind the super hit. This is the story of an artist who came to hate his most successful song and whose career ended painfully when it was time for a comeback. But it is also the story of a son who gets to know his long-dead father via some old cassette tapes.
Då går jag ner i min källare – filmen om Pierre Isacsson
2023
2010s · 3 titles
8.0Documentary about Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad. He wrote numerous hits in the 1970s and up to his death in 1997. In this program artists remember Ted as does his text writing brother Kenneth and Ted's daughter Sara Zacharias.
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Janne Schaffer - En musikresa
2012
NRSwedish music documentary from 2014. Electric Banana Band was formed in 1980 with Lasse Åberg, Klasse Möllberg and Janne Schaffer as front members Trazan, Banarne and Zebran. In the summer of 2014 they made their last tour with concerts at Sweden Rock. The program includes flashbacks to their previous collaborations with the band, newly recorded interviews with several of the band members and lots of fun songs such as "Min Piraja Maja", "Kameleont" and "Zwampen".
Electric Banana Band
2015
1990s · 2 titles
1970s · 5 titles
5.9The story of a big party during which Jacques Tati brings together audience members, performers, clowns, children, and himself.
Parade
1974
NRSwedish-Canadian television special hosted by Swedish artist Ted Gärdestad and Canadian artist Lisa Hartt, where they presented artists and groups from their respective countries, sang some of their own songs and performed a couple of duets.
Listen to the Music
1979
The evil stepmother forbids Snow White to sing. Snow White ends up with a pop band called the Seven Dwarfs.
Snövit och de sju små dvärgarna
1973
6.0After young film writer Leo has his latest screenplay rejected he retreats to his summer home on an island, on his way he meets the flight attendant Virgo and a romance soon blossoms.
The Lion and the Virgin
1975
New Year's Eve program from Södra Teatern in Stockholm with hosts Gary Engman and Grynet Molvig to celebrate the new year of 1973. Performances from many different artists, including Ted Gärdestad, Göran Fristorp, Claes af Geijerstam and Staffan Scheja.
Ett, tu -73
1972
Series credits
5.4Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish tv show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays. The audience is supposed to sing-along with musical guests to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience. Today about 10 000–25 500 people come to each performance.
Allsång på Skansen
1979
6.2Doobidoo is a Swedish musical game show first aired in 2005 on the public service network SVT. There is also a Polish, TVP2, version called Dubidu - show host Piotr Gasowski - and an Australian version that goes by You may be right, hosted by Todd McKenney The Swedish version of the show is hosted by entertainment personality Lasse Kronér.
Doobidoo
2005
7.0Five celebrities spend five days together on a castle somewhere in Sweden. Each episode (or day) centres around one of them. This person decides what to to and eat. The others get the chance to ask questions about this persons life and career.
Stjärnorna på slottet
2006




